My bettas are side by side. whats going on?

Question

i put my fish together in the same bowl so they could mate but their at the bottom side by side. what are they doing?

Answer 1

ok...did you condition them? Is the female full of eggs? Did you give the male time to build a bubble nest where he could see the female and not get to her and build his nest? WHY ARE THEY IN A BOWL TO SPAWN! Betta fry can NOT live without a heater and a sponge filter of some sort. You will need a 10 gallon spawning tank, filled up halfway with water that is heated to 80 F exactly and condition the pair for 2 weeks then leave the female in the males sight, but in a place he can not get to her. Once he has a head start on the bubblenest, release her. Once they have spawnedremove the female, then once the fry are free swimming remove the male. These links might help you-

http://bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm

http://bettatalk.com/rearing_the_fry.htm

Good luck, and the key to sucess is RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH!!

Answer 2

Bettas need to be conditioned before you breed them and you'll need at least a 10 gallon tank in which to house the fry.  Please do more research about breeding before you try it with a fish as complicated as bettas.  They're not easy to breed and beginners shouldn't try breeding them untill they have a firm grasp of what they need to do.

It sounds like they're posturing and sizing each other up for a fight.  Males and females don't really get along.

Answer 3

That's "challenge display" behavior isn't it?

Things might get unfriendly fast.