When placing fish in a tank with each other, be careful that they are not aggressive.You can breed bettas with little stress.
Step 1: You can visit a breeder online or locally.
Pet stores sell bettas that are too old to breed or have bad genes.They may not have any wild betta varieties.Ask a lot of questions.Do you want to know how well the breeder understands the genetics of their fish?Ask for suggestions for good pairs if they seem knowledgeable.It is difficult to breed fish that are bigger and brighter because they are often older.
Step 2: Pick the kind of wild betta you want to breed.
Betta imbellis, also known as the "peaceful betta," can be kept in male/female pairs.You need to research as much as you can about the species.Many people like to keep and breed these fish to make sure they survive.One way to find a wild betta fish is to look for it in one of the complexes.
Step 3: It's time to sex your Betta fish.
You should get a male and female.Female if it has a small white egg spot on its underside.It is male if not.Wild bettas may be harder to have sex with than domestic ones.The male should be at least a bit larger than the female.
Step 4: Purchase two bettas together.
Not all bettas will make it to mating age.If one does not work out, you should have two pairs.Purchase them all at the same time, so that they will be the exact same age.It is best to mate two fish with the same color pattern.The Bettas can breed with any other species.
Step 5: Keep them out of each other.
Bettas are aggressive.Betta fish have a hard time being in a bowl together.You should keep them separate from each other.If you are going to breed them, you need to put them in a large tank with no other fish.Betta breeds are less aggressive and can be kept together.Domesticated species are highly aggressive and were bred to fight fish.When introducing wild bettas to each other, be careful.Female Betta fish are less aggressive than their male counterparts.They will chase other bettas, but they are less likely to bite each other.You can keep as many as three female Betta fish in a single tank, but you should monitor their behavior to make sure they don't get aggressive.Male Betta fish can be kept in a large tank with other fish.Bettas need a separate tank when they are ready to breed.The male and female can only be in the tank with the fry for a short period of time.
Step 6: Be sure to fatten your fish.
Fatten your bettas and they will breed.For a couple of weeks, switch from pelleted food to a wide variety of live foods.There are brine shrimp, black worms, tubifex worms and daphnias.Two to four times a day, feed a variety of foods.A female will get larger as she gets ready to breed.She might be able to show you the eggs growing on her skin.She might have vertical stripes on her body.Well conditioned males will start to make bubble nest.The bubbles should accumulate near the edge of the tank.Most pet stores have live feed.Feed the fish as much as you can.You have fed them too much if the food is still in the tank after five minutes.It's a good idea to remove any renaming food from the aquarium.
Step 7: Let your Betta fish get to know one another.
While conditioning your bettas, place a male and female couple where they can see each other.This can be in one of the two tanks next to each other or in the same tank with a glass divider.At the same time that you begin feeding them more, you should move the fish close to each other.If you do both of these things at the same time, your bettas will get the message that they should prepare to mate.
Step 8: They need to be put in the same tank.
The male betta has a tank.If it looks like they are causing serious harm, do not separate them.The male should take the female to the bubble nest where the two will spend the rest of their lives together.The process takes about an hour or two.The female will release eggs into the male's bubble nest.The two fish should communicate with each other.The male will scare the female after it is over.The female can be transferred to a new tank instead of being put in the male's tank.You will need to remove the male from the aquarium with the baby fish in order to return him to the tank he is used to.The male needs to spend at least a week in the aquarium before he can mate.
Step 9: The female needs to be removed immediately after sex.
The male will scare the female.The female should be removed from the tank immediately.To prevent infections, try to take precautions.Remove the female from the tank with the male and put her in an aquarium that has been treated with a disinfectant.You should do everything you can to prevent infections if she has been injured.
Step 10: Remove the man.
The fry should eat up the rest of their egg sacks around three days after the fertilization process is complete.At this point, you should use a soft net to get the male out of the aquarium.If you want to not accidentally net and remove any of the fry, you should lure the male away.Like the female, the male probably sustained an injury during the process.The aquarium should be treated with Betamax to prevent infections.
Step 11: Feed the fish.
As your fry mature, you will want to feed them larger foods.After they finish consuming their yolk sack and begin moving, you can feed them brine shrimp for three days.Feed them brine shrimp and microworms.You will be giving your betta fry larger feed through this process.They will have a hard time consuming large food, which is why you start them off with vinegar eels.You can brine shrimp and microworms as they grow.Do not try to feed them.The only thing you should do is use a live feed.Most pet stores have live feed that can be ordered online.Don't go for large portions.Feeding the fry too much can affect their health.Feed the fry less food if there is any left after five minutes.
Step 12: The water needs to be cleaned frequently.
Fry pollute the water until it becomes unsustainable.Purchase a testing kit and use it regularly to make sure ammonia and nitrate levels are not higher than 0.5% of the tank may need to be replaced daily.When fry are young and vulnerable, filters can be harmful.Changing the water by hand is the only way to keep the tank hospitable to vulnerable fry.
Step 13: The water temperature should be kept stable.
The temperature in the tank should be around 75 to 80 degrees.Keep the aquarium away from household items that can cause the temperature to go up or down.
Step 14: After a couple of months, separate the fry.
Betta fish can't live together indefinitely because of their aggressive nature.They should be moved to separate tanks after about two months.If they have begun to fight or if males have larger fins than females, watch.These are signs that they are mature and should be separated.You will probably have more betta fish than you can manage after this process.Sell to a pet store or look for buyers online.Some fish can be culled to prevent further deformities.