HOW TO Breed Betta Fish ❤ | Marble Koi Betta Mating/Spawning Behavior

My Marble Koi Betta fish pair have finally spawned! I am excited to breed my fish betta fish and share the experience with you all :D
The male builds a bubble nest and then entices the female under it with a dance. He then proceeds to wrap the female and squeeze her belly releasing the eggs while he fertilizes them. This puts the female in a catatonic state and she looks dead/paralyzed for a few seconds...don't worry she is ok. As the eggs fall the male collects them and places then into the bubble nest... they female may also help the male with this. They will continue to repeat this behavior for a few hours until they are done. Then the male will chase the female away and she will hide while he will aggressively tend to his nest of eggs. Observing the mating behavior of betta splendens aka fighting fish is very interesting.
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[@CreativePetKeeping]

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[@JZiELLEV]

Creative Pet Keeping You're an amazing betta breeder and I love all your Bettas, ESP these two. I would love to purchase an experienced pair like them. Please let me know if you have 2 experienced couples exactly just like this couple and I would love to purchase them right away. I have no plans to be breeder, nor seller. I just want to love and take care of them like family and it's better that the couples had a past together, had bred together. If they breed in my care, I will definitely follow your instruction videos bout how to care for both the parents and the babies as I plan to have an aquarium of them in each of our bedrooms, kitchen and bathrooms. That's only if they bred. They will be in separate aquariums no smaller than 2-10gals with 2 clear dividers so they can still see each other and get used to each other as couples. Thank you for sharing your knowledge bout Bettas and how much I had grown from watching all your videos, loving every single fish you love and care for that you inspired me to have them as part of my family as we see all our pets as one. I surely would appreciate it if I could hear from you through email and here's mine : [e-mail]. ＧＯＤ bless and ＳＨＡＬＯＭ to you and all your lovely family pets... Love, JZielle PS. I used to live there in ChiTown as we used to call Chicago as during my 80's life as a teenager till I got married and have my own family, but moved to the nearby suburbs for better place to raise our growing. Only three of them were born there till we moved out back in 2000, going from state to state, wherever he is stationed by the military. So, it's nice to know that your from my ol' ChiTown and sooo miss the food there the most besides family, relatives and childhood friends which I only have a few remained. Take care and hope to hear from you, Sweetie.

[@MrTriggerman79]

That's a really good looking female.

[@jacksmith6460]

Well done! and the female doesn't look that beat up either. Hope the babies survive and you have many beautiful koi bettas. :)

[@CreativePetKeeping]

I'm surprised that she only had two small fin rips and the males fins are completely intact. Ah..the pros of breeding placats with short fins ;)

[@Lifewithpets72]

So cool, really happy for you! You got some amazing footage.

[@eugenebarthmallow8350]

Lifewithpets thanks dad

[@ramonregalado9429]

Lifewithpets : Hey I watch your channel too :) are you ever going to breed your bettas in the future?

[@Lifewithpets72]

Ramon Regalado Thank you. We may in the future.

[@yomadass408]

you haven't uploaded in a while breed your plakats!!

[@beenadhandore4631]

Lifewithpets I like this

[@JorlyWash]

omg this was the most loveable betta mating ive ever seen!!!! the ones ive seen have been so aggressive this was beautiful

[@lucaa3470]

1. They are sooo gorgeous 2. They are doing amazing 3. I can't wait to see the fry!

[@izzy10125]

Can you make a video about setting up the perfect breeding tank environment?

[@dinosaurgirl135m]

11:14 lol it looks like the male lay the eggs 🤣

[@ker_h23]

That's so cool! Makes me want to start breeding bettas now lol. I love how bettas care for their young. Unlike goldfish, who will eat their own eggs...

[@eugenebarthmallow8350]

Buzzcargo it's weird. Goldfish are really peaceful but they kill their babies. Bettas are aggressive and they take care of their babies.

[@ker_h23]

Yep. I guess goldfish will eat literally anything, and are scavengers. Little eggs tastes delicious to them, and they just eat them! Goldfish actually recognize other goldfish and usually won't eat them- unless they are hatchings and not yet developed, the parents or other goldfish may mistaken them as some sort of tiny shrimp and just eat them.

