CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt may take them a few attempts to get it right, but they’ll get there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You should see eggs begin to fall from the female, with the male scooping each one up in his mouth before placing them in a separate air bubble in his nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The male is going to be very busy as it can take upwards of 12 hours for the female to release all of her eggs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bubbles in the nest sometimes burst and release the egg, so he’ll chase after it and put it back into another bubble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can remove the breeder box and move the sponge filter to the other side of the tank at this point to allow the male to get to any eggs which have fallen beneath it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t worry if the female is motionless and appears to be laying at the top of the water or goes to a corner and hides, this is normal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She’ll be exhausted from the breeding process and will need time to recover her energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She may help the male with recovering the falling eggs and maintaining the bubble nest, but if she doesn’t, you can move her back to her own aquarium as she’s done her bit. It’s all down to the male from here on in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leave the tank light on throughout the next few days so the male can see any falling eggs easier. Once the fry begins to hatch you can remove the male and return him to his own aquarium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vinegar eels are a great first food to feed the fry. They’ll float to the top of the water which is where your fry will be hanging out, saving them burning energy chasing their food. Feed small amounts 3-4 times per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a week or 2, you can start feeding them micro worms. After another week has passed by you can start feeding baby brine shrimp, and crushed flake or pellet food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As you’re only feeding them very lightly the water won’t need changing for a while. Resist the temptation to perform a water change until the fry is around 3 weeks old as they’ll easily be sucked into your tank siphon before then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An extra precaution to stop any fry from getting sucked in when you do change their water is to put some filter floss over the end of your siphon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A couple of months from this point you’re going to have to separate the males from each other before they start fighting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Begin preparing what you’re going to do with them now. You could start talking to your local fish stores, family, friends, or other aquarists in your area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch the fry constantly and separate the males as soon as you can instead of waiting until they start fighting with each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Would you buy a fish that looks like it’s done a few rounds with Hulk Hogan? I know I wouldn’t!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Betta Fish Care Instructions Conclusion…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Caring for betta fish isn’t too difficult, even for a beginner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You now have all the information you need to properly care for a betta fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you found this betta care guide helpful, check out the Aquarium Health<\/a> section for more guides on keeping your aquarium in tip-top shape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The beautiful betta fish, also known as the Siamese fighting fish, is often one of the most popular choices for new fish keepers. With their dazzling coloration, long flowing fins, and reputation for being easy to care for, it’s not surprising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[12],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquaristgeek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquaristgeek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquaristgeek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquaristgeek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquaristgeek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1964"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/aquaristgeek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9474,"href":"https:\/\/aquaristgeek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964\/revisions\/9474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquaristgeek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquaristgeek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquaristgeek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquaristgeek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}