Betta Breeding Project week 1 to week 14
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Betta breeding is an involved process. In this video, I document our betta breeding project, starting from the spawn until our Bettas are mature. If you are planning on doing some betta breeding, watch our fish grow from a day or so old until they are colorful and beautiful at 14 weeks old! Betta breeding is not something to be taken lightly, it takes a lot of effort.
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This is so cool. I'd like to get into this hobby when I get older.
I hope you do!
@DDEVIL REXZAR I should have made a video about water changes. THis is not my original idea, lots of betta keepers do this: Get some 1/8" rigid airline tubing and some flexible airline tubing, and stick them together. Siphon wastes off of the bottom of the tank with this, it has a slow flow rate, which is safer for the small fry. You will still need to be careful not to suck up any fry. Once the fry are a couple of weeks old, you can start adding small amounts of dechlorinated water to the tank, and soon after that, you can begin to chnge 1-2 gallons per day.
Aquarimax what Bettas children eat?
walterworms and baby brine shrimp is what we used. : )
+Aquarimax can I use egg yolk?
When did you start feeding them?
keep making these kinda videos with different colors n breeds this video was very nice to watch
Sultan Syed Thank you! I am not currently breeding bettas, but if/When is do it again, I will definitely make more videos of them. 😊👍
Man I love fish
I love seeing all the types and colors that can come from a single breeding. Gorgeous.
Melissa Miew Thank you, that fascinated me as well. 😊👍
Do I need to remove the father when they are 2 day old?
As soon as they are free swimming you remove the father
The Inflatable Sea Lion hey when should i remove the father .tell me the date after hatching
Achu B S Nair when they start swimming
More like 4 days not 2 for sure
Antonia Quinn I removed father on 3rd day
Loveeee this video!!! I had done breeding my male and female bettas and only 3 Fries survived so far.....they are big now and but they took almost 7 months to grow to this size.. did u do something else so they grow fast?
Also now my female mom has grown so huge that whenever i put them together again...she thrashes the male..any suggestion how i can breed them again?
Glad you like it! The fish seem to grow best with lots of food, very frequent water changes, and plenty of space. If the female is too big for the male, it is best to find them mates that are closer in size. :)
Is it weird to find fish just so stinking cute? 🤷♀️😍😊
Katherine Neugebauer I think they are...especially baby fish!! 😊👍
Ahhhh, they are all so BEAUTIFUL. Gongrats on all the babies. This is a lovely vid to watch, thank you for the share.
Nicola Mckeen Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Hey, hoping you still check this or someone who knows about Betta does. Are their bellies suppose to be extended? The 12 weeks all look bloated and the blue at 14 weeks does, too. I don't know if they are suppose to just eat as much as they want when they are growing. I'm just wondering because I am trying to breed my fish, I keep placing my female in one of the males tank in a plastic bag because I'm still trying to warm them up to one another. They always seem to act aggressively towards each other, but the male did make a bubble nest. However, I'm terrified to put her in there with him because of him flaring and what not. I got all of my fish from local stores. I did read about how no one would likely want to purchase because they won't know what kind they are or their genetic background, but I can't stand seeing them in those little tiny containers with an inch of water in there. There's been fish I've thought about getting and then went back to the store a week later, and they were floating upside down in the containers and it makes me feel awful. Tonight, there was a beautiful red and black crown tail at walmart with like a half of inch of water in his container. I noticed the betta water sitting there... tested both of their waters to make sure the temperature was similar and poured the rest of it in there with him... He instantly seemed so much happier. That's what I'm talking about, though. I bought one in a similar situation like 2 weeks ago, and his bottom fins (I don't know the technical names for all the fish parts.) but the ones that are long and thin on a crown tail right under the face, are both curled up and damaged, probably due to sitting in low water for so long, I don't know. But I bought him... I debated about it for a long time at the store, because he looked unhealthy. But I brought him home, and put him in a little tank with no filter. (I still need to get him a better tank, but I bought 3 2.5 ounce tanks for my other fish the same night I got him, so he had to go into one of the hand me downs momentarily.) and not even 24 hours later, he made a bubble nest. None of my others have made a bubble nest.I'm pretty sure I read they will do this when they are happy/content and of course, when they are ready to mate. I wish I knew how old all of my fish are. Like 4 months, 2 years lol. Who knows.
