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my male and female betta aren't breeding or fighting?
My male and female betta will not breed but aren't fighting either?
what gives? I let her loose in his tank and they swim with each other or ignore each other but aren't fighting or showing signs of mating? any clue what they're doing? they stayed together for 8 hours yesterday and she let him chase her for a bit and then they just ignore each other.
They were both moved into a new tank that was cycled and conditioned. She has been in a glass cylinder in his tank for approximately a week now. They are not together 24/7 only for a few hours at a time and closely supervised then she goes back in her cylinder.
he has his styrofoam cup nest, he's made a huge nest and he has bred before so he's not "too young". Also the female is approximately a year old and egg bound so she's not "too young" either.
I am only attempting to get the female to lay her eggs, not breed them to make money or anything. More of a necessity than a money endeavor.
they have both been conditoned with healthy food, the male just mated another female less than a month ago that was also egg bound , she released her eggs, none of them hatched. Im not worried about raising the fry, but these two aren't fighting they're actually swimming next to each other and resting next to each other on the plants every time i let her out. I have never seen un aggressive bettas ever. But i should mention she is a crowntail and he is a normal i dont know if that could be part of the problem. I just want him to help her release the eggs, i have lost four females to being egg bound until i tried this i saved the last one just rying to figure out this one, lol. Thanks!
6 Answers
- ?Lv 61 decade agoFavourite answer
Egg binding means that the eggs cannot be expelled at all for some reason, nor re-absorbed. Mating her won't be accomplishable. Sadly, egg binding leads to death normally. Some things to know are male bettas can actually be "too old" and lose interest in spawning. And if you bred just to release eggs, would you flush them or be able to find upwards of 500 homes? Keep and eye on the female, egg binding is NOT good.
EDIT: Perhaps the one who hasn't mated yet wasn't egg bound, just very ripe with an abnormal clutch size. With egg binding, the eggs are stuck and can go nowhere for any reason. It's tough to decipher this behavior. And tail types won't matter. they're the same species either way. But really, why not document this? It seems very interesting.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Did the female develope "breeding/mating bars" across her? If not, then perhaps you need to remove the pair. Also, did you feed the male and female bloodworms and other healthy things 1 week or more before you put them together?
Source(s): bettafishforums.com Tropical Fish Keeping (forum) - ?Lv 41 decade ago
Just give them some time. Make sure that the water temp is 81 degrees farenheit. And check your other post of this question. I've listed exactly what should go on.
Source(s): Thanks, betta breeder and owner long time - SibylLv 71 decade ago
Why is it a necessity? No harm will come to the female if she does not release her eggs. If your female is gravid with unfertilized eggs, then she will either expel them or absorb them.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Are you sure they are different genders? I know it is easy to tell but maybe they are both girls. Just a thought
