Betta's

[Guest anthony]

hi everyone, i would like to start to breed betta's. i currently have a male betta at the moment and i am going to get a female on friday. i just wanted to know if there are any tips to breeding bettas or any key steps to take in doing so.

[Jenny]

Anthony,

 

Though many of us do have freshwater tanks most people here are saltwater. Maybe check out http://www.pvas.com/ They could probably help you better than we could with your freshwater ventures.

[Coral Hind]

Bettas are pretty easy to breed. My setup was not deep, 2 1/2 gallon tank. The male builds a nice bubble nest. When she is ready she will float head up and he will wrap around her and kinda squeeze the eggs out while adding his part. He then puts each egg into a bubble. I then removed her from the tank. It helps to have some kind of a plexiglass baffle inserted into the water surface to prevent the bubbles from popping while removing her. Keep him in there as he maintains the bubble nest and puts fallen eggs back into the bubbles. When the babies hatch from the bubbles remove the male. I fed the fry powered food made just for fry. The water surface must remain calm so the bubbles do not pop. I had no substrate, no filter. Just a floating plant which the male built the egg mass around. Water changes were done slowly and in small amounts with small airline tubing to prevent water movement. I hope this helps some, good luck!

[AndrewB]

There are some great fish breeders in the Potomac Valley Aquarium Society as mentioned. There's also a local (Virginia) chapter of the International Betta Congress. These members specialize exclusively in breeding bettas and you may find some excellent breeding stock from them.