Odd Duck Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 I don’t think there’s a good way to limit eggs produced but if you have other fish in the tank nature will take its toll even with a male defending the nest. You could collect a few eggs to hatch and let tank mates do the, um, culling. But your tank will NOT be a peaceful tank. The only time I bred bettas I ended up with about a dozen males and slightly more females by letting the male raise them until they became free swimming. I removed him and left them in the tank (had already removed her). I used a sponge filter so there was always air going into the tank and snugly covered the tank with plastic wrap over an already tight fitting lid for no drafts during that critical 2 to 4 week old period when the labyrinth organ is developing. This kept the air above the water as warm and humid as possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphanaea Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 Guys, I am dumb. There was a male betta I thought had really pretty fins and markings that I saw a few weeks go. Didn’t get him because I was still looking at hybridization then. Checked back last night, sure he’d be long gone - but he was still there! Snapped him up, he’s in a pitcher because they didn’t have the type of tank I wanted. For some reason, in my head I was thinking ‘oh, he has like a rosetail configuration tail, with the ruffles, but it’s short! How cool!’ . . . and it was just not computing that of course it’s short, he’s a baby in a cup. It’s been a stressful few weeks, okay? Anyway, meet Cornelius, who I will probably not be breeding unless his tsil fin actually does miraculously stay short: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphanaea Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 Caught her on video! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 That is incredibly interesting to see. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE47 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 That is so cool and interesting.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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