I was watching your video mostly because I bought yet another Betta tonight. He is not as big as my others and his fins are not long and flowy. I was wondering if he is possibly younger than my others or if this is just his permanent look. Do Betta grow to their environment because I swear every single one of mine have gotten bigger since I got them. I have 7 Betta... 6 males and 1 female, lol. The males are just so much prettier! But I love my little lady, too. She is pink/purple, and when I did put her in the bag with little gray/ mr. bubble nest (He hasn't a name, yet. I got him for my husband, as well as a tank for his other fish for his birthday. For the record, he is like a shimmery gray. In the light, his fins almost look like they have a pinkish shine and they change colors depending on which way the light hits him, I swear.) Anyways, when I put her next to him, she got verticle almost tiger looking stripes down her sides. I read that was a good sign, but I swear they were not acting friendly towards one another, even she was acting like she wanted to attack him. Following each other around, him flaring up, gills out... Figured I would try again later. But I really don't want him to mess her up (or vice versa, but he is quite larger than her.) My hubby said we should try with a fish we aren't attached to, but I don't want no fish getting hurt! lol I know the tank size they need to be in to mate, that the water needs to be like a quarter of the tank size in a larger, rectangular tank. So he couldn't have used his bubble nest anyways, he is in a small little rectangular tank, probably a foot long and 3-4 inches wide and 5-6 inches tall, with no filter. Not the right environment for fry or tons of little fishies. I'm sure they couldn't survive because they would run out of oxygen(?). Anyways, if you or someone could answer all my questions, I would appreciate it. I also need to know where to get or how to make the food for the fry once they hatch. I have not tried her with any of the other fish, I don't want to confuse her and like I said, none of the others hae made a nest. Me putting her in there in a bag destroyed some of his bubbles and he remade it that night, but his nest was no where near as large as the one in your video anyhow.I don't know, I need to know how to get all the live food and "make" it, how old my fish are, how to get the marylax or whatever it is called incase either of them do substain damage. Right now I am just preparing, but I can't wait to see one of my fish father the babies. It is truly amazing. I think I am addicted to Bettas, if that is a thing. I have one bluish/green and red who looks exactly like a red carnation, so I named him Nation. Ok, really long message, sorry.
Amanda Holmes while the babies are still actively growing, their bellies should be quite full. After that, not so much. I applaud your enthusiasm for bettas! I wouldn’t recommend breeding until you have at least a 10 gallon tank for spawning, a 20+ gallon for grow out of the females, and 100 or so jars for the males...as well as a known place you can home them. It is rewarding , but a LOT of work. You can see how to raise the food in my video but n microworms. 👍
I have my betta fish named "Winter" he is a male and I'm saving my money for a female betta 😊
It's hard to have just one!
Very nice video! I have probably watched this over 4 times lol :)
Bella And Bettas glad to hear you enjoyed it that much! 👍 This video surprised me with its popularity. 😀
Yeah I bet! I really like it:)
Hey. The betta frys just hatched and are all vertical swimming now. Once they become horizontal swimmer I gotta remove the male betta. After which should I off the tank light at night? Or continue to leave it on. If so when can I off it? Another thing is should I do water changes during the first 2 weeks?
Kevin Cheong If I remember correctly, we started turning off the light at night once the male was out of the tank (when the fry were free-swimming.) I didn't change water during the first two weeks, I did add a little fresh dechlorinated water every day though, starting shortly after the fry were swimming.
I just Bred some guppies and now I'm going to try out breeding Bettas! Hopefully I can get some babies.. how difficult are they to keep
I plan to breed bettas and I got everything you need for it but the female seems a bit small what should I do plz help.(I love this video
I'm glad you like the video. :)
It is common for pet stores to sell females that are quite young, and smaller than the males. If you condition her well with top-quality foods, she should mature and grow fairly fast. Try to pair fish that are not too different in size for best results.
Congrats sir, i can see a lot of fat boys and sirls there. Cheers.
