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Well, if there are any other fish in the aquarium except for the female there is still no chance that the female wont eat some of them. You could separate the male if you wanted but it is good for the baby fish to have a male to protect them, although it still might eat them. It is good if you have a large plant for the baby fish to hide in when the eggs hatch.
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O Do male and female betas get along?
A male Betta will only tolerate a female in with him during the courting and spawning process. Once this (spawning) is over he will kill her if she is left in with him.
What happens if you get the fighter fish out to quick before he puts the eggs in the bubble nest?
You won't have any betta fry. The FEMALE betta is the one you remove right after spawning. The male stays in the fry tank until they're free-swimming.
Your male betta cant catch your female beta because he is too slow and she is too fast and i tried it with other females too but does not work?
When breeding, the male (Betta splendens) does not "catch" the female. He builds a bubble nest and then tries to tempt the female under it by showing off etc. If she is interested she will check it out and when the nest is to her liking she will allow herself to be embraced under the nest by the male and her ova will be released and fertilised. Spawning can take a couple of hours but be prepared to remove the female once spawning has stopped otherwise the male will kill her.
Do betta fish fight opposite sex?
A male Betta will attempt to kill any other Betta in its immediate vicinity. An adult female Betta would be courted and if she responds and breeds with him he will not kill her until after she has spawned. She should be removed from the breeding tank immediately after spawning has ceased.
Can you remove your betta male as soon as the fry start hatching?
Once they are free swimming remove the male.
What do you do with a female betta fish when she is pregnant?
leave her in the tank with the male. if she IS pregnant, they will lock together in a circular embrace. the eggs will start to sink to the bottom after the male is finished spawning. then wait until the male takes the eggs and puts them in the bubble nest it should have built. then afterwards, when the male is done scooping the un eaten eggs, remove the female.
After breeding can you still keep a male and female betta in the same tank?
You can not keep Betta splendens males together without them trying to kill one another. You can only keep a male and female Betta s. together while they are courting and spawning. Afterwards he will kill her if she is not removed. You can keep male or female Bettas with most other species of fish with no problems.
Does the female betta fish hold the babys?
No, after spawning the male cares for the eggs and fry for the first few days after hatch. The male chases the female away after spawning is finished and she has no further input on the raising process. A male will often kill a female who's not removed from the spawning tank soon after the process is over as he becomes very protective and considers all other fish including the mother as an invader.
If you cannot put a male and female betta together how do you get baby bettas?
you can put a male and female betta together but you must watch them closely, if they fight remove one of them right away! remember to remove them after they have mated
Should the male betta be removed after breeding the female?
It is not normal for a female Betta splendens to die after spawning. In the wild the female would swim away and leave the male to look after the nest and its contents. When bred in a small aquarium that is not possible so the female should be removed before the male kills her.
Should you remove the bobbles from your male betta fish tank?
That is what male Bettas do. He will only build another one if you remove that so why bother?
Can a girl and boy beata fish live together?
Not for long. The male will either will kill her because she is not ready to spawn or kill the female when he has finished spawning her if she is not removed quickly enough after spawning. That is what Betta splendens do by nature so there is absolutely no way around it.
