Thai Way or Expensive Way?

[Lighterman]

Over-enough. ;)

[ShyDog]

Not to stick my nose in here, but been following this thread for a while, and according to the sticky and other forums that give advice on breeding betta (such as our sister site) They say you need at least a 20 gallon minimum grow out tank.

from the sticky in our website:
· Bettas can produce up to one thousand eggs in a single spawn. That means you will have hundreds of little babies swimming around and eventually will grow into adults. This means you will need space for a growout (minimum of 20 gallons), and potentially hundreds of jars to keep all the males.


I wouldn't argue with an experienced breeder being able to do so with less, but this is the OP's first spawn wouldn't it be better to go by the book?

Originally Posted by Lighterman

Over-enough. ;)

[youlovegnats]

For a grow-out, yes. It's best to have the biggest tank you can afford, because the water changes are a pain in the butt. :/
I breed in 2.5 gal. tanks because anything bigger for me just doesn't work. :(
But as Indjo said before- if it's smaller, you eventually have to transfer them to a grow-out (usually within the 2nd-3rd week).
IMO, I think a 15 gal. is perfect because you also have to consider in that not all of the fry will survive- and probably only 10-30 because this is a first spawn.