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i got 2 bettas and kicked out my other fish of the 10 gallon and added my male in there and my female in the breeder thingy couse i want them to breed so bad i cleaned out the whole tank couse there was alot of gunk in there so new water and everything is new in there well not new but washed out good and i added 1/4 of the water from my 3.5 rubbermaid gourmie tank in teh 10 gallon and i took out the gravel fromt teh 10 gallon so its bare bottom right now...

so ya i have a male and a female.. so any tips on how to breed them?

thanks ya all

Start, by feeding them well (not overfeeding), so they'll be in a good condition to breed. Wait till you see the female full of eggs & the male has done the bubble nest. Those are signs that they are ready to breed. Just be patient & don't rush things.


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i agree, sounds like you are rushing, and with bettas, when u rush you will run into problems.

like jason said, feed them for about 2 weeks, food high in protein like worms, this is called conditioning, and if you dont do this, the chances of a unscessful spawn increase.

again dont rush things as many problems can occur which can be fatial if not dont right.

well i moved all my gourmies in a 10.5 rubber maid tall that u cant see threw accept from the top of the tank but i have 1 paraidise in the 3.5 and one in the 10.5 and have the 2.5 mini bowl free and getting 1 or 2 paraidise gurls tommorrow to breed

I've read that you dont want to keep the bettas together for long even though they are opposite sexes their may develope a degree of hostility, as always I'd rather hear it from someone who know as opposed to someone who figures..
So is there any truth to this.
As I have a community tank with one male betta in it will it be harmfull to add a female or two?

it realy depends completely on the male and female, i have had many sucesses where i iahve kept a male and female in a 20 gallon, at one point i had 2 males and like 4 feales in a 29 gallon, although i dont recomend it. i had plenty enough dithers to ward off too much aggression, but i always tell people to try it at their own risk, because i know my bettas personality very well, andi know who is good and who isnt, although it always helps if you raise males and femals together, although dont leave them in too long, otherwise you get what i call a "guppy betta" meaning that they are as peacifull as a guppy, but also you cent breed them, because they wont show off or flair, i have a male like that rigt now, he was kept with his siblings so long, than now he doesnt react to another betta, or even a mirror, i even seperated him from all other fish for like 2 weeks, im not sure if it is reversable, but i would htenk i would have to put him with my male in my 20 long to get his instincts back (not to fight them, having monster "guppy betta" in his home, floating)

but like i told ya, try at your own risk

I wouldn't suggest leaving a male and female together in a 10g unless it has a ton of plants, and even then it is risky.

Inky

again, katie.

it also depends on the person, as after you see some many bettas, you can tell just by looking what they are going to do, so if you see their will be a fight, you can seperate them. in my past, i had at one point 2 male plakats in a 20 long with some females, (not something i am proud of but yes it can be done)

ah yes, guess i forgot about the person... thats does matter too, a very attentive person who has ran through many a betta can easily spot temprament, and changes in a fishes color, even in the slightest degree,(like chriss and I) yea, it can be done with good results, but a person who just throws food to the fish and notices 2 months later that fish are missing and you cant see through the front of the tank (like my 20 year old sister) well, then your results might not matter because you wont even notice