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What is Unethical Breeding?
There are so many bettas dying on pet store shelves all over the world, backyard betta breeders who are breeding for no other reason then just to give it a try, or who are just trying to making a quick buck are practicing unethical breeding, and are doing nothing but contributing to the problem of the over population of betta fish.
Before you decide you want to breed your bettas ask yourself the following questions:
-Are my bettas quality stock from a professional breeder, or genetic mutts purchased from a pet store? - The truth of the matter is pet store bettas are mass bred, they have unknown genetics and are just not as strong health wise as a carefully bred betta from a professional breeder.
-Have I carefully researched the breeding process and all of the proper equipment and cost associated with breeding bettas? - Breeding bettas takes careful research, lots of equipment, space and money, if you can not afford to do it properly, then you should not try to do it at all.
Am I willing to Cull? - Culling means to kill. All professional breeders are willing to cull fry that are weak, deformed, or have poor finnage, form or color. That is how they're lines stay so strong and healthy, they only keep the ones alive that are problem free.
What is my reason for breeding? - Why do you want to breed? Professional breeders breed with a goal in mind, they want to breed to help enhance a species, to make it stronger. Some betta breeders make focus on specific colorations, others may focus on perfect form, but none of them breed just to breed. If you want to breed just for fun, or if you're trying to make money on it, they breeding is probably not a good idea for you.
Should I Breed?
Look at the following questions carefully and answer them honestly to yourself
If you answer YES to most of the following then breeding might be a good idea for you:
-Have a thoroughly researched the breeding of bettas?
-Do I have all of the proper equipment needed to breed, including but not limited to the following:
- A Proper sized spawning tank
- A Proper sized grow out tank for the fry (10 gallon minimum)
- Heaters
- Live cultures of microworms, vinegar eels, and Baby brine shrimp
- A sponge filter for the growout tank
-Do I have enough room to potentially house 100+ betta fry when they are big enough and have to be seperated?
-Do I have a breeding goal in mind?
-Am I breeding quality stock from a professional breeder?
-Am I willing to cull if necessary?
-Do I have a plan for the fry once they are grown, that doesn't involve giving them to a petstore?
Now if you answer YES to one or more of the following questions then breeding might not be a good idea for you:
-Do I want to breed just for the fun of it?
-Do I want to breed to try and make money?
-Do I have limited space for tanks?
-Do I have limited funds?
-Am I breeding pet store bettas?
-Do I hate the thought of culling?
-Do I plan on just giving my fry to a local pet store once they have grown old enough?
Please breed responsibly!!!
There are so many bettas dying on pet store shelves all over the world, backyard betta breeders who are breeding for no other reason then just to give it a try, or who are just trying to making a quick buck are practicing unethical breeding, and are doing nothing but contributing to the problem of the over population of betta fish.
Before you decide you want to breed your bettas ask yourself the following questions:
-Are my bettas quality stock from a professional breeder, or genetic mutts purchased from a pet store? - The truth of the matter is pet store bettas are mass bred, they have unknown genetics and are just not as strong health wise as a carefully bred betta from a professional breeder.
-Have I carefully researched the breeding process and all of the proper equipment and cost associated with breeding bettas? - Breeding bettas takes careful research, lots of equipment, space and money, if you can not afford to do it properly, then you should not try to do it at all.
Am I willing to Cull? - Culling means to kill. All professional breeders are willing to cull fry that are weak, deformed, or have poor finnage, form or color. That is how they're lines stay so strong and healthy, they only keep the ones alive that are problem free.
What is my reason for breeding? - Why do you want to breed? Professional breeders breed with a goal in mind, they want to breed to help enhance a species, to make it stronger. Some betta breeders make focus on specific colorations, others may focus on perfect form, but none of them breed just to breed. If you want to breed just for fun, or if you're trying to make money on it, they breeding is probably not a good idea for you.
Should I Breed?
Look at the following questions carefully and answer them honestly to yourself
If you answer YES to most of the following then breeding might be a good idea for you:
-Have a thoroughly researched the breeding of bettas?
-Do I have all of the proper equipment needed to breed, including but not limited to the following:
- A Proper sized spawning tank
- A Proper sized grow out tank for the fry (10 gallon minimum)
- Heaters
- Live cultures of microworms, vinegar eels, and Baby brine shrimp
- A sponge filter for the growout tank
-Do I have enough room to potentially house 100+ betta fry when they are big enough and have to be seperated?
-Do I have a breeding goal in mind?
-Am I breeding quality stock from a professional breeder?
-Am I willing to cull if necessary?
-Do I have a plan for the fry once they are grown, that doesn't involve giving them to a petstore?
Now if you answer YES to one or more of the following questions then breeding might not be a good idea for you:
-Do I want to breed just for the fun of it?
-Do I want to breed to try and make money?
-Do I have limited space for tanks?
-Do I have limited funds?
-Am I breeding pet store bettas?
-Do I hate the thought of culling?
-Do I plan on just giving my fry to a local pet store once they have grown old enough?
Please breed responsibly!!!