Beautiful Dance - Bettas Mating

Part 2: Mating Dance

Recently I decided to spawn my bettas as a sort of experiment. I removed two males who were occupying a divided 10 gallon tank and set it up for a female and male. The divider in the tank separates the filter and heater from the fish so that they don't tear their fins. The fake plants are for the female to hide in when she is tired. The oak leaf is for the male to build his bubble nest under. Finally, the hurricane lantern is to keep the female in until the fish decide that they are ready to spawn.

Notes: Here the female helps the male work on the nest. He bites at her occasionally but is largely tolerant. Finally the pair mate, but Atala produced no eggs. I'm not sure why since she was properly conditioned and ready. I caught her soon afterward and isolated her once more. I will wait another day or so before trying again.

Don't worry--she wasn't harmed. :) He probably attacked her because he thought she'd eaten the eggs.

The male is named Warwick (AKA Wicky) and the female is Atala.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• bettas
• spawning
• mating
• breeding
• fish
• betta

[HedgeHogLover22]

how do u tell if the bettas a male or female???

[Agriel]

Females usually have short tails, but that's not a sure way to tell since there is a type of betta called a plakat that can have short-tailed males as well (I have one). The best way to check is to look at the underbelly of a short-tailed betta and search for a little white protrusion. This is called the oviposter and is the tube females use to excrete eggs. Males don't have it. It is usually clearly visible as a white dot.

[coldgohan]

Nice setup! Do you breed bettas

[Agriel]

That was my first attempt. The female didn't release any eggs, and I decided after that that I wanted to wait anyway. Not sure I have room for 50+ fry. : P

[magiq1]

Nice video , thanks for posting.

[Agriel]

Thanks for commenting. :)

[sonyaochoa42]

@vbandaashow u should have waited bc it really sounded like if u just wanted to replace your betta.

[roach1227]

mhm

[RawrRoarsAlyssa]

@HedgeHogLover22 the males have awesomer tails and theyre bigger.

[vbandaashow]

my Betta just died last night when i came back from sly park and he waited for me then he died and it sounds stupid but i cried and today im getting a male and a female bc i really want little Betta fish

[guppy23highway]

hes like where my damn eggs at girl

[luigiarmageddon11]

nice man were did you get those plants I wants some.

[razornatorbla]

what kind of betta is your male betta is?

[tjrouge]

thos r normal betta like veiltails right? wow

[king433hj]

thats nice all my fish are doing is trying to kill each other

[djsmoketoomuch]

i don't think she had any eggs... so he got mad, lol