First, welcome to the forum and it good that you have already done some research.
The Betta splendens different tail types can be spawned-with that said, IMO/E mixing tail types to create something special and unique is fine, however, it is really important to have a goal or plans-unless this is a one time thing to experience the spawning process and/or to see if you can do it.
Often with the mixing of tail type can result in messy fins that can take several generations to fix and often it can be hard to find homes for all these offspring. With that said, personally, I feel a new hobbyist should cull really hard and get these number down to more manageable levels anyway. One of the hardest things when breeding-is what to do with all the offspring you produce if you are successful. You only have so many friends, family that will take them-as well as how many you can keep yourself. Rarely will the chain pet shops take them and some private pet shop may or may not take them and if they do-you usually will only get pennies if anything for them-sometimes you may get store credit. Depending on demand and quality-the offspring might be used for feeders or sold. Then you have private sales but shipping is often involved. Point being...you need a plan for the offspring.
Lots of different ways to successfully keep, spawn and rear this species-its finding what works best for you, your breeders and what you have on hand. Spawning is usually fairly easy-its the rearing of the fry that can sometimes be a challenge.
I would read over all the sticky we have here as well as read over some threads of other member spawning and rearing to help give you a better idea of what to expect, needs, supplies....etc....
As for your question-IMO/E- I would allow them to spawn until they are finished and then either remove some of the eggs or better....allow some natural culling- then cull hard in the weeks to come.
The male doesn't squeeze the eggs out of the female per se-The embrace is so the vents will be approximated for external fertilization-both are stunned-the male awakes first and start to collect the eggs-then the female. It can take several hours for the spawning process to be completed and at that time the male will run the female from the nest area. IMO/E-by stopping the spawning process premature-you can risk the female becoming egg bound, however, rare, plus with more eggs- increases the odd of getting some fry in the end.
FYI-just because the male make a nest-doesn't mean he needs to spawn and by not spawning him-will not cause any problems for him either. Since nest building is instinct driven.
IMO-nothing wrong with spawning pet shop fish or mixing tails types-provided that you are responsible and have a plan for the offspring.
The Betta splendens different tail types can be spawned-with that said, IMO/E mixing tail types to create something special and unique is fine, however, it is really important to have a goal or plans-unless this is a one time thing to experience the spawning process and/or to see if you can do it.
Often with the mixing of tail type can result in messy fins that can take several generations to fix and often it can be hard to find homes for all these offspring. With that said, personally, I feel a new hobbyist should cull really hard and get these number down to more manageable levels anyway. One of the hardest things when breeding-is what to do with all the offspring you produce if you are successful. You only have so many friends, family that will take them-as well as how many you can keep yourself. Rarely will the chain pet shops take them and some private pet shop may or may not take them and if they do-you usually will only get pennies if anything for them-sometimes you may get store credit. Depending on demand and quality-the offspring might be used for feeders or sold. Then you have private sales but shipping is often involved. Point being...you need a plan for the offspring.
Lots of different ways to successfully keep, spawn and rear this species-its finding what works best for you, your breeders and what you have on hand. Spawning is usually fairly easy-its the rearing of the fry that can sometimes be a challenge.
I would read over all the sticky we have here as well as read over some threads of other member spawning and rearing to help give you a better idea of what to expect, needs, supplies....etc....
As for your question-IMO/E- I would allow them to spawn until they are finished and then either remove some of the eggs or better....allow some natural culling- then cull hard in the weeks to come.
The male doesn't squeeze the eggs out of the female per se-The embrace is so the vents will be approximated for external fertilization-both are stunned-the male awakes first and start to collect the eggs-then the female. It can take several hours for the spawning process to be completed and at that time the male will run the female from the nest area. IMO/E-by stopping the spawning process premature-you can risk the female becoming egg bound, however, rare, plus with more eggs- increases the odd of getting some fry in the end.
FYI-just because the male make a nest-doesn't mean he needs to spawn and by not spawning him-will not cause any problems for him either. Since nest building is instinct driven.
IMO-nothing wrong with spawning pet shop fish or mixing tails types-provided that you are responsible and have a plan for the offspring.
