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the tank is new, this pair are unrelated, they are both bright steel blues with the same kind of wash, they have made SAVERAL attempts, but still no eggs, who is at fault?

Is the females ovipositor visible? This should be visible on the bottom of the female and look like a white tube sticking out. Does she look like she is full of eggs? A fat looking belly? These are signs she is ready to breed, if she is not showing either, it's likely she just isn't ready. Although IME i've noticed sometimes it can take several attempts before you will see any eggs. Good luck and keep us posted.

well, i have bred bettas before, and yes, she has stripes, eggs, and oviposter, ect, but they got like 5 eggs so i seperated them back to their own homes, and i replaced them with my first pair of breeders, the female is way too fat and i wanted to keep the breeding bond between them strong, they are extremely gental and loving with eachther neither of them had a ripped fin when i bred them, so i put them in my rock tank, so they can live happily together and also get away from eachother for hours at a time, it is unlikely any fry will result (gravled bottom) but thats not the point

Prolly just inexpirenced, or she was a little to big for them.

ashley

bettas will wrap a few time with no eggs. it might be b/c they are both young and un experienced.

well, i switched them out with my firt bred pair, the female was HUGE!! with eggs , and it did take a few hours for him to be able actually wrap oround with her without her slipping out but boy has she grown scense they last bred i have many eggs in a huge nest *alot bigger than he built the first time* i left her in the tank, and they are both happy no nipped fins and although she is almost always hiding, im not worried, because in the caves it it very spacious, she still gets food, and dosnt seem stressed at allshe even picks on the loach in there who, thankfully after being rescued hasnt nipped anyone, and has claimed a territory, which is all he ever wanted i am very pleased with the results