I decided after many weeks of thinking..that it's time to get a Betta..I've had them in the past and loved them. My grandmother Breeds this species and I'm going to take a shot..I got a young male and female And I will let him adjust and become very happy . I've been reading alot on these fish and from seeing my grandma's I think I can do it The bettas are in a 10g tank heated tank with a divider..The tank is fully cycled so the water quality is great...Heres some awsome pics


Heres the female who name is Doll...

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh64/Je...1935/betta1.jpg

And heres my male His already showing he wants her he's flaring, attacking the glass and swimming around all happy.. I will wait till he builds a nice nest I'm going to get some cups to help him.. And when I see the female getting her lines I will prolly put her in and and keep close watch!

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh64/Je...1935/betta2.jpg

check out my bod chick!..lol

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh64/Je...1935/betta3.jpg

aww, they're adorable! Both r very pretty!!!

They look great! Good luck with the breeding.

oh wow... the two are such a pretty pair!

i had thought about breeding too, but then i thought "hmm where will i put all those babies???"

Aww thanks hun!..I have several jars and what not..lol..I have resources for jars Baby food jars work well after the babies need to be removed.

no silly goose they need bigger jars. Actually a betta spawn can be about 100 fry. If you breed you crowntail with your female veiltail you are going to get combtails or veiltails. But they are both Beauties. Congrats

No I was talking about the larger babyfood jars..My grandmother uses these with no problems..Only until the fry are bigger I have tons of other large jars.. She puts 1 betta per jar not all of them!

actually you can leave the fry together untill the boys get old enough to start fighting then you have to seperate them out but the girls can stay together

They're both BEAUTIFUL!!!! Have fun with your fry!

what fry food does your grandma feed? egg yolk or bbs

Micro-worms... she tried the Infusoria when she started out but now makes her own fry foods... Im going to do a test with the micro-worms Im going to try different things instead of oatmeal.. She has her garage set up with betta tanks..She's good at it..She does get some bad fry but she has tons of bettas so she still makes out with plenty of healthy bettas...

Yeah, I may just take out the daddy once the fry are swimming..and then set up the jars...I have it worked out with my LFS to take any healthy fry so I wont be up in betta tails

vinegar eels are a good choice. I remeber one of the members on the site I pmd you about giving an alternative to oatmeal in one of their posts and a unique way with seran wrap to harvest the worms. you will have to check it out

Hmm if Im not bale to get to my grandma's is egg yolk ok then?..She doesnt use this so I wont even ask..lol..And then I could just go to BBS?

yup lots of breeders use bbs and some prefer egg yolk. I think most the breeders I know go with bbs

ok.. well im on that site waiting on my email so I can post!..I still have lots to learn ofcourse..But Im going to try to do this on my own w/o the help of my grandma..

Aww hunnie they are both really pretty

Well I've dropped the water to 6inches..the heat is up to 80 and I've put a cup in..He's really showing off to her and she's interested. He's already blowing bubbles in his cup so, In about 2 weeks or so I will let her into his castle...maybe sooner..she's already showing dark lines so I will still wait until his nest is ready. I hope he's going to be a good daddy!


How long would it take him to make his nest? cuz he's sure working on it!

depends. sometimes the male makes a nest while courting the female but sometimes he waits till they are actually mating and the female is dropping the eggs. You can help him save the nest and encourage him to make one by chimneing the girl and putting a foam cup cut in half on the water surface. It might encourage him to build the nest under it and will protect it when he does. Indian almond leaf is good for encouraging nest building and breeding. If you can not get any Attisons Betta spa might do in a pinch

When did you get bettas???

Good luck breeding them

I've never seen a female with such a gorgeous color! Then again, most bettas I see are the poor ones swimming in fish store cups.

Thanks!..She's a looker that's for sure