Betta Fish

Betta fish dancing for each other. I don't get around to respond to all/most comments, but I'll try to answer what I can here. This is a male and female mating pair taken from a neglectful owner who purchased about 50 betta fish with the intent to breed them for profit and could not care for them. They were kept in tiny plastic containers which caused them a great deal of stress. Once they got in my tank, they did wonderfully. The male is flaring to show his interest in the female, and soon they were taken to a mating tank where he built a little bubble nest and they had their fun. I got the tank from PetsMart or PetCo, can't remember, and it came with a divider. I no longer have fish (this was filmed years ago). If you have problems with your fish, I recommend Googling for answers. One plant is real, the others are soft and gentle plastic, and his fins were damaged before I got him. Both fish were imported from Asia via mail. The filter was gentle enough to not bother either fish and had no current, and in fact they really seemed to enjoy it. I fed them frozen bloodworms and gave dried brine shrimp as treats, and sometimes even regular tropical fish food as treats, too.

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[200smiley]

hello i am having trouble getting my betta fish to flare. i have a male and 2 females and am trying to breed. i only using 2 though. plz plz plz respond at one point.

[alcusmc1013]

@200smiley I really don't know. I'd recommend asking the breeders for your fish.

[killkayla]

I am haveing trouble getting my male to build a bubble nest, i think it might be the temp or the current is to strong, i have a 5 gal takn w/ a 10 gal filter, what do you think?

[alcusmc1013]

@killkayla They don't want any current at all when making a bubble nest. Remove the filter and keep the tank in a quiet place in the company of his lady and hopefully he gets the idea.

[Eyes4UOnly97]

LOL...I have been raising bettas for over 15 years. I have never used a heater, the water NEVER turned to ice, my fish didn't die. The water stays the temperature as the room my bettas are in which is generally around 72 degrees. Numerous long-term betta breeders have told me that you do not need heaters or filters in order to have healthy, happy bettas. Mine form bubbles, swim around constantly, live over 7 yrs., have cute little smiles on their faces..therefore, I think they are very happy!!

[chngngsldr54]

@0hMYStars

lol srry i missed nintendorules100's comment and thumbs-downed urs, lol

[ZanujAdonis]

I love your blue betta...

[horsepaw101]

Very Nice Fish!!!!!!!!

[iamDjRedman]

my betta looks better :D

[copperchan]

@200smiley Some males just don't flare very much. Are conditioning them correctly (giving high protein food for 1-2 weeks before spawning)? Sometimes floating a female in the males tank will get the to flare, but some males just won't...

[BluesardineZ]

Fantastic creatures you've got! I am a betta keeper myself and I take care of 12 adults and over 300 babies, but none of them got such brilliant color as yours do....May I know which country are they from? Mine adults are all from Thailand.

[houiparanormal]

beautiful Bettas healthy great job

[nemo220901]

NICE MALE HALFMOON

[missanimatedmaniac]

Can i have some children of them hehe, i need new bettas.