+tavogx We tried to keep them pretty full. : )
They are lively and beautiful!!!
Laborer in the field Thank you! 😊👍
At that stage wht u recommend wht to feed an how to prepare
Jared Sanchez I would still give newly hatched brine shrimp, as well as a high-quality ground pellet or flake if they will take it.
THERE SO CUTE😍😍😍😍😍😍
Tania Hussain 😀👍 I am glad you like them
There's nothing quite like a tiny baby fish. 😁
Tania Hussain it is they're
You too :)
Thanks for the kind words!
When we jarred these bettas, we essentially changed the water every day. There is a lot of debate on the min. size of tank for a betta. IMO, 4-5 liters, about 1.25 US gallons, is minimum...not ideal, but possible. We have a front office betta in 1.25 gallons. The tank is at 80 F. He's been in there 2 years, and is doing well. I recommend a larger tank when possible. The male I keep in my own office has a heavily planted 5 gallon tank, and he seems to enjoy it.
Hi there, I have two questions witch are how many bettas did you end up with and where did you get the little tanks at to separate the males at?
Wow good looking betta fish congratulations on your breeding project, can anyone check out my betta fish and tell me what you think about him he is on my first video of my channel. Thank you
+Ricky's Fish Tank's I love his colors, and the layout of the tank is cool too!
What did you do with them? I want to do this but then I ether have to separate them or sell them...
Endlar Filmations we sold most of them and kept a few...it is definitely something to think about, you could end up with hundreds of bettas.😳
Did you sell any to larger chains like Petco, Pet Supplies Plus, or Petmart? I know a few better fish stores but many are a bit further away
Endlar Filmations No, the big box pet stores generally will not take them. We sold most to LFS, a few to individuals online and locally.
What did they normally sell for?
Endlar Filmations The pet stores gave us 1/2 the retail price of the fish in store credit, if I remember correctly
Thanks! I am working on another video right now, actually. We'll see when I manage to post it. :)
They between 2 to 3 weeks old feeding on raw beef how to prepare it meals
Jared Sanchez Are You referring to beef heart? That is a food I have never prepared for my fish...
You never feed bettas meat...
Aquarimax I have also that kind of your male betta, can you tell me what kind of betta it is?
Great comb tails!
I used a Canon Powershot SX130IS, (I think it cost us about $160 USD a couple of years ago.) Most of the video clips were shot on the macro setting. In many cases, I held the lens right up against the glass for stability, but at a slight angle (downward or upward)
Thank you so much...
Is the betta breeded in small aquarium first then you move them to the bigger aquarium? if yes, in how many days old they should be move?
thanks ^_^
The fish spawned in a 10-gallon aquarium, and we began moving the male fry out at 1 month. Most of the males had been removed by 2 months old.
really only 14 weeks?!
RAWBEEF MEAT They grow fast, don't they! 😀 they can even grow and mature faster if fed more often (I typically fed them twice per day)
What happen to them now?
What will u feed them
Aquarimax at two weeks old why could or should b feed
RAWBEEF Meat at two weeks old
Brine shrimp = (Artemia spp.) To culture microworms, check out my video "Culturing Microworms, Walterworms, and Banana worms " ...but you will need a starter culture, which can be purchased online...depending on where you are.
i think your over feeding them
I was worried about that initially, but many other betta breeders apparently feed them more than I did. :)
Omg great video ! The males are gorgeous ! Their fins grow so fast wow. I love the females as well :)
Glad to hear that you liked them!
How do you clean the tank??
+Dara Martinez We used two rigid pieces of airline tubing with a piece of flexible silicone tibing in the middle to siphon the bottom every day. ~10%-20% water change.
Aquarimax oh thanks😄 that really helped!
is it okay not to separate the 12 weeks male and female and just let them live together. plus, i'll only separate one if i think he should breed? what is your opinion sir ?😉
Fetty Wrap good questions--unfortunately the fish will not be able to stay together without problems. Males will fight males, and once they are finished spawning, the male will be aggressive to the females as well. Once in a while, people manage to keep multiple bettas together of both sexes in a very large tank, but even that can be risky.
