What should you do with the male when the female give birth?

Answer 1

Bettas are egglayers, not livebearers, so the female will not 'give birth'. Males and females should never be kept together due to aggression. If the female cannot see a male, most of the time she will not fill up with eggs. If you set out to breed bettas and the female is full of eggs, put her in a glass jar in the male's tank so they can see but not get to each other. Once the male has blown a large bubblenest, make sure there are plenty of hiding places. Release the female and supervise them closely. The female cannot spawn without the male's help. You will see him wrap himself around her and squeeze the eggs out of her body. After each embrace she will float motionless as if dead for a few moments before recovering. When each squeeze produces no eggs, the male will stop seeing her as a breeding opportunity and start seeing her as a threat to the eggs. He will chase her away violently. It is the female, not the male, that should be removed. She will be exhausted and probably injured. Salt, melafix, good food and rest will sort her out. Do not spawn her again for at least a month. The male can be left guarding the eggs. He will pick up any that fall out of the nest and put them back. Some males, often inexperienced breeders, will be good parents for some time and then suddenly eat the eggs or fry. For this reason, a lot of breeders either remove the male and lower the water level in the breeding tank, or else remove the eggs, put them in a shallow container and float them in a heated tank.