If i were to breed bettas...?

Question

okay, so i would like to breed bettas, but i'm not sure. make no mistake, i'm not a begginer fish keeper. here is my plan:

i am currently cycling a 9g tank. i was thinking of keeping 1 female betta in there (assuming it's too small for 3 females) and getting this huge bowl-type thing at the pet store. it's not really a bowl, it's like one of these:

http://direct.tesco.com/pi/Product/2/100-4262F.jpg

only 10x bigger. i would say it holds at least 5-10g. i could get a 25-50w heater for it to maintain the temperature, i probably wouldn't bother cycling the tank, as i'm not going to be able to put the filter on very often seeming it would destroy the bubble nest. i also have a breeder net i could put in my (up and running, well established) 18g. would it work if i kept 1 (or 3) female/s in the 9g, and 1 male in the 'bowl', used the bowl to condition + spawn, moved the female back to the 9g and later the male to the breeding net, then once the fry have grown a little put them in the 18g and the male back into the 'bowl', then once the fry have matured a little more put them in jars on my shelves untill sold, then start over.

would it work? do you see any problems with the plan?

to anybody who has had experience, how did you maintain/clean the spawning tank? would a small gravel vac suck up the fry? how did you clean the cups, a turkey baster?

thankyou sooo much to anyone who answers me.

Answer 1

I think that would work fine.

I used a small corner sponge filter in my tank and added a few live plants and half a Styrofoam bowl stuck to the side of the tank for the bubble nest. I only kept the sponge filter on for a little bit during the day and turned it off at night (Though I would leave it on sometimes, it just depends). Small water changes also help, about half a gallon every day, depending on the size of the tank.

Keeping the tank clean can be very hard. Cycle the tank well before you try and breed. Also, don't feed the parents when you put them in to breed (or not much at all), you should feed them extremely well at least a week or two in advance so that they are healthy and ready and prepared.