Female betta breeding?

Question

last time asking this

i have a 10 gallon tank and the couple are in it the female and male were conditioned with bloodworms fed 1-2 times a day

the tank is heated with a styrophome cup and a few silky plastic plants

they were recently in seperate tanks for 2 weeks but now i put the female in a chimney and the male is roaming free slowley making the bubble nest

the female seems to have a slightly larger stomach then before and the white dot(srry forgot the name) is sticking out but no vertical strips

i releashed her one time so she could get used to the surroundings and the male but the male flared and chased her and her horizontal lines went really bold

my point is is it normal that she gets these stress lines when put together with the male and why are the vertical lines not there and also if she gets stressed out everytime shes with the male how is she going to breed when the male is ready

and yes they are both under 1years old and ive done my reserach on caring for the fry and etc

Answer 1

ok, let the female back into the tank. Those are not stress lines, she is thinking of spawning with him. He will chase her and flare. Just watch so the male does not kill her. Eventually he will turn his attention away from her and back to the bubblenest. Once it is finished she will probably get the vertical stripes and spawn.=) Good luck and feel free to e-mail me on my yahoo e-mail with any more questions!=)