Breeding Beta Fish

Beta fish are specially known for their vibrant colors and easy to breed nature (as they take care of almost everything).However you have to clarify certain facts before starting with the breeding procedure. First of all you will need a male and a female beta fish for it. While male are notorious and easily available at pet shops, female beta fish are not so easily available, but you can always try on the net to locate some good sources for it. Next you need a water tank with a divider in between (to keep the fish separately for a while).Fill the tank with 10 gallons of water. Now read on as we provide step by step breeding procedure.

1. Conditioning of the beta fish is a must for them to breed, for conditioning feed them properly for at least two weeks on high quality fish food which includes frozen daphnia and bloodworms.
2. Clean the water tank which is to be used for breeding. Set the temperature to 23 degrees and pH level of water at 7.0. Add recommended dose of aquarium bacteria starter and water conditioner to it. Now turn on the sponge filter.
3. Prepare hiding places for your female beta fish as it might need it to protect itself from the aggressive male for some time (till they mate). This can be done by using plastic plants or small cave like decorations. Add tank divider.
4. After two weeks turn off the sponge filter and add male beta fish to the tank. Be careful not to put the pair together in the tank. The female fish can be added after about 5 minutes into the other part of the tank. They must not be together at this stage.
5. You can detect that fish is ready to breed if the male starts flaring out his fins and the female is building a bubble nest with its mouth. The female may also develop vertical stripes on its body when it is ready to spawn.
6. Now introduce the fish. The male fish is aggressive in nature and may initially chase off the female. They may dance with swift movements till they are ready for their act. Try not to disturb the fish at this stage by feeding them. This stage may continue as long as 48 hrs.
7. Now the female fish will position itself under the nest and the male with wrap its body around the female. This embrace may be repeated for a number of times till the female had released all her eggs.
8. Now the female should be carefully taken out of water as its act is over. She can be shifted to some other place to recover. The male takes charge from here on and looks after the eggs. After the fertilization the eggs sink to the bottom of the tank, the male scoops them in his mouth and puts them back in the bubble nest.
9. After 4 days you may see the baby fish swimming, the male will try to keep them together. It is the time to shift the male fish to another place or it will eat away the babies.
10. The baby fish should be fed every 4-6 hrs. on micro worms or on frozen baby brine shrimp. This process can be continued for 3-4 weeks.
11. After 4 weeks start feeding the baby fish on small-cut pieces of frozen bloodworms as they have a bigger appetite by now.
12. When the baby fry continue to grow add more water to the 10 gallon tank.
13. After 8 weeks separate the male from the females. The males are a larger and aggressive with elongated fins ( in case you have a difficulty locating them).
14. Females can be kept together.
15. Congratulations you have successfully bred the beta fish.

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