hi im ian and i really want to breed betta fish and dont worry about the fry i can take care of them and i can also care for them as they grow older ..

so please if you can tell me step by step to breeding Betta's and all your tricks and tips to breeding Betta's

and i don't really care if the two male and female don 't look good i just really want to breed them its a goal of mine ive always wanted to breed them ever scene's ive lade eyes on them:)

Prepare yourself to invest a lot of time, money, effort, and heartache into your hobby.
Step one: Muster your wallet, and Gather your supplies.
Breeding Tank , The bigger the better, with a lid.
-Water filter. gentle flow, with the intake covered by a sponge or very fine screen.
-Water Heater - W/some sort of buffer around it so the fish won't touch it.
-Thermometer-Tank Light
-Siphon Hose - intake covered by a fine mesh so you don't suck up fry.

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-Fish Net-One that you can bend is best
-Plants - Preferably live, where the fish can hide
-Nest support - Best to offer Daddy a few different choices.
-Female Glass-You need something clear that will separate the female from the male in the courtship. More on this later.
-Food - Adult food, fry food, and preferably live food for all of them.
-Assorted Tank and Water maintenance supplies .- Scrubbers, de-chlorinating, ph balance chemicals and testers, etc.-Small containers - For your adolescent Males, Be prepared for upwards of 400 fry.-Possibly Cling Wrap - If your house is cold, cling wrap will help keep the heat in. Towels can also be put over the top of the tank to help.

Step 2: The set up.
Make sure everyone is healthy, and start feeding more often. Twice a day is best, once pellets and once live. Start yourself off slow with the live feed. Most things you will feed them can't survive in tank water and rot.
The easiest way to find out who's ready to go is to line them up with the girls tanks in the middle and a male on either side. This way the boys can't see each other, but can see their options, and the girls can see both males from their tanks.Males should be displaying often. Females show short vertical stripes wrapping from their back to their bellies. Stripes that go from head to tail mean that she's stressed.

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Step 3: Into the breeding tank.
Make sure everything you need is set up and running right. You need to keep the water at 81 degrees Fahrenheit, and you only want the water half a foot deep. Run the tank empty a few days before introducing fish. The male should go in first. For the first few days, have the female in a seperate tank up against, or floating in the water of, the breeding tank.

When they are both displaying again, you can introduce the female though a screen. A soda bottle with holes poked all through it will work for this one, as well as a large size net if you have one that will hang onto the side. After they get comfortable with each other sharing water, then you can let the female out of the screen cage. There will be a game of chase that can last a few days, where the female will make use of all the hiding spots you gave her, before they decide it's time to mate. Unless both are very mellow fish, it's best to put the female back in the screen cage when you're not there to keep an eye on things. Eventually they will mellow out and mate.


Step 4: EGGS!

The mating will continue until the female is out of eggs. Between each embrace the male will collect all the eggs from the water and blow them into his bubble nest. He will eat any unfertilized eggs or any that go bad in order to keep the rest healthy. Up to 500 eggs can be fertilized, so be prepared for a lot of babies.

When the mating is over, chances are that your female will be chased away from the nest. This is the time to take her out and give her a quiet, warm place to recover. Feed her well, keep her warm, and keep the fish meds. handy in case one of her nip wounds becomes infected. If she stays and helps, just keep a close eye on things. In either case, give her a month or so before having her mate again.

Daddy doesn't need anything to eat for the next 2-3 days, until your eggs all turn into free swimming fry.


Step 4: Squiggly Little Fry.

About 4 days in all your fry will be doing their best to drive Daddy nuts. They want to be anywhere but the nest, and their little yolk sacs have been used up. It's time for the first feed. My fry food of choice was micro-worms, but store bought fry feed powder works too. Just don't over feed. Daddy, after his first good meal, might decide that the clear little wriggly things look tasty. If that's the case, get him out of there ASAP before you have to start over. Mine usually were happy to stay and keep his kids away from the filter. If you leave everyone in one tank for to long, though, the daughters will eventually start fighting to see who's worth mating with dad . Keep an eye on things to make sure you don't end up with another round without meaning to.