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Do female betta fish have to breed if close to a male and she gets swollen?
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∙ 11y ago
She doesn't have to. They can expel eggs (and usually eat them; they're nutritious) on their own. Don't try to breed them unless you're ready to put a lot of care into raising the fry.
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Will female betta fish attack each other?
yes if they are too close
How do you make a male betta fish make a bubble nest?
Place a female in close proximity where he can see her.
Can i add a another fish to my exsiting female betta fish?
Almost any kind of fish can live with a female betta, as long as they are close in size. Female bettas are not aggressive like males, so you should be able to put a few in the same tank without a problem
How you know your female betta is ready to breed?
If she has been kept and fed well for at least 3 to 4 weeks and she has a nicely rounded tummy/belly she can be introduced to the male. A close watch must be made so that if necessary she can be removed if the male is too feisty and beats her up too much.
How do you breed your betta?
first buy a female and a male betta but make shure that they are close size and healthey then put them both in a jar next to each other and feed them both a lot 3 days later take the female out of the males sight for 5 days then put the male in a betta breeding tank but dont put them to gether yet the tank should be 3 gallon tank or bigger cut a stierfoam cup in half and put it in the so it can float and so the male can build his bubblenest make shure the tank has a lot of plant figures so the female can hide from the male aFTER THE MALE DONE BUILDING THE BUBBLENEST YOU PUT THE FEMAle in the chase is on the male will try to cahse the female and she will probily lose a lot of finns make shure the water is 82 dagrees later on like 1 week later you female betta will be loaded with eggs when they are both ready they will spawn
Could a Betta tank being next to a large Red eared slider tank stress the Betta?
your betta will do just fine in close proximity to the turtle
Can you close breed pigs?
No.
Type of fish to put in with a betta?
Corys:JuliiDwarfSalt and PepperPandaAggassiziTetras:NeonCardinalLemonBloodfinYellowCochus BluesPristella RummynoseBlack NeonPlecos:BristlenoseCandystripeClownRubbernosePencilfish:Dwarf1LinedBeckford3LinedRasboras:HarlequinLambchopEmerald GreenDwarfRainbowfish:Dwarf NeonCelebesOto CatfishCherry Barbs
Why wont your Male Crowntail Betta not flare?
because he doesnt want to and you get to close to the bowl
Why is my Betta fish making a bubble nest when he has not mate I'm a girl does he think that i am his mate?
I can assure you the Betta does not think of you as a mate. They are not stupid and do know a female of their own species. Your Betta has simply reached sexual maturity and is building his display home in the hope that if a lady Betta comes along he can convince her to make fertile eggs with him under it.
How can you tell that your duck is ready to breed?
When a duck is ready to breed, I find it will get "flirty" around other ducks. They stay very close and bob their heads in a slow or very fast way, and nuzzle the other ducks with their beaks. If you have male and female ducks, you don't really have to know, they will know themselves and breed when they are ready.
Why don't female bettas fight the male bettas?
The male fishes do eat each other. It is also possible that the betta might fight and/or eat other fishes that are kinda like themselves (like fishes with long fins for example). However, it is likely for the male betta to mate if you put female betta fish with him, but I have read some where that they might just get eatten... I have also read that after they mate, it is very likely for male betta to eat female betta. In addition, after the baby bettas are born and grew a little, you HAVE to separate them from the daddy betta, unless they will get eatten. Hope this helps! _____________________________ I would just like to tell you that male fighting fish will kill each other, but they do not eat each other. They will not harm any of your other fish, even if it is a guppy, even if they do guppys are to fast. They may chase your fish if they come to close or annoy him but they will not harm another. Generally they tend to chase fish with long flowing tails as they interpret them as another male fighting fish when they see this. When a male and female are put together the male will chase the female, if the female will not mate. The female is not threatened by the male though as she has a temperment just like the male, sometimes the male and female will not get along and there is a possibility they will need to be separated. Any fish will eat the fry even the mother so that's when breeding nets are to be put in place as it will ensure that fry have a chance of living. Yes the male will get angry with the female after they mate as she will no longer want him and he no longer needs her, so it is recommened to only put the male and female together when breeding. If you do have a big tank above two foot then they have enough room to be in the same tank. cheers. _____________________________ I agree with the last post as far as being able to keep them together and they definitely don't eat each other, but even when they do want to mate, the male will chase the female and nip at her. Its part of the breeding process. He will chase her while building the bubble nest and she will become filled with eggs. When she is ready to breed she will begin to "stand on her head" (appears as though the eggs are causing her to be lighter in the back end). He will try to chase her to the bubble nest by nipping and pushing. When she is ready she will "bow" in front of him and he will "embrace" her by wrapping his body around hers and squeezing the eggs out. She will appear paralyzed while he scoops the eggs up and places them in the bubble nest. She then needs to be removed or she may eat the eggs. I breed bettas and they are facinating to watch. It is rough on the female betta and she may need treatment to prevent infection from torn fins but other then that she can survive. I breed them in a 10 gallon tank by placing a betta bowl within the tank to keep the female in while the male flares and her and starts the bubble nest. This way she takes less of a beating and when she's ready it doesn't take long for the embrace and the eggs to be tended to. I always remove the male after the eggs become wigglers so they don't get eaten. Haven't given the male the chance to try. Also if you do breed you need to separate all the males that survive when they begin to show signs of which are males and which are females because they do become aggressive at this time. The females can stay together. Good luck.
