Betta Fish After Laying Eggs
Breeding bettas female eating eggs so ive got my breeding tank set up i slowly introduced the pair.
Betta fish after laying eggs. Once the nest is made you can release the female into the tank. It may take somewhere around several minutes to hours to lay the eggs. If you want to breed them you ll have to learn how to recognize a receptive female betta.
How to breed betta part 2. You ll see the male carefully take each egg in his mouth and spit them back into the bubblenest. Fortunately it s not that difficult and with a little homework you can tell when your female betta is ready to spawn.
In this video i have show how to take care bettas eggs hello friends. After the mating process the male bettas will start taking the eggs and place them on the bubble nest. Bettas are known for their aggressions so breeding them is tricky.
The process can take up to quite a few hours. If you chose to use a small container make sure you don t leave her in there for longer than an hour and move her back to the permanent tank while the male builds. After spawning the male will gather the eggs in his mouth or the female may pick the eggs up into her mouth and spit them to him.
Most males will then brood the eggs for between 7 to 10 days. While it is possible for female betta fish to lay eggs without a male being present the eggs will not be able to hatch and will often rot leading to ammonia and nitrite spikes. Unlike the bubble nest building bettas the female guards the area which the male takes to brood.
Betta fish making bubble nest. The female betta needs some recovery time after laying eggs. Today they are in the tank together and after a few hours she floated to the bottom and is laying three eggs at a time but eating them and he male doesnt seem to notice hes just fixing up his nest.