A very interesting little project😃👍😃👍
Dinosaurs terroir World Thanks! It was very educational, fun, but a lot of work!
Aquarimax are you still breeding them?
+Dinosaurs terroir World Not currently. I probably will someday!
Aquarimax planning a livestream day?
Dinosaurs terroir World A busy evening tonight...my daughter has a choir concert, so I may not manage a livestream...I may be able to squeeze it in before the concert if I am lucky. 😆
Nice photography-nice fry-did they come out big enough for IBC standards? Also what size tank did you use for grow out?
Lloyd Rawles Good question...I think I only kept one or two of the males, and they got quite large, so I am sure they were large enough for IBC standards, though I did not check. I kept quite a few females into adulthood, and most of them ended up in a 55-gallon tank. The grow-out tank in this video, however, is a 10-gallon aquarium.
I don't have bettas, I'm not interested in getting any, but that was still a great video and 4 minutes well spent.
Thank you.
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Hay Aquarimax, Today im going to breed a butterfly betta with a female , "Didnt yet identify its shape race" if u can provide me with what shall i feed the baby fries when they will free swim and, as an expert "you", if u can provide with what to feed the fries for example from 1 day to 4 weeks, 4 weeks to 10 etc. let me tell u what , i dont have a visa card, so i cant really get anything from amazon including microworms or baby brine shrimp eggs. so is it fine if i feed them baby brine shrimp , already hatched
and if yes, please tell me the best and correct week to feed them.
@Sharukh Makani I think opinions vary on this, but with this pair, they could see each other 24/7 for about a week before we put them together.
Mister Aquarimax umm first i wanna know that how im supposed to change the water ( once i breed my betta but i did not have any female ) once they are spawned and free swimming , like what kind of filter i use for them if u can do a video or if u have one please give me the link , and what about the water shall i increase the water or not its just hard , and that's it , if u can ship for me a female betta will be appreciated :) thank you
Bro I can ship female
hey,pls help me....
i am a teen...
I started beeta fish breeding as bissness.... so can anyone give me there Facebook or something to ask question s?..
pls help me...
+shopping star There are many places. Bettatalk.com is a good informative site.
I have a female betta I think she is 9-10 weeks old. She lives in
12 l. With one guppy , ballon molly and 3 borbos. I dont know how to cere for this young betta fish properly.
Skaiva Leimonaite Great question! If you can, I would suggest a separate tank for your betta, as 12 liters is a little small for all of those fish. If you can’t get another tank, you can help improve conditions for the fish with regular partial water changes with dechlorinated water. Do you have a filter?
Bettas like warm temperatures, 77-82 F, and will usually eat flakes or pellets like the other fish. Female bettas tend to have problems with egg-binding (filling up with eggs, and then being unable to lay them.)
Im breeding betta for side projects, and as recommended from the breeder, I've got quality male and female to pair. It take them three time to try to spawn and I kinda hate how the male literally trashed the female each time. (the female one is my favorite one), but on one unlucky day, the female jump off from the quarantine tank and died. but luckily all the eggs survived and now i have 200-300 betta babies in my breeding tank. i hope one of them take on mom's coloration. Right now I'm feeding them infusoria and egg yolk.
waheda samsuri I a, Sorry to hear about the mother, but at least the fry are doing well! 👍
How many betta fish did you end up with total at the end? I'd like to know on average how many survive because I'm considering breeding my beautiful crowntail make.
+Brianna Laine we ended up with about 50. That was a small spawn, though. 300 is not uncommon.
And how old do they have to be when they first start to eat
Hey, like the vid & congrats on rising such a large spawn. I breed guppies & I'm thinking about trying bettas, how old were the fry when you had to separate the males?
Thanks! They we about 2 months old when we started separating the males.
how do u clean the water :l if the babies r in there XD
I wanted to try something new with my female betta, but hoping it would take to the tropical flasks. I was thinking about putting her in with some Molly's, swordtails, guppies, but was wondering if she would attack the little babies in there as well???
Lisa Colebank It's possible to put her with your livebearers. She will probably adapt to the flakes, but it is quite likely that she will go after the fry.
