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From the lens Breeding Betta Fish and Betta Fish Care Tips.

Many people find it frustrating to breed betta fish. So if you have tried why not share with other people your betta breeding success stories.

Are you a Betta Breeder? Then let others know more about yourself and while your at it, why not share some of your knowledge about betta fish care or tips about how to successfully breed bettas with others.

  • michelle May 1, 2012 @ 4:06 pm | delete
    i put my female and male with eachother and the female was like killin the male
  • junk Apr 20, 2012 @ 12:28 pm | delete
    i just put the female fish in the male tank... after 3 days i saw hundreds of eggs floating..
  • melany Apr 14, 2012 @ 2:51 am | delete
    can anyone help me how to breed bettas, what do i have to buy in order to breed them and tips or steps
  • Hailey May 25, 2012 @ 5:54 pm | delete
    I think u should just put a male and female in the same tank.
  • Kathy Feb 26, 2012 @ 1:41 am | delete
    A couple of years ago I was very successful with breeding my bettas. I had several shelves of small fry and they were sooo cute, growing very fast. However, it was also winter and we had a severe storm that cut our power for 4 or 5 days. Not only were we cold, but every last betta died from the chill. There was nothing I could do. I wrapped them in blankets and bubble wrap, etc, but it was useless. Heartbreaking!
  • ... Feb 14, 2012 @ 1:51 pm | delete
    If you put any fish in suitable conditions and setups, (making sure that they are a pair) you can breed alost any fish! If you are a first - timer at breeding freshwater fish, I recommend starting off with guppiues as you can learn very quickly by making mistakes.
  • nebraska Sep 16, 2011 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    My sister does Bettas big time. They are very big attention hogs and will swim to the edge of the bowl whenever anyone walks by. Who says you cant bond with a fish!
  • sandyspider Apr 1, 2011 @ 1:40 am | delete
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  • sandyspider Apr 1, 2011 @ 1:40 am | delete
    Good information. We had a Betta fish once.
  • ranson Mar 26, 2011 @ 1:05 am | delete
    first prepare acow dung solution and pour it in a glass tank (10-.200) ratio keep it for a day .next day morning add some kabomba water plants or (any other floating waterplants) by evening u can put the parent fishes to this solution .next day u can see male starting prepertion for bubblenest leave them for another 2days . remove the female after 2days . and the male after 4days . no need of feeding any live bacterias for ur bitta fry for two weeks after 2 weeks u can feed dryartemiea flakes try it
  • C Rodrizel Dec 20, 2010 @ 11:52 am | delete
    PREPARE BETTA FISH SPAWNING TANK
    Written by Tossatam Siripoonsap
    Many betta lovers failed in breeding betta with many reasons. One of the main reason is the condition of spawn tank is not suitable so the male doesn't make bubble nest...he doesn't want to breeding.
    Today I would like to share how to prepare betta fish spawning tank. It's my way. I usually prepare spawn tank with this solution...GUARANTEE 90% success!!
    1.I use tap water for breeding betta fish...add tap water into spawn tank about 4-5 inch height. Add a little salt and put 2-3 Indian Almond leaves into the tank. Put aquarium plants that you can find at your home. See the picture.