[@kaitlynricebowl4711]

Buzzcargo Ahhhh the circle of life😂 ...but that actually pretty terrifying

[@jacksmith6460]

Goldfish aren't agressive buy they'll eat almost anything that fits in their mouth. Also same with platy's who are not agressive either but they will eat the small fry. Its kind of strage how some fish don't realise they are their babies.

[@davidmonkey2385]

I had 3 batches of fry from my platys and they never touched there babies the co exsisted together peacefully grant it I made sure the adults got enouph food

[@bryanjr5745]

Can't wait to see the fry hatch and then see them fully grown later.

[@abbychappuis9417]

Can't wait to see their little babies swimming around!!

[@kimowlmono]

You marble koi betta fishes looks amazing~! i cant wait to see your spawns~

[@finsandfurbettasandbunnies2837]

You inspired me to breed my male and female! Don't worry I'm very advanced at beta care but you can teach me a few things adopt beta breeding

[@chrissy24-7]

They are so graceful and delicate, such a beautiful pair! Can't wait to see what colors they produce in their babies!

[@edwindsouza6795]

Wow beautiful. One should be lucky enough to witness such amazing act. let their family grow in abundance.

[@kristinastrait3774]

Do you by chance sell your baby bettas? Id love to buy!

[@joybarton3460]

amazing! they are great parents it's so sweet to see the female helping! they will have adorable babies!

[@desval32]

I remember reading a book about fishes that said that the female and male might eat there eggs to make there job easier , that probably what the female was doing.

[@patriciakloeppel9863]

wow this brings back memories of when i used breed my pair and raise ty this was awesome i can watch all day and night

[@allisonho1646]

So cool! You're so lucky you caught it on camera! Really interesting and I hope the eggs hatch and the fry grow successfully!

[@bettaguy5128]

It's like their hugging soooo cute

[@ellenjarrard7920]

First! I know I'll enjoy the video already. :)

[@Shyguy9339]

This was a delight to watch, can't wait to breed ours

[@charleshatten]

Awsome...I would have thought her dead and got her out after eggs released. I didn't know she helps with putting eggs in nest. I was always told she was eating them

[@bluemusic5391]

what do you do if you breed them and you get like 100 babies do you have to sell 100 babies or how would you house them when they were growing up? because i want to breed my crown tail but i don't want like 100 little babies that i have to house. i just want to sell the fry for money.

[@CreativePetKeeping]

Although I would prefer about 30-50 I am prepared to raise 100 or more. I have a 30 gallon plastic tub ready as a grow out tank for them. I intend to keep a few females and males that I want to continue to breed and the rest will be sold to my friends, local petstore, possibly a pet expo AND maybe I will start selling and shipping them online..but I'm not sure about the last one yet. I don't think I will earn to much with them because they are pet store quality. It depends on how they turn out.

[@bluemusic5391]

okay! Thanks for helping!

[@dinodude4039]

Creative Pet Keeping In the wild most of the fish fry die, but will most of them survive since they have no predators?

[@wildhorses9379]

BlueMusic over 100 would be crazy!

[@harryfisherman]

See if your LFS will buy them. Usually at about an inch. They don't fight when raised together.

[@samwatt4627]

could i have 1 of your baby bettas when their born

[@Tenshikitchen]

I'm pretty jealous because your fish are so cute lol

[@LoveNatureforabettertomorrow]

Simply amazing clip and well done. Subbed BTW.

[@hrishikeshpusalkar4042]

A very awesome fish and footage

[@motherofmagikarp9495]

WOW, these are beautiful fish and watching them mate is really quit the display!!

[@azm8847]

Hi today by nimo koi layed eggs but she was eating some of them so I separated her. This is my first time I got to see this. I just wanted to ask you that does the temperature will effects on breeding process I am worried because we have a rainy season here at India

[@thecatsmeow6288]

This was so cool to watch!! At what point are the eggs fertilized? Also, what are your plans for the babies?

[@lorireynolds8141]

That was very interesting! Thanks for sharing that! I can't wait to see what comes of it...little baby bettas, and what they will look like!

[@bbsbacktobasics7695]

very cool...happy for ya ~♡~ what size tank is that?