Which food we give for betta fry...Answer plzz
Moto Vicky bBy brine shrimp or microworms are good. Infusoria are good for the first few days
I LIke your videos.But can you make a video of your fish is spawning?
Thanks! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to catch this pair while they were spawning, and I am not currently spawning any bettas. If that changes, I will do my best to catch a spawn on film, though.
That's AWSOME are you planning to keep them or sell?
Ninja Beast thanks! We sold most of them, and kept one male and a number of females.
How do u do a water change with the betta fry and how often do u need to change the water
L3MONZ3BRA 554 I used rigid airline tubing and a piece of flexible tubing. I used the rigid part to suck the water out of the aquarium, and to scrape the aquarium floor clean. The flexible tubing curved over the lip of the aquarium and down towards the drain bucket.i did 20% changes daily.
My husband was wondering when it is best to feed the 7 week old betta fry blood worms that are frozen, but cut up small for them? I have been feeding then brine shrimp and fry starter. at the start I didn't have micorworms....
Lisa Colebank at 7 weeks I was still feeding brine shrimp and walterworms I believe, but I started feeding ground pellets too. Chopped bloodworms are good too, if small enough.
I'm getting into taking care of fish,and Betta fish seems to be the easiest as it does not require some equipment.But as my first time getting fish which gender should I get and how many and should I breed them?50 fry is a lot ,and they fight too.so what should I do?thanks in advance
I would start out with just one male. I wouldn't suggest breeding until you've kept a male successfully for a while, and you have an idea of whether you want to commit to raising the fry. 50 fry was a small batch...they can produce hundreds! :)
For the fry, is a filter or heater required for the tank? If yes, which filter and what temp? And what size should the tank be for the fry? Pls reply (:
Heater is definitely necessary! The temp must be at 80-82 degrees F at least
At what week do I separate my bettas for they won't fight????
How often am I suppose to change the fishes water????
Alex Lopez between the ages of 1 and 2 months, we separated males as they began to look like males, and as they started to show aggression. I changed 2 gallons of water per day, every day, once the fish were about 2-3 weeks old in the main tank, and every day to every other day in the jars.
nice video!!
I have breded my betta.I got many fries. They started swiming. But they were staying on the upside only. They are not going down. What can i do.
The Betta it is normal for them to swim at the surface for a few days. They will start to swim lower as they grow. The important thing is to make sure they get food where they swim. Infusoria, vinegar eels, and baby brine shrimp are good choices at this time.
So basically it takes 1 year and 2 months for them to grow?
Frenchie Nintendogs They can be mature in 3 months or so, although their complete fin development might take about 6 months in some cases. Water quality and quantity/quality of food can impact how quickly they grow.
Hi there I was wondering something Could you put a 15 week old betta female in with a adult??
Lisa Colebank I wouldn't if they were going to be the only two fish in the tank. Groups of betta females can do well, but usually in larger numbers--at least 3 fish--and in larger tanks. With just two fish, they typically won't get along very well.
Dude my male wouldn't build his bubble nest where I wanted him to under half a bottle what should I do
+Pablo Oliva You can put a piece of bubble wrap that fits under the bottle to encourage him to build there. It looks enough like bubbles that it seems to work. That's what we did with this spawn, it worked like a charm!
What did you do with all the fish that you didn't keep? I'm guessing you didn't keep them all lol
Allie Puckett You're right. :) We kept one male and several females, and then sold the rest. We sold a trio online, a few to friends, and a lot of them to local pet stores.
my betta eggs didn't hatch for like 5 days now. what should I do??? o-o
jpdebil what is the temperature? If it is too low, it can slow down hatching, but five days is pretty long. It could e that they are infertile. Can you still see them in the bubblenest?
I have some betta fry that are about 4 weeks old. Just noticed the other day that one of the larger ones are just starting to show some color. The mom and dad are both crowntails but it's my first attempt at breeding. I have picked up more last weekend so will be setting up another breeding tank soon.
Good luck with your spawn!