    2. Put the male & the female's tank into this spawn tank. Let them look at one another. Give them food 2 times daily.

    Leave it about 5-7 days...then put the male & the female into this spawn tank.
    I think you will success in breeding your betta fish :)
  • DEØATH Nov 5, 2010 @ 4:34 am | delete
    I successfully cohabited 3 male betas!!! Has anyone else done this before??
  • KENZIE Apr 8, 2012 @ 10:54 pm | delete
    i actually have ten male bettas in the same 15 gallon!!!!please dont try this at home ask a knollegeable person on betta fish,or u could even ask me.
  • ollie Aug 12, 2010 @ 1:18 pm | delete
    dont put two males in the same tank
  • subodh sagwekar Jul 23, 2010 @ 2:20 pm | delete
    yes actually its one of the best variety to breed.mainthing is you need to have a good matured male then the chances of getting full hatching is more.
  • syahrul malaysia Jun 14, 2010 @ 9:36 am | delete
    i have try to breed betta halfmoon..it was succesfull..but day by day,got many fries died easily..now,all of it hve died..do anybody know what is the causes?i give them eat chicken's egg ..
  • Jess Jul 24, 2010 @ 9:46 pm | delete
    Don't feed the babies chicken egg! Feed them live food like baby brine shrimp, microworms and vinegar eels.
  • arkelio May 16, 2010 @ 5:53 am | delete
    its so sad , my pretty crown pass away. i just cant find the food he want i tried diferent ones but he just doesnt want eat. why i can do if get a similar case in the future? Thanks
  • marina_swims Aug 28, 2010 @ 3:28 pm | delete
    did you try frozen foods? one of my bettas is a really picky eater, he only ate frozen/live food.
  • Beauty Feb 25, 2010 @ 6:13 pm | delete
    i'm just starting to breed them with my neibour but the girl is bigger than the boy, should we wait till the boy grows??????
  • melissa Feb 25, 2010 @ 10:32 pm | delete
    yes it is strongly recomended because the male wouldnt be able to squeeze the female hard enough to get the eggs out.
  • Hairdresser007 Jan 28, 2010 @ 11:43 pm | delete
    I have bred Bettas several times in my life. I remember the first time was when I was about 13 in Idaho. I had a hard time trying to sell them off to the local stores (there weren't a lot of them) but was able to trade them in for fish food for my other aquariums. I think I even ended up feeding some of them to my dempsey and turtles!
    It was a great experience and I learned a lot. I remember one time I ended up with a brood that ended up with 25% of them with crooked backs. Gave me some real experience in genetics at the time.
  • melissa Jan 15, 2010 @ 9:26 pm | delete
    i have breed my bettas a couple of times and have got them to breed succefuly and i have had the betta fry hatch but thats when i start having problems. it seem that when i get fry the either start dieing on me or don,t grow properly. i have to bettas from one spawn but they are still really small and they are almost a yr old. i need tips on how to get beautiful bettas out of a spawn. im just really lost because there doesnt seem to be any clubs in colorado that deals with bettas and i dont know who to talk to. so if someone could please help it would be appriciated.
  • Sean Phillips Feb 15, 2010 @ 10:59 am | delete
    Hi Melissa the trick in breeding baby bettas all liesin keeping a constant temperature on the water surface ie do not open the tank lid for the first month,This is due to the betta being a labrinth fish & during this time the organ in the head develops! Any change to the surface tempertaure during this stage wil give the fish a cold & the labrinth willl block up thus killing the fry.the way to avoid this is to place lettuce leaves in a jar with tank water & leave it in the sun to go green this green water creates single cell organisims that the fry eat,after that use a syringe & pump tube & introduce infusoria baby brine shrimp which you need to cultivate yourself & add them via the syringe & ensure the tank is completely sealed with tape,Because the infusoria grow in salt water wash them in fresh water before introduction to the tank,As for getting the fish to grow big use a 6 foot tank & once the fry are 1 month old introduce them to this tank,The more room the quicker they grow simple fact & feed plenty of brine shrimp daily for best results,After four months you wil be able to sex the fish ie male from female & remove all the males or they will kill each other at this point,The females will tolerate each other in a large tank.If I can help any further please dont hesite to return an E-Mail to me Sean Phillips PS water temp 28-30 degrees half tank water purified & half distilled water add peat moss or peat moss extract to this & run no pump just an air stone 2 hours on 4 hours off
  • melissa Feb 25, 2010 @ 10:37 pm | delete
    thank you i will try these things and i thak you for taking the time to respond.
  • kenzie Apr 8, 2012 @ 11:04 pm | delete
    hello my name is makenzie and i think i may be able to help you!ok so i think you should go to your local pet store and ask for blood worms,brine shimp,and any other great fresh foods like this.DONT feed them the same thing every day mix it up a bit,and maby get some live plants.dont be moving them around much,just find a nice dim lighted area,of if not then just dont give them constent sun, or light.andd maby even get some nice lilly rice pads(water plant)so just let mr know if this isnt working and ill let you know what i can think of!
  • Gina Oct 13, 2009 @ 2:28 pm | delete
    do pet shops take the baby bettas
  • ... Feb 14, 2012 @ 1:56 pm | delete
    Pet shops probably wouldn't take fry. The only fry they will take are fry that they bred, which I have seen.
  • bluewi Sep 27, 2009 @ 3:03 pm | delete
    how does the nest look, first time breeder?
  • emily Aug 10, 2009 @ 6:12 pm | delete
    i dont really know yet i am 11 and i dont know how many they have if you know then write and ill read it how many usually survife whrn you dont have a sponge thingy or a filter just a fish bole?
  • Nigel Nov 25, 2009 @ 10:32 pm | delete
    they have about 56 or 46. If you do keep them in a fish bowl all will die. You have to let go of all or some into a safe enviromental pond with no predator. After a week or so they will grow to about 1 inch
  • Betta Lover Jun 18, 2009 @ 9:58 pm | delete
    I've been doing this for so long now, that only around 25 dont make it out of 100 to 500.
  • Betta Lover Jun 17, 2009 @ 8:54 pm | delete
    im a betta breeder. I've been breeding bettas for 3 years now and every time was seccess.
  • ibetta Jun 15, 2009 @ 8:15 pm | in reply to Penycat | delete
    I'm interested :)
  • Wbisbill Jan 23, 2009 @ 9:45 am | delete
    5 stars from a new fan. Don't know much about betta's but interesting lens. I lens rolled you to my fish tales lens:
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    Keep in touch.
    Walter
  • Penycat Jan 10, 2009 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    I'm a betta breeder:) I'm currently working on a lens about breeding them and my experiences. I raise halfmoons and plakats (short finned) I currently have 2 pairs "working" on spawning...lol it's way too fun! I do sell my fish online as well if anyone is interested:)

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