Betta imbellis, Spawning!

A pair of wildcaught Betta imbellis from the island of Koh Samui in Thailand, spawning in a glassjar in my room!

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• fish
• aquarium
• betta
• imbellis

[bettaholic1]

can you breed a betta imbellis to betta splendens?

i love bettas but idk much about them.

hit me back up if you know,

THANKS!

[tropicalfishlover]

Yes you can! That's how breeders have managed to get all the new shiny metallic colours that you can see on "Dragons"! They also use other Bettas, like B. mahachai and B. smaragdina. A mix with B. splendens X B. imbellis is usually called "Copper Imbellis". These 3 species are very closely related and will interbreed. Frankly though I'm more of a natural fish lover and prefer to keep the fishes as nature created them!

I will try to get some wild bettas to breed next time!

Thaifighter

[chengyman]

I just got a pair today. I want to breed them but i heard it's difficult. Shoot me with some advice.

[tropicalfishlover]

They are very easy to breed. Use a small tank with floating plants and a few hide-outs. Feed them well with live food and they will spawn after a few days to a week. Feed the hatched fryes with Infusoria first couple of weeks and then with newly hatched artemia. Move them to bigger tank when they are about a month old. After 4-5 month they'll be big enough to separate or sell.

Thaifighter

[chengyman]

is 5 gallon good enough? what temp do you set it at?

[tropicalfishlover]

I don't know about "Gallons", but at least a 100 liter or more for the fryes to grow up in! Depends on how many fry you get, one spawn can hold 100 or more fryes! I'd say at least 2-3 liters of water per fry!

Thaifighter

[tropicalfishlover]

Temperature about 25-28 degrees.

[sandakanBETTA]

hai can i ask u something about Crossing breed Betta Imbellis Male X Hmpk copper

im Planning want make them more shine...??

[dominique69110]

j'aime ces imbellis

Merci

[Sandmann1193]

@bettaholic1

no you can`t, only with a very big tank.

because Bettas become aggressive when they "see" a fish, looking like themselves.

[ivanhidayat]

Need... That... Music... NOW! Please? :)

[jakechan99]

can i ask wat exactly is imbellis??? pls rply X)

[bettaholic1]

Thanks a lot, idk much bout them, but i wanna get some once i get back from the P.I,

would you breed your B. imbellis with a Double tail? I wanna see how that would turn out.

i dont think i ever seen one, not sure. but i wouldnt mind if you wont, just wanted to see.

but yeah, thanks again!