I'm confused. All advice says to "condition" your breeding pair in advance of the "introduction". Is this anything that I don't already do? I keep my male & female bettas in heated tanks (76-80 degrees), monitor water conditions daily, and feed a varied diet.
I have my yellow HM male moved into my hopeful breeding tank-10 gal cycled- I moved 7 girls out of it and moved him in today (he had been in a QT tank). I left my mate for him, my gold/yellow HM. They seemed to adore each other. No nipping, just lots of posturing by both. I watched them flirt for about 2 hours b/f moving her. She'd let him get close, then zoom away. I was worried she'd be exhausted, so I acclimated & then reunited her w/ her former tankmates in the 29 gal.
I'm leaving the yellow male alone to see if he builds a bubble nest. I shut off the filter. I'm going to go shopping for a sponge bubbler tomorrow.
What more should I be doing b/f trying again? Should I pull the yellow girl & put her in a tank alone? Right now, she's showing some stress stripes.
I have my yellow HM male moved into my hopeful breeding tank-10 gal cycled- I moved 7 girls out of it and moved him in today (he had been in a QT tank). I left my mate for him, my gold/yellow HM. They seemed to adore each other. No nipping, just lots of posturing by both. I watched them flirt for about 2 hours b/f moving her. She'd let him get close, then zoom away. I was worried she'd be exhausted, so I acclimated & then reunited her w/ her former tankmates in the 29 gal.
I'm leaving the yellow male alone to see if he builds a bubble nest. I shut off the filter. I'm going to go shopping for a sponge bubbler tomorrow.
What more should I be doing b/f trying again? Should I pull the yellow girl & put her in a tank alone? Right now, she's showing some stress stripes.