James V. Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Hello! This thread is going to be for my betta breeding project I’m going to start. I just got the future mom and dad, they are galaxy Half- moon plakat koi. now I’m going to get them into breeding condition, this will probably take a few weeks. Dad Mom What do you guys think? Is it a good mix? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavdad45 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 As you get them into shape, Check out the youtube videos by KeepingFishSimple. That Aussie kid is pretty good and entertaining. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V. Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 12:11 PM, cavdad45 said: As you get them into shape, Check out the youtube videos by KeepingFishSimple. That Aussie kid is pretty good and entertaining. I love his videos! Will definitely use some of his advice 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniV Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Love the colors on them! Here's hoping to some pretty babies! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V. Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 Ok this is it! I’m going to make a breeding attempt. I’m introducing the pair tonight, tomorrow morning I will see if there is a bubble nest and release the female😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandBkeeper Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Good luck! Koi bettas are my favourite 😃 Also, check out simply betta as she has a lot of great videos on breeding bettas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 i beleive @BettaFishCO is also breeding bettas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V. Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 On 2/1/2023 at 6:18 AM, SandBkeeper said: Good luck! Koi bettas are my favourite 😃 Also, check out simply betta as she has a lot of great videos on breeding bettas. Thank you! I’ve only ever tried this one other time, and I only ended up with about 15 fry. Hopefully this will turn out a whole lot better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V. Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 Just released the mom! It’s only been ten minutes and they are already BREEDING! I can’t believe they took to each other so quickly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V. Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 It’s been a few hours now and she still hasn’t dropped any eggs🙁 .and now she is hiding in a corner. Should I separate her for again for a while? I don’t know what to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichelleN Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Oh no! Cliffhanger. I'm late to this thread but what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabone3 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) I've been trying many times over to do this... however all my males are just far too aggressive... its terrible. No idea how to get the males to calm down they attack the females so bad they try to jump out of the water. EDIT: Glad to hear yours are breeding! Edited February 4, 2023 by Teabone3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V. Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 9:30 PM, MichelleN said: Oh no! Cliffhanger. I'm late to this thread but what happened? I didn’t end up getting any eggs, so I decided to take her out and try again this week. Hopefully I goes smoothly this time 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 On 2/7/2023 at 5:17 AM, James V. said: I didn’t end up getting any eggs, so I decided to take her out and try again this week. Hopefully I goes smoothly this time 👍 I fed livefoods before breeding mine, and I’ve heard that lowering the temperature by 3-5 degrees (Fahrenheit!) for a couple of days can get them into spawning mood. Do you have any places which could help anchor the bubble nest? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V. Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) Okay so Friday night I put both the bettas back in their breeding setup, with each other separated. Saturday afternoon I released the mom. And today Sunday about 24 hours since I released her they are spawning again! She Is definitely dropping eggs this time! His bubble nest is about 6 times bigger than the one he made last attempt. it looks like I’m gonna have some fry 😁 Edited February 12, 2023 by James V. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V. Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 Ok they have finished! I can’t really tell how many eggs there are, but he is being a good dad and placing back in the nest 😄 how long until they hatch? And how long until they are free swimming ? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Id check out KeepingFishSimple's video on this. He goes into detail breeding his bettas. But its probably around a week for hatching and 2-3 days for free swimming, but you'll be able to tell once they are free swimming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 2/13/2023 at 12:15 AM, James V. said: Ok they have finished! I can’t really tell how many eggs there are, but he is being a good dad and placing back in the nest 😄 how long until they hatch? And how long until they are free swimming ? Huge congrats! It take about 2ish days for hatching and another 24 hours after that to become free swimming. Feed with green water, infusoria, or any tiny (literally tiny). Have you removed the female yet? Seeing how beautiful the parents are, I can’t wait to see the fry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V. Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 Thank you @TheSwissAquarist yes I have removed the mom😁 . I exited too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V. Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 Well sad news, it looks like he ate the eggs 🙁 I’m not sure why he would do that, my guess is they might not have been fertilized? Idk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 12:16 PM, James V. said: Well sad news, it looks like he ate the eggs 🙁 I’m not sure why he would do that, my guess is they might not have been fertilized? Idk A lot of fish do that. @Guppysnail had that issue w/ her rams also I believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 6:16 PM, James V. said: Well sad news, it looks like he ate the eggs 🙁 I’m not sure why he would do that, my guess is they might not have been fertilized? Idk Bummer. I have seen people remove the father after spawning, but they end up getting little or no fry…maybe it’s something to do with water parameters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V. Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 9:39 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Bummer. I have seen people remove the father after spawning, but they end up getting little or no fry…maybe it’s something to do with water parameters? I’ve done bettas one other time, and that time I did remove the father, I think I will get a lot more fry if I can keep the father in with them. I think the eggs must not have been fertilized, they always stayed pretty white, none of them seemed opaque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 8:43 PM, James V. said: I’ve done bettas one other time, and that time I did remove the father, I think I will get a lot more fry if I can keep the father in with them. I think the eggs must not have been fertilized, they always stayed pretty white, none of them seemed opaque I once had a hatch which looked like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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