fleshgear Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 i have put another female in a chimney in the tank with this guy again. i did a 50% water change with ro water before i added the female this time and added some black water expert. the peat bag is still in the tank along with a half of an almond leaf. he is already building a nest again. i will let her go Friday night. this time once they spawn i will remove both male and female this time. add some methylene blue and put a sponge filter in for circulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMumba Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 I wouldn't remove the Male immediately afterwards.. He is very important in the egg stage of development... give him an opportunity to do it right... This time I think he will get it!! :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Third time's the charm. Please let us know how it goes and good luck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMumba Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Just so that you know, even use experienced breeders have egg eaters.. I just removed a female from the breeding tank and the males belly is very very full.. and he is the crowntail I already have fry from... They do it, for whatever their reasons are... I hate it when it happens though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleshgear Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 the personality of this male is unlike any other betta i have seen. he always flares even when i walk up to the tank and when i put my finger on the glass. and with a female he really flares and likes to show off. i have never seen him bit the females only chasing them and circling. mean while in the other tank i have had a pair together for about a week and they are just swimming around looking at each other like they are saying now what? when i walk up to that tank they mostly just hide under the almond leaf or in the corner. he has an alright nest built but they wont seem to do anything. i turned the heat up a little to 80 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMumba Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Patience, they will work it out when they are ready!... :thumbs: It took me quiet a few tries before I had my first sucessful spawn.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Okay mumba, I tried your peat idea and will let you know. My spawn attempts are going well but I'm not happy with the amount of fry I lose. Am hoping the peat will give them more infusoria. I have 2 spawns today but may have an egg eater in one of them. Anything to increase the number of fry will help!! Thanks for your suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMumba Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 No problem, hopefully you will be successful and happy with the amount. :thumbs: Personally in each spawn I average 200 to 300, culling half of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleshgear Posted March 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 i had a different pair in the tank beside the bad father and the two of them were just swimming around not really caring about each other. i was just about going to give up on them when i came home to see that they had spawned. unfortunately the next morning i woke up to no more eggs. the ct male and his partner were not doing anything, the female was always hiding. so i swapped out the female with a different one. i also went and found another nice looking ct male. he seems a little young but looks good. they aren't really doing anything yet but it hasn't been very long so i will wait and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleshgear Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 the bad father spawned again. i was watching them closley this time and i was waiting till they were done and i was going to take both of them out. well i had super and when i checked again he had eaten most of the eggs again, there was maybe 10 left. i took them out, turned on the air and put some methylene blue in. the other ct male in the tank beside his also spawned at the same time. i left him in, i will give him a chance. even though 4 of my last spawns i lost all eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 the bad father spawned again. i was watching them closley this time and i was waiting till they were done and i was going to take both of them out.well i had super and when i checked again he had eaten most of the eggs again, there was maybe 10 left. i took them out, turned on the air and put some methylene blue in. the other ct male in the tank beside his also spawned at the same time. i left him in, i will give him a chance. even though 4 of my last spawns i lost all eggs. That sucks, I keep reading BlackMumba's and fishclubgirl's posts about breeding these guys and they said something about them prefering 'dirtier' water...i'm trying it...well, letting the water be dirty that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Okay, honest I saw both of them spawn. Can't see a single fry!!! Aargh!!! I guess I'll set up 2 more pairs and hope for the best. Amazed that this fish survives!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Okay mumba, I tried your peat idea and will let you know. My spawn attempts are going well but I'm not happy with the amount of fry I lose. Am hoping the peat will give them more infusoria. I have 2 spawns today but may have an egg eater in one of them. Anything to increase the number of fry will help!! Thanks for your suggestions. Okay, I just pulled my male after the fastest spawn I've ever had using the Keta peat nuggets. They spawned within 24 hours and I have little guys!! I did take out the other pair as they didn't seem into it. So I'll keep using the peat and hopefully I'll get more fry. Dad's gorgeous and mom's not bad either. I sometimes use Atison's betta spa so there's no salt in my water. IMHO,lowering the ph, almond leaves, blackwater extract and really heating them up(85 degrees) helps. As well I'm sold on "Spawn aid". However having many breeding pairs helps as well as the ability to spot a breedable fish(or a female pk,lol) helps too. Thanks for the tip, mumba!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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