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How can i breed my Betta fish?

Breeding Betta fish/How long do I wait to breed female?

  • I had been conditioning my female for about a month. Than after I saw she was really plump I put her with my male (In a floating bubble) They where for sure interested so I put her in his tank. They started to flare and play,He took her to his HUGE bubble nest and she seemed impressed lol. I watched them for THREE hours and she wasn't laying eggs..Just "Spawning" w/o any eggs. So having to go to bed,I took the female out and put her in the other side of his tank..Divided. I fed her and went to sleep. Today I woke up ready to try again. I fed them and OMG she started laying her eggs. She got them all out before I could scoop her up to put her back with him. So did put her back with him JUST after she was done. Now she is freaked out by him and wants nothing to do with him. A friend is telling me just let her stay in the other side of his tank for a for a day and she will be ready again. Is that true? It is strange because she doesn't look all that much less plump.Maybe a little,but nothing I would notice. She wasn't hurt at all by the male,I would just like to know how long I should wait to try again. I think tomorrow is a little fast,but she still looks full? Thanks a lot guys,sorry so long..

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    You should never interfere with a pair of Bettas once the male has gotten the female into the Bubble Nest. To get her back in the mood, buy or order some Indian almond Leaf. this is the Betta "Aphrodisiac" that professional breeders use. If properly conditioned, the female will able to lay eggs again in 3-4 weeks. If the male acts up, keep them separate but with an Indian Almond Leaf in their water, then put them together again.

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Why would you separate them if she hadn't laid her eggs? I think BEFORE you breed anything, even fish, you should do your own research so you know how to do it properly and responsibly. The tank should be big enough that when he takes over and shoes her away after laying eggs, that she has several places to get out of his sight, away from the nest, hide and be safe until you can remove her. Lets hope you did this right and that he wont eat all his babies, or abandon them or anything else. I hope you didnt turn the heat up to help 'incubate' them, geez she should be ready whenever he accepts her back, he will know when she is ready, but if she laid eggs and he has them, he may not let her near the nest or even in his side of the tank...

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