Betta Fish Fertilize Eggs
When one fish fails to spawn properly but the other wants to.
Betta fish fertilize eggs. Br already dull color of your female betta has begun taking a darker tone that s your cue. Some male bettas entirely fail to fertilize eggs some female fail to release eggs. By now the betta eggs are probably growing a white fungus which indicates they are infertile.
Notice any eggs then your fish might be eating up their eggs. My female betta that i have had for about one year suddenly got really fat and has an enormous gut now. Should i get a male so he can fertilize the eggs.
I ve read about female fish doing that if they are especially gravid with eggs. Well your female betta fish can lays eggs in their numbers. The fry s labyrinths start developing when they are around 6 weeks old.
Still they might not all be able to fertilize their eggs if there is no male counterpart for this job. When the eggs come out they are immediately fertilized and that can explain how just about every single egg is fertilized. This often leads to devastating consequences when it comes to the aggressive betta.
Hatching the betta eggs and fry for the eggs to hatch a tight well fitted lid glass or plastic wrap should be used to cover the tank so no cooler air is able to get to the water surface. The betta has no reproductive organ for transfering his sperm to the female. I m not an expert but i m pretty sure that s how it goes.
Soon after spawning the female betta fish releases eggs. So can a better fish lay eggs. He achieves this by essentially hugging the female betta and putting pressure on her mid section.