betta deaths

Question
when i set up my betta aquarium i was told that to start breeding them i should slowly introduce the male to multiple females in the same tank. after doing this with my 1st male he was fine for a while and seemed happy with 4 females as tankmates. but then one morning i woke up to find a half eaten male. so i gave breeding a break for a while and then tried about a month later and the male created his first bubble nest but the next morning the same happened. i have 2 main females which are bigger than the others and more dominant, could these be guilty of murder. if you think this could be the problem what can i do about it. or should i just give up my breeding and keep females.

Answer
Males and Females are generally very aggressive toward each other, especially when they want to mate. The females can be more aggressive than the male! Theres probably a 5% chance you can get males and female to live together in harmony. And thats being positive.

If your breeding them in anything smaller than a 10 gallon tank, thats your first problem. They need places they can go to escape and hide when things start getting rough. Breeding Betta's is a very expensive and time consuming hobby. I tell everyone who asks me about it to make sure you do plenty of research first. Remember, you will need to have a plae to put the female after she lays eggs, and after the eggs hatch they have to be separated from the parents. Also, Betta's can lay up to 500 eggs! Are you going to have room for all the males that need to be separated from each other when they get older?

Raising Betta's can be a fun and rewarding hobby, but its not good to be putting fish in danger because you don't have the right equipment. If this is something you still want to do, pick up a book or contact a breeding expert - Good luck!