rhinoivory, christine - 1.Condition your male and female on live foods (Daphnia, mosquito larvae)
2.Buy a medium sized tank, make a sponge filter and also buy a heater.
3.Find a jar
4.Add 3-4 inches of water in the medium tank. For those with chlorine in the water, let the tank sit for a day, it will remove that. But for many folks that also have chloramine in the water, a good dechlor should be used (I always use nevatec, novaqua, amquel. I balance the pH to about 6.8). Set the heater at about 28 degrees celcius. I find that the water quality is better when left to be filtered for a week or two. It gives time for the friendly bacteria to colonise there for when the fry give out waste and uneaten food is left to rot, the filter can handle this and keep any ammonia/nitrite peaks from happening. Cycle an aquarium with other fish in it since the nitrifying bacteria need food in order to survive. Without the presence of a fish or some other ammonia producing source, the bacteria die off. I usually powder a couple of flakes and add them to a corner of the tank where there is no current for them to decompose. Another way that I produce ammonia is by adding fish poop from my betta quarters. Before the mating however I remove all matter. A faster way is to use "seasoned" sponge filters, ie. ones that are already colonized by nitrifying bacteria. Seasoned sponges are terrificjust make sure they have not been in a tank with fish that have died from diseases. If you dont have acess to a seasoned sponge, a chemical called nevatec is available. Treat the water for ten days with this and it should boost the bacteria levels. Remember though to have a source for rotting bacteria so nevatec can work.
5.Gently add the female into the jar and put the jar in the big tank. Put the male directly into the big tank.
6.Wait for him to build a nest and wait for her to acquire vertical stripes, become bloated with eggs and do a kind of fish headstand.
7.Release the female, if she is being severely attacked, take her out.
8.The two fish do a "dance". He releases his gametes and she releases her gametes.
9.Take the female out when the breeding has finished and give her some melafix.
10. In three days the eggs hatch. Wait for the male to see that they are free swimming and then take him out.
11.Find a website that will give you instructions on how to care for fry.
- Jan 8, 2001
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Mary Ellen Schwartz - Can I remove the bubblenest my male betta is producing since I have no plans to breed him?
- Jul 19, 2002
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Chiu Kok Onn - When they've finished the breeding process, remove the female and leave
the
male inside for another 2 days,keep a close look, as not sticking your
nose
on the tank but see whether the male eat the eggs or not, if yes,
remove the
male, if not, let him stay ... my practise is not to feed the male..
wait for about 2 days you should see tiny tails hanging in the bubble
nest,wait for another day and you should start preparing BBS, if you're
using one if not, check if your microworms is blooming.. no matter what
you
feed, the food should be ready on the second day.
When u see that most of the frys are swimming horizontally, remove the
male
and start feeding the frys with your baby food..treat you male well
because
he has not been feeding for a few days...
Then that will be the next stage of the breeding process... that is
keeping
the fries alive... :>
When the frys are 1 month old they are more or less stable and do a
partial
water change...
- Jan 16, 2001
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Mary Ellen Schwartz - Can I remove the bubblenest my male betta is producing since I have no plans to breed him?
- Jul 19, 2002
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- dont worry about anything i am only 15 years old and i have bred two spawns already in the past week. FROM THE SAME PARENTS!!! I think i have made a record
- May 21, 2001
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