[@yomadass408]

I got my koi pair to spawn YESTERDAY IM SO EXCITED!!!

[@dyingbreedministry]

Great video and love the koi betta 👍🏼.. I have a sneaky suspicion 🤨 she wasn’t actually helping but just filling her belly... anyway... love it 💚

[@ClayArtGirl]

Eek I can't wait to see them babies!

[@djspinningblades]

i forgot to put the bell on im sorry i feel so bad love your vids

[@naomismith3129]

So happy for you I would love to buy one off you but I live in Australia very cool

[@reneepagan2244]

That was so cool to see. I would love to buy a male from you. Thank you for sharing.😀😀😀

[@omarsala3297]

amazing footage!!!! the betta fish is totally growing on me after this video... Regards from Tabasco, México.

[@AJustlikethat]

this is amazing to watch!! at which point does the male fertilize the eggs though? since the female also grabs them and puts them in. it's not when they're in his mouth.. I can't figure it out xD

[@leah_2796]

Awe such good parents awe

[@christina76454]

Congrats! Such a beautiful video! :)

[@AviaryBirdsAndCo]

Good footage! Been watching your videos, old and new, and your doing a great job! New subscriber here!

[@kaitlynricebowl4711]

Do you know if you can cross breed betta fishes? Like if I could breed my veil-tail with my crown-tail? I'm very interested in this stuff. Also I hope your spawn goes well! Those are both very beautiful koi bettas!

[@ffdreams]

JaggedArtWarriorCatz They are the same species, just different tail morphs. What type of tail comes out in the offspring is totally dependent on which trait is more dominant (which i believe veiltail is).

[@CreativePetKeeping]

Yes you can although I'm fairly new to betta fish genetics. Inglorious Bettas has a great video thats worth watching: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZC4mqJqi7SBmLM

[@harryfisherman]

They will mate but all off spring will be veil tail the most dominate gene.

[@cindyluroman7238]

This is so amazing .. Congrats on the eggs, let us see babies when you get them...

[@SlidePOV]

I'm so excited for when they hatch

[@paradox7730]

Can't wait to see what the babies look like if it was successful

[@bernadettemamo2692]

Can't wait to see the fry.

[@kenziegionet7240]

I really like your videos. I wish I had the same fish. I have 2 male Betta's & 2 female Betta's

[@cayennew3219]

My betta have been together for 3 weeks and still not breeding I. Trying to be patient but it’s been a long time how come there not breeding

[@marcrogue5268]

What would be a reason for the male not making the bubble nest?

[@brendanorton5929]

Wow...that's the best footage I've ever seen!! Great job!!

[@jameldill4064]

How come there weren't any vertical stripes on the female I thought that meant they were ready to breed

[@dinosaurgirl135m]

jamel dill sometimes it’s hard to see them. But another way to tell if they’re ready is if the female looks round.

[@leejyaj1611]

Lol it's a marble betta you won't be able to see the horizontal stripes.

[@lambbreads9518]

Love your channel. Where did you get your koi bettas from? I want to get a pair.

[@victoralanis3914]

Wow you really know what you doing very nice 👍🏼

[@Tianalexa]

How do you know the exact moment when he is ready? I see my male frequently making bubble nests but when I add the female he fights her 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@junetoons5400]

I recently got a predominantly cellophane koi male and a female that looks like yours,hoping for minimum blue in the fry and fry that are mostly cellophane with super red koi markings.

[@pollieollie1157]

I've a prob. At first, my female betta was chasing the male while the male swam away. After a while, it happend in the opposite way. The male chased and hit the female hardly. What happend?

[@tatmanmyownbossdannydraco]

Just got my male koi betta cant wait to breed him

[@KD-ll4ft]

my betta fish are trying to breed. its their first time and every time the male tries to rap around the female he misses why is he doing that

[@joshs_random_location]

How long until you can add a female in with a male? Hopefully I can try with mine, they didn't fight together in the large community tank but now I have the males together with divider.

[@Lunadrako]

Can you breed different tailed bettas? Like elephant ear female with crowntail male?

