Comments on: Egg Hatching & When to Remove the Male Betta

By: rebecca

rebecca — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:47:47 +0000

i have a betta that has ick on him but he also is taking care of his 2 day old baby fry and i don’t know what to do i really need help because i want to keep the babys alive but i want to treat my male betta also so if anyone can help me i would very happy because this is my 6yr. olds fish and we want the babys and the dad to both be healthy.

By: thiruchelvam

thiruchelvam — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:54:44 +0000

must we take out the male betta or both the bettas out of the water?
is there any danger to the eggs when we take out the bettas?
pls reply me back.Its so importent.

By: Yilduz

Yilduz — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:15:14 +0000

My bettas spawned for a few hours and they laid eggs. It has been 4 days now but I don’t see any babies. I see some eggs falling sometimes, but not as much as they used to. I’m not sure if the eggs died or the babies too small and I can’t see them. My male betta didn’t eat since then and I’m very concerned.

By: Prabhu

Prabhu — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:08:56 +0000

the present tank is a 1.7 gallon

By: Prabhu

Prabhu — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:03:22 +0000

Now that I have removed the male, there is no one to take care of the fry in. The bottom of the tank is very dirty, I have fed them with dry blood worms, pellets, and egg yolk. Some fry are lying on the debris.

I am a bit worried the debris might become a problem to them, so I am planning to transfer the fry to a different tank in which I have kept a sponge filter running for 2-3 days. Is this okay to do? help me out!!!!!!!

By: ashley

ashley — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:32:32 +0000

hi theis is the second time i have bred my betta n both times after a couple days the eggs and the nest has disappeared and there are no sign of the babies what does this mean?

By: Prabhu

Prabhu — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:54:19 +0000

I am having my first batch of betta every. They are 2 days after hatch now, male still looking after them. I have been doing 25% water changes daily since yesterday and make sure I siphon out the debris on the bottom of the tank, and making sure I am not sucking out the babies.

For water changes I have kept a bucket (20 liter) of tap water and sponge filter running in it.

For food for the babies, 2-3 fish pellets, frozen blood worms (some 10-20 bits) , and 10-20 drops of water in a small container mashed together and just pour it in the breeding tank after siphoning out 25% of water and before adding the top-up, so that the mixture spreads out evenly. You can also add green water (algae water) as food for the babies. I had a fry which escaped through the siphon the first day, which I have put in a glass full of green water and is doing great for the second day…..

The male is doing its good job for the second day (48th hour) after hatching, 2 days before hatching, and some 4 days with his mate. Cute guy..

One more thing, the female was also collecting the eggs and putting back fallen eggs into the nest, good understanding between them maybe. I did not want to take risk and go with the folks, so had to remove the female.

Any comments plz feel free….

Any questions plz feel free….

By: Lucy

Lucy — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:30:09 +0000

About a month ago the female died and after a few weeks the male had alot of bubbles up on the top. They are just there and I do see they have like black dots in them but weeks have passed and nothing happens?? What do I do??

By: roman

roman — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:29:26 +0000

my betta fishes had layed eggs recently .I dont know when to remove the female betta after laying eggs.

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:25:00 +0000

This page has been very helpful bto me. My kids got a pair of betta fish and they seem to of gotten along really good they already have eggs. What I can’t seem to find an answer for is once the eggs have hatched can they have more? Should we put them in seperate tanks and not let them be together again? I don’t want them to feel alone either. Or does it even make a difference?