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Hi, my name is Chris from Aquatic Central in San Francisco and on the web at Aquatic-Central.com.
Today I'd like to tell you how to breed Betta fish. First thing is to gather your required
materials. Probably at least a ten gallon tank, a sponge filter would be ideal, something
like this, so that fry and other eggs will not get sucked up into the filtration. You'll
need a heater or at least be able to maintain the temperature at approximately 70 to 72
degrees Fahrenheit. Some kind of floating plants, preferably live, water hyacinth would
be just fine or olivia, aka, anakoris will also suffice. You'll need to have some kind
of food for the fry that you'll be having. Micro worms, freshly hatched brine shrimp
eggs will be fine. You'll also need to plan ahead and have separate quarters for the male
Betta, the female Betta and all of the subsequent fry. Or at least enough for all of the male
fry and the female's going to have their own quarters. The third step will be to condition
your water for chlorine and chloramine and probably run it for two to three weeks providing
that it's been cycled and you can test this by checking for ammonia and nitrite levels.
Then you may add a male and female Betta to the tank. Males can be distinguished from
the females by generally having longer bodies and more elaborate finage, as seen here. Females
will also have a white egg spot below the below the belly between the ventral and ***
fin underneath the body. It'll be a white spot. Then, with proper water conditions they
will both likely begin spawning or mating behavior generally associated by a little
bit of fighting. Once a male has induced a female to release eggs this will be a great
time to remove the female from the tank. Remember just to keep the water clean and if you see
any dead eggs you might want to remove them in a timely manner. Then after about 48 hours
you, the fry will begin swimming and this will be a proper time to remove the male from
the fry. And it'll also be a good time to start feeding them. At approximately one month's
time you will start to be able to distinguish the males and especially the more aggressive
ones. At this point only by the elaborate fins and the longer bodies. You'll need to
start removing these males if you want to keep them as they will be fighting, aggressive,
and they may be killing others. And that is pretty much the process for how to breed a
Betta. Again, my name is Chris from Aquatic Central in San Francisco and on the web at
Aquatic-Central.com.