Nice
What a very nice and informative video! thank you so much! If you dont mind, may i know what kind of food, do you give to the betta babies? i got no idea how to feed the babies :")
Thank you! We used walterworms and newlyhatched baby brine shrimp as the main foods. For the first few days, we offered infusoria and vinegar eels.
I just had a question when breeding Betta's do you need a heater or would it be fine without using one at all please get back to me as soon as possible thanks. I have a half moon betta I would love to try and breed and if I don't need a heater then I could try say next week???
Lisa Colebank I would strongly suggest a heater unless your room temperature is consistently around 78-80 F. I'm sorry I missed your comment somehow until now...
I have 6 week old betta fry there in a didn't tank, but I have tried to breed the betta fish again and it seems like after they hatch he eats them just wondering why it's happening? Please comment to me and let me know what to do so it doesn't happen again...
Lisa Colebank you can try removing him right before they hatch. At that point they can usually survive without the male
Sir what is their mother and father tails? Both delta?
Rolando Perez good question! The male was a super delta, the female was a crown tail.
And sir do you have any good suggestion about pairing what is the best tail to be paired to have a beautiful fry like yours.
Rolando Perez to get combtails like ours, a good crowntail and a half moon or super delta should work. 👍
My half moon Betta's had baby fry they are 3 week old so tiny been feeding the same stuff from before, but was wondering why I see some already dead in the tank??
Lisa Colebank could be a water quality issue--it is pretty common. Have you tested for ammonia/nitrite?
Hello everyone I have some 2 days old baby betta a , what can I use to feed them? , preferably something easy to get!
Dadiel Perez If you are careful, you can use a very small amount of boiled egg yolk strained through a brine shrimp net, but I prefer to use newly hatched brine shrimp if possible.
What is I wanted to breed but I only want to keep 2-3 baby's???
+hopping hamo If you feed the babies newly hatched brine shrimp as a first food, fewer fry (the most aggressive eaters) will survive, but 2-3 is a very small number, as bettas can produce hundreds of eggs per spawn. You could aim for 20-50 babies, and sell the ones you didn't want...but that is a lot of work, as we experienced! :)
I don't want to clean the water to much for them, because they can easy die from doing that. Somer are big looking and other are real tiny. but at the bottom of the tank it has a fuzzy look from when I fed them so I think it's best to clean it at that time...
Lisa Colebank Finding a balance can be tricky. Water with a lot of waste built up in it can become acidic, which makes the ammonia less toxic, so doing a water change can suddenly change the pH and increase the toxicity of ammonia, which can kill all your fry very quickly. That's why I changed 2 gallons every day: consistency was key to maintaining good water quality. I used a rigid airline to scrape the bottom glass to prevent buildup. It seemed to work well.
I love d ideas of breeding an there colours
Jared Sanchez Thank you! 👍
So cute ❤
What is an indicator that I need to seperate them? Whats a cheap way to separate them while i sell them?
ZuTuPo the males begin flaring and nipping at each other. The cheapest way to separate them is to jar them. 👍
I used infusoria +vinegar eels for 2-3 days, then walterworms and baby brine shrimp.
I used infusoria +vinegar eels for 2-3 days, then walterworms and baby brine shrimp.
Also I really enjoyed your video, you're betta fish are beautiful I enjoy looking at them.
Wow bettas healthy and fat
I need some help, I was wondering if anyone can give me some ideas on what I could be doing wrong with the Bettas I bre about six months ago. I have eleven of them from my first attempt in breading Siamese fighting fish. I feed them regularly and my water temperature is at a constant 82 degrees to help with digestion. I also do regular water changes to remove any waste and hormones that may be affecting their growth. I think they look really healthy since they are in a sense perfect without missing scales or ripped fins. I hope that in time they develop their pelvic fins. I uploaded some videos so you can see what I'm talking about, please help.
jugger naut as I understand it, pelvic fin damage/loss is fairly common in bettas...it can happen when they are fry, and their pelvic find come into contact with substrate that can have lots of bacteria growing there. For this reason, some breeders do not use sinking live foods like microworms, as such foods encourage the bettas to spend too much time in contact with the substrate. I used walterworms as one of the food for these bettas, though, and their pelvic fins turned out ok.
