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Because Female betta fish lack the parenting instincts males do. Most females have just enough to help the male put the eggs in the nest.
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Why willl a male betta kill a female betta after they spawn?
Because the female will usually try to eat the eggs. He will fight to protect them from anything, even his mate.
Can your female betta have eggs on her own?
A female Betta splendens needs a male to help her release her ova (eggs). If she comes into breeding condition and does not meet up with a male to spawn her successfully, her ova will eventually be re-absorbed back into her body.
How do you get betta eggs?
From a female Betta. Then the male Betta fertilizes them when they breed together.
How do you encourage a female beta to lay eggs?
The only thing that will encourage a female Betta to release her eggs is a male Betta with a proper nest.
If your betta fish has babies will the male betta fish eat them?
yes after mating a female will be tired and hungry and if the male does not run her away she may eat the eggs for energy.
How does a female betta lay eggs?
the female betta fish are released from a vent while a male embraces her
Where do the eggs come out of on a female betta?
Its vent.
Can a female betta fertilize her eggs without the male betta?
no. the male betta just cares for the eggs. the male betta does somthing to the female called an embrace, he basicly hugs the eggs out of her than he kills the female or his just fights with her until she leaves him alone. then he cares for the eggs until hatching.
How are fry born from a female betta?
betta fry are not born .they hatch from eggs laid by the female which the male fertilizes.
Will the eggs be safer with the female betta or the male betta?
both fish may eat the fish eggs, so i suggest you place the eggs in a small bowl or glass of water that you fill from the betta's tank. also, female and male bettas can e together. it is just the same gender that fight. So, you can put both bettas together and keep the eggs in the now vagant tank.
Do female betta fish eat their eggs?
According to what I have heard, females do sometimes try to eat their eggs after they lay, which results in the male fighting the female off, to protect them. The best way, I suspect, to stop this is to separate the two parents.
Who or which Betta fish takes care of the eggs?
the male betta does, the female just swims away.
