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chethanraoap
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 Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:21 pm Post subject: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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Hi,
I bought a
1. female Betta big size name her as A
2. 2 female Bettas 5 months old (small size) name them as B
I just tried to keep A Betta with Male (bigger) - both felt uncomfortable zone ans started to chase each other and i kept them both in different tank.
Now I just kept both B Betta to a different Male tank: happy to say that all are doing well
Like to know what is the breeding size, I mean female size should be lesser than the male? |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:11 am Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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| You are right. What you feel is right. Follow what you decided. |
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deepakg
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:12 am Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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Okay..
So three things.
1) finnage.
2) colour.
3) size
matters a lot. |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:08 am Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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| Thank you @deepakg, |
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garothmaan
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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| deepakg wrote (View Post):
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Okay..
So three things.
1) finnage.
2) colour.
3) size
matters a lot.
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But you also have to make them fall in love first-  |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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| But if they arent in love how to force them? |
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deepakg
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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| garothmaan wrote (View Post):
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| deepakg wrote (View Post):
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Okay..
So three things.
1) finnage.
2) colour.
3) size
matters a lot.
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But you also have to make them fall in love first-
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yeah! You can't help. nature will take its toll. |
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garothmaan
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:58 pm Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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| matnoh wrote (View Post):
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But if they arent in love how to force them?
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I wouldnt know that, Dabbu(pramathesh) knows betta romancing. |
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deepakg
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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| matnoh wrote (View Post):
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But if they arent in love how to force them?
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can't force them. But if all three points are right then.. you have a chance by conditioning them with good water, perfect temperature, and yummy food.
I mean conditioning them.  |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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| Maybe if the male is so horny he can persuade the female. It will take days to condition them, right deepakg. |
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deepakg
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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Maybe if the male is so horny he can persuade the female. It will take days to condition them, right deepakg.
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Yeah.. Usually it takes a week to condition. If the circumstances are right. |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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This is what I did after you have a male and a female :
1) First step is to ensure that the female is loaded. Generally you should notice the ovipositor coming out a bit and a extra full looking tummy in the female.
2) Keep the male and the female in normal/cold and uncoditioned water and feed them dry food like tetrabits/hikari et al
3) after 3 days, take the breeding tank, add IAL and a few hardy plants and mosses, add a heater and add the male and the female in a glass jar/glass divider in the same tank. And after adding them in the same tank, feed them only live food (grindals, whiteworms etc)
With the sudden change in conditions and food, they seem to get ready to spawn almost instantly within a days time :)
Hope this helps! |
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garothmaan
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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But what if the female betta is not loaded? a plain new female betta freah 1  |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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@garothman : If the female betta is not loaded, then where will the eggs come from? how will they spawn??
The result of keeping a non loaded female with a male for a long time can be disastrous.. avoid doing that.. any healthy/mature female betta will be loaded in 20 days easily..
Deepakg, pls correct me if i am wrong on this.. |
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garothmaan
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:32 pm Post subject: Re: How to select betta breeding pair? |
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Hmmmmm..... so a loaded female huh? I mean betta  |
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