Aquarimax thank you for your information, that does makes sense and might be the reason since I micro worms were the first type of food I fed them. I just hope they eventually grow their pelvic fins even though they look nice and healthy like any other Bettas.
I used infusoria +vinegar eels for 2-3 days, then walterworms and baby brine shrimp.
That's ok I got a heater... and a half moon betta can't wait to see what the fry will turn out like...
Lisa Colebank that is definitely a big part of the fun!
Very nice video! I like the fact u have answered alot of questions fom people, that is very kind! I've had alot of fish over the yrs. Bettas are cool fish. I like that they live yrs. if taken care of. I might give this a try this time. We did get a male & female a few days ago. If u have time or I may find the answer after look up on videos here but I was trying to find out if it was the male or female that can go in a tank with mollies. Can't remember.
3greatgreyhounds3 Thanks! I would imagine females might do better with mollies, as a male might mistake some mollies for bettas and try to fight with them.
Thanks, yea I couldn't remember but now I think I've decided to leave the bettas in their own tanks cause my female now seems to be happier by herself. I guess LOL. My female betta is my newest fish.
nice video i have a couple questions. 1 how many weeks until you start to put them in separate tanks 12 or 13 weeks old? 2 how old until you can tell the difference between the males and females? thank you.
Tyler Krisher They often need to be separated earlier than that...we had separated all of our males by approximately 2 months old, if I recall.
Tyler Krisher Our males started to become more aggressive, more colorful, and have slightly longer fins at approximately 1-2 months old. It probably varies quite a bit based on genetics and enviroment.
Yes I have tested it. I happened to have 33 little fry for now...
Lisa Colebank is there any readable ammonia or nitrite? This may help: ince my fry reached 2 weeks old, I changed about 20% of the water every day.
What do we feed them when they are 2 day old I do not have mircoworms please tell me
andy thao you can use baby brine shrimp as well.
how do you breed bettas? cuz I have a female. and I kind of want to try breeding her with one of my males. what do I need to do this? when would you separate the males? how many fry do you end up with? will I have to get a bunch of Tanks? my mail is a half moon dragon scale. and my females vali tail.
I recommend watching the two other videos in this playlist--they will address these questions much more thoroughly than I can do in a comment, but you will need a large number of jars to accommodate the males once they are about two months old.
You separate the male when the fry swim freely. You could end up with several hundred fry. I wouldn't recommend using a veil tail female though...it will make it harder to sell the fry.
How many times do you feed them everyday??
2x maybe??
+Meg Owen Montales Yes, most days twice a day...once with newly hatched brine shrimp, once with walterworms.
Yes they are started tonight, but when should I feed them food I tried a bit of food tonight. Oh and is it ok to shut the light of for them tonight as well???
Lisa Colebank sorry I missed this. If they are swimming freely you can feed them. Turning off the light is fine.
at which day later should I have to feed the fry apnd can I feed then creshed freezed blood worms
Bunnu Bunn feed them as soon as they are free-swimming...I would recommend something smaller such as infusoria or vinegar eels as a first food, they are quite tiny.
Do you have to always use the filter through out the night? Oh is it ok to shut it off once in a while when you have baby betta fry???
Lisa Colebank once you have started the filter, shutting it off for more than an hour or so could cause die-off of the beneficial bacteria, and consequently, dangerous ammonia spikes.
wow
What are you feeding the babies? I just got a baby betta and it doesn't seem old enough for regular betta food
kpeezy brink Did you purchase it from a shop? If so, it should be old enough to eat betta food that has been crushed.
hey when do they start becoming territorial and fight?
unnamed Last name most males began showing aggression at 2 months old. Some a bit earlier, some a bit later.
Wow that white one in the ends was the one with the red stripe! Beautiful babies. Love it?
Lcurley0719 CP Thanks. Several of them turned out pretty well.
What food you were feeding them they are so tiny particles
Sumit yadav Good,question! Newly hatched brine shrimp and walterworms. 👍
When u feed the fry BBS do you have to rinse it off with fresh water to get all the salt water off? Or just feed them
Bryan Lor I rinsed them to be safe. 😀👍