[@shekeyra100]

she deff was distracted alot but omg that is so amazing watching them and scary when she does that sadly i don't know much about fish only ever had goldfish but after watching so many fish vlogs im learning and really want to get different breed of fish im from uk so sale of fish are diff

[@wierdkid9657]

You might not believe me because i was dumb my first time breeding i litterally put cardboard as a tank devider a d my dad was like what are you doing i said making a tank divider he litteraly went to the shop and bought a devider because he felt bad for me

[@HustleHabit]

Excellent footage, well done. I wish you the best with the rest of the process.

[@magyar5615]

That is great! Excellent video and keeping finger crossed that everything continues to go so well!

[@crandom3434]

where are you going to put all those betta

[@forrestang]

That looked like dozens of eggs up there. HOw many of those typically will hatch?

[@KDTechverse]

Hey what do you think about conditioning ?? 2 week is compulsory or it is okay with 1 week only because I spawned my female all the times after 1 week of conditioning.. Unfortunately in the latest spawn the male ate all the eggs again (he was a new one !!) whatsoever I think so that the lack of conditioning period might be a problem that the eggs are not developed properly but I have no idea scientifically. BTW what do you think ??? Is that possible ??

[@cayennew3219]

How come my female isn’t releasing her eggs? But they keep wrapping

[@ladymontava]

I know this is an old video but I am conditioning a Nemo pair right now that look similar and wondering how many ended up koi patterned in this spawn?

[@peggyholliday5221]

what leaves do you use for the ground litter? amazing video :)

[@Marjoedelacruz]

Do you feed the bettas when he’s building the nest and she’s in the breeding container?

[@alanaoleanderandfig9078]

This was mesmerizing to watch! Thank you!

[@emilyann3197]

This is so cool! I have always wondered how bettas bred! So I have a question, what will you be doing with the baby's (hopeing they survive ☺️) if you plan on putting them for sale let me know because I would love to buy one!

[@KaySkywalker]

This is great footage

[@YANGSTA101]

Very good camera angle on the koi bettas..., lovin it..! where can i buy some of these marble koi bettas.?? How much.?

[@jcdejong1986]

TheSilverBite about 25 to 30 bucks a piece

[@gabbywood1423]

aww! I'm so happy! I'd love to keep one of these babies when it's time ❤

[@gagejeffrey3598]

Thanks I'm trying to breed my giant koi bettas

[@BearNecessitiesOfLife]

Really cool! What do you plan on doing with the fry as they mature? Sell them to an LFS? Just curious.

[@vlogplanet2426]

I have a male betta and I’m thinking of getting a female :-)) so I just needed to know to be careful not to do something wrong thanks !

[@bettaguy5128]

Love your vids keep up the awesome work

[@platy8915]

My female and male are embracing but there are no eggs

[@gypsy_girl22]

What're you planning to do with the fry once they've grown? (My wifi is terrible and I can't watch the whole vid, so I'm sorry if you mentioned it) 😹😹

[@juliadarlinn]

WOW! This was awesome footage! Thanks for sharing!

[@bbsbacktobasics7695]

:) thats awesome...congratulations, im happy for ya! nice job with video ~♡~

[@seahorse9861]

Mammy is not helping she is eating.

[@SolidGoldShows]

Great video! Up close and personal. Keep up the awesome work

[@missydaggett2879]

Is your filter on and when do you take the female out and when do you take the male out also when do you feed the male

[@chosen2030]

Did you have any holdbacks from this breeding? Would love to see them, the female is particularly stunning!

[@NPC-yv6ye]

Im interested in breeding betta... on scale one to ten, how hard was it? One being a breeze and ten being stressful and a full time job.

[@mariemorris3348]

I really enjoy this mating series. Thanks for sharing it ^.^

[@genuinesmeevil4280]

what its called that white screen plastic sheet tnx

[@briannamozy7027]

Do u need almond leaves to breed bettas

[@vikky4671]

Need an advise... Is that 1ft square tank is enough for breeding betta?

[@darkexile4491]

Are you going to sell the babies when they are grownup?

[@CreativePetKeeping]

Yup :D

[@snowlover9]

This is Beautiful.

[@luisrolon78]

How much could cost a koi betta? They are beautiful

[@madison2563]

how many fry are you expecting?