Mating My Bettas

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My Betas Geno and Maje Hi, I got a male crown tail beta from pets mart and right next to it on the shelf was a beautiful female beta so i got them both i asked around and got tons of tips on how to breed them and ive checked tons of different websites on breeding. so right now as i type i have my female beta in a cup that is suctioned to the inside of the tank so that its just right to the tank my male beta doesn't mind her in there but if he see's her looking at him he RACES to her cup and flares up at her following her so that he makes sure she can see him then he gets bored and leaves but I really want them to mate but hes not making a bubble nest the lady at petsmart said if her cup is really close to the tank and she "in the mood" she'll jump right into his tank so that why the cup is suctioned in there everything (to me) is perfect but nothings happening. could you tell me how you would breed your betas and what do you feed your female so she can produce eggs. Thanks so much

Answer
Hi Justyne,
My heart just sinks when I see things like this. Poor female, she must be so stressed, and dramatized... it's downright cruel. This is no fault of your own, but fault on the vendor who couldn't care less about bettas. Bettas are money making machines. The gadgets they sell for bettas are just that, Gadgets.
When breeding bettas, the female must have a tank of her own, and the male must have a tank of his own. They must never see each other until the female is pregnant. You can easily see she is pregnant by a little white dot near her anal fin.
Once the female betta is pregnant, you must have another tank ready for them. The tank must be decorated with lots of hiding places for the female. You put the male, and the female in this tank, both at the same time. The male will blow a nest (be aware that sometimes he doesn't) The female will go to him, and if he is not ready, he will chase her with intent to kill. This is why you must have lots of hiding places for the female. Never take your eyes off them during the spawn. The male can kill the female in one second flat. When he is ready, he will give her a sign, and she will go to him. He wraps himself around her, so that eggs will be released. He lets her go, and she goes back to the bottom of the tank. He blows the eggs into the nest, and she will go back to him, sometimes picking up eggs that have fallen to the bottom, and letting them go while the male is wrapped around her, and does not see her doing this. Once the spawn is over, he will then try to kill the female. You must remove her as quickly as possible. Females come out of a spawn, weak, sometimes ragged, and hurt. Never turn your eyes away from a spawn. The female must then be pampered, and believe me she deserves to be. She must be fed good quality food, and nursed back to health. Never put a male, and female in the same tank, and please take the poor little female out of your tank, and give her a place of her own, where she does not see the male, and he does not see her. If you keep her like this, she will be stressed, and stress fish get very sick. The female is not a bait, and this is not the way to spawn bettas. Please buy a book on spawning bettas to get good information. I cannot write all of this down for you here. The male stays with the eggs for about three days, then he must be removed, and put back into his tank. You must have a culture of microworms ready for the fry once they are free swimming. They cannot eat anything else since they are so tiny.
Breeding bettas is lots of work, and to tell you the truth is not worth it. Vendors pay 25 cents for bettas they order, and will give you about a dime each for them. Please consider that there are so many bettas mistreated, why add more? I have stopped breeding bettas as it just broke my heart to see how these little clever fish are kept, used, and sold without good information.
Here is a list of food the bettas should have:
Betta pellets
Betta flakes
Daphnia ( This is a very important food as it helps the betta with his digestive system.)
Plankton flakes
Bloodworms..now, and then
Glassworms
Mealworms
Frozen Brine Shrimp
One cooked frozen pea with the outer layer removed, and cut into tiny pieces. Feed the pieces to your bettas one at a time, making sure they are eaten, and that they do not fall to the bottom of the tank. On the day you choose to feed them a pea (one pea each) feed them nothing else for the rest of the day. This is so they can clean out their system, and avoid Swim Bladder Disease to which the betta is prone.
Feed them everyday in small amounts. 2-3 times a day. Two pellets, or two flakes for one meal. We must always remember that the betta's tummy is the size their eye.
Clean water, and good food go a long way in preventing disease.
I hope this will help.
Lynda

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