A three part series on the art of breeding Betta fish…
Breeding betta fish can be fun and rewarding if you have good stock and a breeding goal. However it can also be difficult to achieve and if it is successful it can sometimes result in hundreds of betta fry.
How To Ensure Good Parental Survival Rates
First of all, don’t just throw the female in with the male and expect them to breed right away. It is best if you keep them in the same tank but separated from one another. You can do this with a weighted soda bottle if you have nothing else. Leave them like this for a few days. This way they get to see each other but they are not forced upon one another and nobody gets hurt.
In the last article, I wrote of how the male fish embraces the female fish, bending his body around hers and squeezing tight.
The effort of this stuns both fish for a moment. If the embrace was successful, a group of eggs will drop from the female and usually, the male will go after it as the female will be too busy lying stunned at the top of the tank.
