Betta Fish Eggs Unfertilized

Details of betta macrostoma mating and breeding was published i got a comment asking whether i had ever tried incubating the eggs.

Betta fish eggs unfertilized. By now the betta eggs are probably growing a white fungus which indicates they are infertile. The female bettas are fertile as they can lay between 30 to 40 eggs at a spawn. Interestingly with or without the help of a male betta fish your betta can still lay eggs.

Yes the females do lay eggs even without a male. A female betta fish can lay eggs through its egg hole when fertilized. A 6 week old betta macrostoma fry with a full belly after feasting on baby brine shrimp roughly 80 eggs that were collected by stripping a betta macrostoma male.

In fact it is typically an indicator of a healthy adult betta who is being fed an excellent diet. One of the main reasons a betta becomes constipated is because their main diet is. Artificial incubation of betta macrostoma eggs.

From the previous video i had breed 3 pairs of double tail betta. Some other types of aquarium fish like the betta fish create specialized nests and then form clusters of bubbles where they lay their eggs. This is a normal and natural thing and it is not a sign of illness or something wrong with your fish.

I put her in the tank again and she had eggs. She all the time would lay eggs every 29 days just around what your betta is doing. She also got bloated and then would lay the eggs but what i would do is take to of the eggs with my fish net and put them in a seperate tank or if you dont have another tank and want to save the eggs then buy a breeding net and put the eggs in there.

In conclusion female betta fish can lay release eggs without a male betta being present. It is unpleasant but can eventually kill your betta if not treated. My female betta lillie i thought had swim bladder so i put her in a vase so she couldn t eat all my other fishes food btw she was next to the male that was in a separate place.