Question:Does a male betta need to build a bubble nest in order for the male and female betta to breed?
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To spawn bettas you need to first prepare the fish.
You'll need to make sure you feed them extra well, and provide a wide variety of foods. Betta's do well with meaty foods and many will feed them black worms in preparation to breeding them.
Now you'll want to introduce the females to the males. I find that the easiest way to do this is to put a divider in the tank and have the male on one side and the female(s) on the other. This will allow the male to see the females and vice versa, but not allow the male to beat up the females.
Alternatively you can put in several females into the tank with the male which will spread out his aggression.
Once you notice that a female is becoming gravid (filled with eggs) you should remove all of the other females and put the male and female together in the tank.
You should lower the water level in the tank so that there is about 3-4 inches of water in the tank. You'll also want to minimize any water movements as this will effect the ability of the male to build a bubble nest. You can do this by using a simply sponge filter and a small air pump for filtration.
The male will build a bubble nest at the top of the tank. This is where the eggs will be put once they are fertilized.
When the female is ready she will move up towards the bubble nest and they will do the mating dance, at which point she will start dropping eggs. The male will fertilize the eggs and then put them into the nest.
Once the egg laying stops you need to move the female to a different tank and leave the male with the eggs.
Here is a good article on breeding bettas:
http://www.aquaria.info/index.php?name=n...
Yep, you are right. That's the reason he builds a nest.
MM
yes. See this site: http://www.flippersandfins.net/bettabree...
Yes, You should read up on it before you attempt it here is a site that will help : http://www.bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas...
Yes and he will only build a nest if the water is perfect as well as the temperature of the water. He also needs to be well conditioned prior to breeding.
depends on the betta species, some are mouth brooders, but common bettas(betta splendens) belong to a group of bubble nesters.
So yes, they will need to build a bubbl nest before breeding.
u put the female into a floating breeding thing in the tank with the male and the male will see the female and he will start making a bubble nest and they use the bubble nest to keep the eggs in or they wont hatch so yea the male needs to make a bubble nest to breed
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