I am attempting to breed my lfs bettas. I've been feeding live blackworms and occasional pea pieces to condition. The male changes color in different lighting and is a hmpk from a lfs. I had them in my 5 gallon at first, but he wasn't building a nest, so I moved him to a slightly smaller tank with no filter and now he has a huge nest under an IAL. In the right lighting his fins turns a beautiful blue, but they're mostly peachy with hints of purple and yellow.
The girl is conditioned. Cambodian hm from lfs. She has a bit of blue iridescence in her fins sometimes.
I have her in a chimney now in the tank and he's been flaring. I released her before, but she just ran away and hid. She is not showing submissive behavior or flaring at him. He's at first gentle, but becomes frustrated when she doesn't respond and starts nipping and chasing.
Pics will be posted if needed. Suggestions? I can try to get another female if needed. Is it possible she's too old?
Yes, I know all the work that I have to put into spawning bettas. I have people to give bettas to and I will cull pretty strictly. I do have a huge tank I can set up if I have to at my dads house. Thank you!
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If you can provide a photo of both bettas flaring in prifile, the breeders here will be able to tell you what possible coloration and finnage will result. form seems pretty important...
As far as I know, you need to condition with lots of live food and no peas. where did the pea thing come from? betta fish are carnivores and dont take too well to vegetables If you are treating for bloat daphnia works just as good
If the femals doesnt show submissive stripes in the container with the male swimming around her, I'm not sure she's ready to breed... but a bit of nippig here and there doesn't matter. as long as they're not killing each other it should be fine. frayed fins are normal, apparently.
I do believe that the major consesus is to breed fish that are closer in color. I think red is a dominant gene and is generally undesired by breeders...
Hi aokashi! She's from the sorority tank at Win. He'a from aquastar.
Thanks for you input guys! I will try to find a new male, but I don't really want to ship one in. Is there a thread telling me what to look out for in form? I strongly prefer a plakat.
I think my female is too old for breeding unforunately. I'm going to go betta hunting soon after a bit more research.
Edit: sorry, pressed submit accidentally... Peas are a laxative for bettas and I was feeding to my deceased old betta :'( so dropped a few pieces in for them. She absolutely loves it, he's not as crazy over them.
I can't see her stripes because of her light coloring. I just realized the lighting makes her look really good. She's pretty, but has lots of markings on her body.
I don't really want red bettas, so I will know to not pick a red color if possible. thanks.
Here's a better pic of the male if anyone wants to comment on him
Well, I'm helping my friend with breeding her bettas, so I have some advice.(due to a bunch of research to help my friend). First off, aokashi is correct. You should try to get the fish that are as close in color as possible. Second, good job conditioning them. One thing though, wait until the female has verticle stripes before releasing her into the tank. Please post some more pictures (of the bubblenest and such) and I will try to give good advice.
But he DOES put really nice Bettas for a good price for him color and finnagge = Monday as that's what people buy and good form is just the 20 dollar fish to him. He places really well in thailand
Just in case I forgot store names (again) I'm talking about the tiny one in little Italy. This guy was only $5 so well worth it IMO. But good to know. I don't like that store much (the poor birds!) but his tropicals look fine and his bettas usually end up fine (as pets I guess). So where should I buy a betta pair? I don't want to go over say $30 for both of them.
I finally found a USA betta seller on aquabid! He/she only has salamander pairs, but I'm growing fond of them as I look at pics. Plus they're only $25 for both the male and female with shipping and seem ready to breed. I like #6 best. #8 second best. From my very limited knowledge, they seem to have good finnage and I can't really speak on form. Any opinions on their form? They would be great for me to get my first experience breeding.
This seller is nice. I texted him/her because I couldn't see the video on my phone and got a response in seconds. He was literate and sent me a video of #8 (deleted the others s/he had).
Opinions? I can keep searching, but I don't want to order out of the USA. Thanks!
Seriously?! That's great! I will have to contact him somehow.
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