How can betta fish mate if they will kill each other?

Answer 1

If a female chooses to stay near a male, this indicates interest in mating. If she is forced to stay near him by glass walls but is not ready to mate, he will kill her because he is confused or thinks she is threatening him. In the wild, if a female not ready to mate encountered a male she would simply leave. When this is not an option she is in grave danger. If a female is introduced to a male when both are ready to mate, they do not harm each other, but the female must be removed as soon as they are finished because the male will think her continued presence means she still has eggs unlaid. He could seriously hurt her trying to get them out.

Answer 2

first put your female betta in a glass tube inside the males tank,this will get them used to each other. Soon after the male will blow a bubble nest (make sure to have something on the top of the water so the nest does not get harmed). The female will soon become submissive to the male and face in a downward position. When this happens you should let her go. you will have to have somewhere were the female can hide as the male might still attack.

Answer 3

It is not natural for Bettas 'to fight to the death'. In an enclosed space where the weaker fish can not hide or escape as he would in nature, he will be killed by the stronger/fitter fish if not removed.

Answer 4

A breeding pair of Bettas will not kill each other. The male will kill the female if she is not removed after the spawning is over. So do what is required and remove the female so that she can not be killed once spawning is over.

Answer 5

The eggs are laid by the female at some point and then the male comes along later on and fertilizes them. There is no need for contact between the male and female.