hello new friends!

[BlueBlazeSilverHeart]

Hi everyone!

i'm from the rochester area (NY)
and am fairly new at betta keeping^^
i have 2 boys Blaze and Red ( for now...)

i was actually wondering about where everyone is getting their female bettas because i would love to try breeding my boys^^ any sugestions?

[itsuki]

you can try your local petstore or go online, aquabid is pretty popular and reliable place for bettas, great variety, if your interested in it theres a thread about aquabid here on this forum but i personally dont have any experience with it

[waterdog]

Welcome to Bettas R Us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BeautifulBetta123]

Hi welcome to www.bettafish.com glad you are here!
It is great you want to breed and I will support you however if you don't breed responsibly I may become your worst enemy *evil laugh*

Anyways back to the topic, please read the stickies in the breeding section as they will be most helpful :)
NEVER breed your Petstore Betta Because you like their personality!
I can't stand people who figure they want a whole bunch of crap finned ct's with a "nice" personality.
I hold nothing against pet store bettas and breeding them IF they have good fin age I recently found a hm with half decent fin age at Petsmart :o i will be breeding him but responsibly meaning he will be paired with a quality female who will even out his faults.

Before you breed make sure all your bettas are living in good conditions I would check out Craigslist and purchase five gals with heaters for all your breeding stock and bettas. Then a ten gal with a heater and a bubbler for the spawn tank you then will need a grow out, cultures, IAL, ect.

I would talk to breeders in your area for breeding stock unless your bettas are right age, half decent fins, and good couloring.
Please post a pic of your bettas and their homes.
Feel free to ask me or send me a pm if you have any questions or want to talk :)

[BlueBlazeSilverHeart]

Thank you every one^^
@Beautiful Betta thanks that was helpful. the betta in your pic looks like Red. they could almost be brothers!

[BeautifulBetta123]

The betta in my pic is the one I mentioned he was purchased at Pet Smart has a 180* spread and will be bred shortly :) what tail types are your boys?

[Oldfishlady]

Welcome to the forum and to the wonderful world of Betta keeping....

Nice to meet you....

Lots of different ways to keep, breed and rear fry successfully-its finding what works for you, your breeders and what you have on hand....

Be sure and post questions in the proper section for best response-We have lots of members ready and willing to help....(We encourage lots of questions so don't hesitate to ask and start new threads)

Enjoy your stay....

[BlueBlazeSilverHeart]

this is blaze^^ a solid blue veil tail


this is (red) a half moon red butterfly

[BeautifulBetta123]

I would like to see a side image of your hm just so we can see more of him:) they are gorgeous but when it come o breeding them, I do not recommend breeding a vt and I believe your hm is only a det or sdet. Unless you can get hings set up now or breeding your fish will be or are already too o,d.

[BlueBlazeSilverHeart]

yeah red wouldn't swim to the side he wanted to see the camera... a very curious and quirky fish