Bettas

Subject: Bettas Wed May 20, 2009 4:21 pm

so today whe i came home from school i saw my bettas breeding. i was sooooo happy this will be my 3rd spawn and heopfully my first successful one. will post some pics of the female hopefully tonight and maybe some of the male by the end of the week

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Cool. Good luck with it.

Subject: Re: Bettas Wed May 20, 2009 5:08 pm

Sounds like fun!

Subject: Re: Bettas Wed May 20, 2009 5:19 pm

yeah hopefully they will hatch around friday and be able to take food on monday im really excited, the funny thing is these 2 are both pet store bettas but i couldnt get my online bettas breed lol

Subject: Re: Bettas Thu May 21, 2009 4:38 pm

Awesome!

Subject: Re: Bettas Thu May 21, 2009 11:38 pm

Congrats jsorensen!

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Subject: Re: Bettas Fri May 22, 2009 7:43 am

thanks everyone well keep updating but the fry should hatch today at around 3-5

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

You're not feeding them till monday? I'm assuming they live off the egg sac for the first few days?

Subject: Re: Bettas Sun May 24, 2009 9:10 pm

Congratulations on the spawn! Smile

Been a long time since I have bred bettas, but if I remember right it takes about two days for the fry to consume the yolk sac. That is about the time that they become free swimming, that is when you would want to begin feeding them with very fine foods.

Another thing a lot of people don't realize, is that you need to keep the tank covered, either glass or saran wrap, while your fry are very small. Their labyrinth organs are very delicate at this time, covering the tank helps to reduce stress to these developing organs.

Best of luck to you! :gluk:

Subject: Re: Bettas Sun May 24, 2009 10:10 pm

Thats is good to know WCW...I have limited experience with bettas.

Subject: Re: Bettas Sun May 24, 2009 10:34 pm

yeah everything WCW said is what i have also expierenced. when do you take the male out WCW? there are varying opinions im leaving this guy in till free swimming fry but this is only my 3rd spawn

Subject: Re: Bettas Mon May 25, 2009 3:30 pm

well sadly i checked the tank today to take the male out and he ate all the babies Sad

Subject: Re: Bettas Mon May 25, 2009 6:47 pm

Sorry about your loss. Sad

I would remove the male from the tank when the fry begin free swimming. "Dad" will need to be there until then to pick the fallen wrigglers up and spit them back into the bubblenest. Once they become free swimming though, they are on their own, and....as you sadly found out...fair game.

Subject: Re: Bettas Mon May 25, 2009 8:32 pm

yeah im a little mad but kinda expected this was his first spawn hopefully over the summer i will get a PK pair and succesfully breed them

Subject: Re: Bettas Mon May 25, 2009 8:54 pm

He did very well if this was his first spawn. Get him and the female back on conditioning foods, once she is nice and full of eggs, give it another try....

Subject: Re: Bettas Mon May 25, 2009 9:02 pm

well that was the wierd thing about the female she didnt show egg spots. but yes i plan on trying againthe female got bit up pretty bad gonna wait about 3 weeks for her

Subject: Re: Bettas Tue May 26, 2009 10:29 am

Better luck next time. Often times this will happen on a first spawn or even first 2-3. Eventually it should work out for you though.

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