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xlinkinparkx  Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 353 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Apr-2005   | How hard is it to breed bettas provided the right materials? My LFS owner tells me its very hard. What would i need. Right now i have 1 male betta in a 3gallon and i have a empty 5gallon can i do it also How long do the egs take to hatch? (i know i need a female) Last edited by xlinkinparkx at 09-Jul-2005 12:39 Last edited by xlinkinparkx at 09-Jul-2005 13:05 10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta 1oto 2platys |
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fishyhelper288  Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004 | |
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pugperson  Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003   | Hatching could be done in a 5g, but I think a 10g would be better for the fry. Easier to maintain water quality on a 10. Also Betta Talk has a lot of information on breeding bettas. [link=http://www.bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm]http://www.bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm" style="COLOR: #009999[/link] Good luck and keep us posted. |
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bettachris   Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | from what i rememer, you just got your first betta, or something. i wouldn't rush into breeding. but for the first timer it may be hard. i wrote this :http://fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Advanced%20Betta%20Care/56836.html also hachting depends on the temp of the water. i think i had it around 90*F in one spawn and they hacted in 1 day. the average is 80-85*F and 2-3 days. Last edited by bettachris at 09-Jul-2005 14:54 |
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| xlinkinparkx Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 353 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Apr-2005 | Oh i've had my betta for a while but i'll be thinking of it. 10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta 1oto 2platys |
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| xlinkinparkx Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 353 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Apr-2005 | The bigest problem is i dont know what to do with the babies, how many do they have on average? 10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta 1oto 2platys |
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| fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004 | ah, depends on the perents  (weither or not they eat the eggs) i have 4 from 1 spawn, and 2 eggs from a spawn a few days ago (not sure if they r alive or not)and im getting set for my next spawn the most i had was from my very first spawn, i had, maybe 200 fry or so, but slowly they strted to die off, i lost the lats 2 within days of eachother, still not sure what went wrong, but im trying again atleast |
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| xlinkinparkx Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 353 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Apr-2005 | i just hope i dont have too many because i'm not sure if the pet store will buy them i know some ppl that want but not too many, do pet stores usually buy them? Ill just wait longer, Thanx for the info. Last edited by xlinkinparkx at 09-Jul-2005 23:45 10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta 1oto 2platys |
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