Do Betta Fish Eat Their Eggs
Bettas make floating bubble nests to care for their eggs and young and as soon as they lay their eggs they bring them to the nest.
Do betta fish eat their eggs. They adapt well to fresh water but they re marine so their eggs don t hatch unless in marine conditions. In the wild betta fish eat other small meaty creatures such as bloodworms daphnia mosquito larvae brine shrimp and even other tiny fish. That is why we remove the breeders after they have layed their eggs.
As most people know fish lay eggs. I ve yet to see anything in a tank that eats nerite eggs. However even in a case where there is a male betta fish it still depends on whether they are ready to mate.
Bettas sticklebacks egyptian mouth breeders are a few. When the betta was put into the tank it was a fresh adult male or female. Well your female betta fish can lays eggs in their numbers.
Certain species protect their eggs until the fry are on their own. When it comes to domesticated bettas they have a much higher risk of eating their eggs and babies. With time they fade but the snails lay new ones.
They are nerite eggs and no the fish won t touch them. Our betta s officially bred and laid eggs. They do not hatch as nerites are marine snails.
After mating the male betta sometimes the female will gather the eggs in their mouth and spit them into the bubblenest where he eggs will hatch and the babies will remain hanging in the bubble nest until the fully absorb the yolk sac until the are free swimming during this time any fry that falls will be collected by the male and spat back to the nest. After mating the female betta fish must be taken out of the tank immediately because the female betta fish has a tendency to eat the eggs. Bettas are small carnivorous fish which means they need high amounts of protein in their diet to survive and thrive.