I'm having trouble breeding my betta fish?

Question

The male built a bubble nest so i put the female in and he nearly killed her! So i took the female out but now after a couple of days the d**n bubble nest is gone. No eggs laid or anything. What do i have to do to get this to work. Will a male betta breed with any betta female?

Answer 1

The female betta must be full of eggs before she will breed with the male but other than that bettas are not choosy about mate selection.  The secret to breeding bettas is to condition the female on quality foods and when she looks so fat like she has swallowed a marble, put her in a clear glass jar with the water filled all the way to the top.  Put this jar inside the breeding tank but lower the water level in the breeding tank just below the top of the jar.  The male will see the female with eggs and will build a nest for her.  When she is ready to mate, she will jump out of the jar into the tank and breeding will begin.  As soon as she is depleted of eggs, you should remove the female and the jar and leave the eggs in the care of the male until the babies are free swimming and eating food.  

This method is successful about 90% of the time.  You can still feed the female while she is in the jar but clean the jar just like normal if she stays in it for more than a few days.  A clean kitchen baster works fine to suck the dirt up from the bottom of the tank.  Get a new one from the dollar store so your mom doesn't throw a fit and keep it exclusively for your fish room.  

Answer 2

Maybe the male doesnt like that female. You should have 2 females incase something like this happens. Did you put the female in hurricane lamp glass so they could see each other before you released her? If not, that may be your problem.

Answer 3

Wow, Peter C answered a lot of my questions too. Thanks for asking and thanks to Peter C for answering!