navyscuba

all. Well since I moved my betta Nick into a 3 gal aquarium he is not doing any bubbles anymore. We bought him a female but we think she is too young. So we got another that by the way she look she was full of eggs. When we put either of them in the tank it looks like he wants to mate but they don't. Well last betta we got think it had ICH cuz she infected my big tank and also him. She was really pale in color so i didn't notice till my wife notice on one of the mollies. So ich is gone. So my question is why is he not making a nest anymore? he's got fake plants to protect the nest from the running water , temp is about 81, and the readings are all good. I don't know.

Alessa

Hello!

betta breeding is not as easy as just putting a female in a tank... it takes way more than that.

http://www.bettacentral.com/breeding.htm

it is a lot of money and research, I would suggest you remove the female before one of the two gets hurt, and please read the article.


you need a special setup and and a lot of practice and patience, special conditioning for the pair, special spawning techniques, live food for the fry and A LOT OF TIME and MONEY to take care of the many babies.

good luck on the breeding. I would recommend that you research first before trying anything. Otherwise you might end up heartbroken and frustrated. Other than that, with the enough research, money time and set-up it should be an enjoyable experience.


good luck!

Martinismommy

He may just be too old to breed....There is a lot of conditioning that goes into preparing a male for breeding..It takes a tremendous amount of energy for a male to breed and care for his fry..

Just curious, why do you want to breed? It is a ton of work..Do you have a bunch of homes for the fry?

navyscuba

Alessa thanks for the info. I guess i wont be breeding them till I get another tank I guess the height of the water surface is too much so i'll wait till get another tank. thanks.