The way they are housed is very unhealthy. 2 females and a male shouldn't be housed together in such a small tank for aggression reasons, 3 nights is a very short amount of time. Aggression usually happens in the first few days or as they settle in after 1.5 weeks. And VT's aren't recommended for breeding as there isn't a market for them. Finding quality homes will be very difficult. And with that male, the form. I wouldn't breed him anyways.
Also. Do you have a 20 gallon grow out tank?
Microwoms, BBS, Walter worms, banana worms, vinegar eels?
A home for each Betta?
Do you know the different tail types and identification?
What tail type female do you have?
Are you aware of jarring males?
How are you going to cull the fish?
+1
And the rankings usually mean nothing - your ranking is judged by your number of posts. Me and Mo are the same ranking (senior member), but I'm just a newbie (I got my first tank in December) and Mo is very knowledgeable.
MaisyDawgThirteen:
My veiltail is very dear to me <3 I personally love these too!
Also, they weren't always housed this way. I wanted to try my hand at breeding, and Cas and Opal were showing great signs to each other. I haven't really had my question answered; Is Opal too big for Cas? All i've had is that i'm doing it all wrong.
The ray branching, and the dorsal fin seem to be his main problems.
Your question has been answered many times. Maybe not clearly though. We've stated that a female larger than the male is not fit for breeding with him. So depicting the situation could be self determined. Whether or not they would be good for breeding and if the female is to large. Of she's bigger than the male, then she is too big
MaisyDawgThirteen:
My veiltail is very dear to me <3 I personally love these too!
Also, they weren't always housed this way. I wanted to try my hand at breeding, and Cas and Opal were showing great signs to each other. I haven't really had my question answered; Is Opal too big for Cas? All i've had is that i'm doing it all wrong.
I'd take the other female out. You should try and get a smaller female for him, or get a larger male for her. If I were you I'd get a good quality HM or HMPK pair from a good breeder. If you look for a good deal you shouldn't have to for out a good deal. :)
Ah well that is easily explainable;
The store where I bought him from, he had been kept in an inch of water in an open top very, very small glass tank above some other tropical fish tanks. He was cramped, had NO room to swim. This was the day I brought him home; he hadn't stretched his fins fully. Now, it flares with everything else and curves nicely.
Ray branching I assume you mean the end of his tail? Same explanation; he had taken to fin nipping and so the ends of his tail were split. He is doing that less and less now that he's happier.
I'd take the other female out. You should try and get a smaller female for him, or get a larger male for her. If I were you I'd get a good quality HM or HMPK pair from a good breeder. If you look for a good deal you shouldn't have to for out a good deal. :)
Alright, i'll keep my eye out! Bear in mind, i'm in the UK, and betta fish breeding isn't huge over here :)
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