How to Breed Bettas: Getting the Eggs (Part 1)

Bug Buffet & Green Cuisine Available Here - purefin.shop/ In this video, I show you how to easily breed some bettas in an aquarium. I show you how to get the eggs in this video specifically. Breeding bettas is super fun and easy.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:07 - Basic information
3:49 - Tank setup
10:11 - Bubble nesting
12:08 - Releasing the females (unsuccessful)
14:01 - Releasing the females (successfully)
15:34 - Spawning
18:51 - Removing the female
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[@irshaadjaffer7065]

This was perfect timing my Betta hatched a few days ago

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Yipeeeee

[@rosehill9537]

Congrats!!!

[@masterk5372]

Nicee

[@fishingaddicts4739]

Love it when a betta is kept in a 20 gallon with plants,instead of a bowl filled with spongebob decorations.Fish for thought would be proud.Another great video,infact I haven’t seen a bad one in all the months I’ve watched you!Hopefully you grow some beautiful bettas up.

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

Nice video Sir.👍 Congrats on the success of getting eggs. I'm not a professional but would like to share just a few pointers. Yes you are correct with the temperature, ial and water conditions also with looking for the female enlarged ovipositor to see if ready to breed & yes definitely if your going to breed bettas then they wont be show grades as both will have damaged fins and not regain 100% condition. Here's a few tips that worked well for me. 1. Condition the pairs for minimum of 2 weeks feeding high protein foods especially live foods or frozen. Good Quality Pellets can be used but the frozen blood worms or black worms works better imo. Now you need to allow them the pairs to see each other only during the conditioning process. Allow them to flare 15 minutes twice daily to each other. If during courtship they see each other 24 /7 they loose interest. That what imo happened in your blue marble plakats. Also maintenance of water quality is vital especially as you feeding more foods. Nest building sometimes isn't crucial as ive had males that didn't build nest until after breeding and have eggs. Important tip is you should use the styrofoam cup cut lengthwise as an ideal nesting site becuz of the doom effect it helps keep temperature and bubbles from popping. Use a piece of tape and stick the open side onto glass. Another important tip is the male must be longer body wise than the female as if the female is too eggy and has wide girth as Male maynot be able to spawn embrace her properly so it can have lots of infertile eggs or failed breeding. As for the breeding tank i would recommend putting more plants cover and hiding spots in back so the female isn't too stressed. Additionally the container/chimney that you used to hold female can be made of a 2 litre plastic soda bottle with the top and bottom cut off. Make some holes in the sides of it so water can pass through so the water doesn't get stale. By removing the bottom it easier to release female as you've noticed that it drastically disturbs the water surface and nest when you pour out female. Also by having the holes on side the pheromones of both will help with breeding. When releasing females do it in the evening time about 1 hour before lights off. This helps to minimize damages to both and again have hiding spots. Some females can be too aggressive. Infusoria is great 1st live food for fry but if you have Vinegar eels use this for first few days then live bbs. Finally the height of water column is also crucial especially for long fin types like halfmoon. But generally for all use a height of 4 to 6 inches high. If the spawn is big and Male not properly conditioned he can get extremely exhausted by constantly picking up fallen eggs or fry from the floor. Results of this is when the male abandoned nest and you see eggs or fry on floor. Bare bottom tanks is best also. No gravel or substrates. Both type of bettas pairs you have are marble genetics so the fry will have many different color shades and patterns some from cellophane to full marble color or even bicolor and solids tones. Hopefully this can help you or others to achieve greater success with bettas. Best of luck with the next attempt and fry.

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thank you

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

@@KeepingFishSimple Most welcome Sir. Hopefully the info can be beneficial

[@jeffalbillar7625]

Hello. I have an extremely large female that I hope to breed. The problem is that the 2 male's that I have ( a Midnight Male and a Koi male) Are much smaller than her. I honestly think that she may be the biggest Betta that I have ever seen. Female OR male. She's ready. She is a beautiful Blue that is almost metallic in color with red on the edges of all of her fins. Her eye's are the same color as her body. Metallic blue. She's just so big. Any advice?

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

@@jeffalbillar7625 Jeff Sir... you need to get a larger male than her in body size. Make sure he's active and shows alpha dominance... Putting a large female with a small male in most cases can be a death sentence for the male as big females are often more aggressive. Secondly it makes no sense trying to breed a smaller male to larger female because he won't be able to spawn embrace or even fertilizes the eggs as simple becz is short... Their sex organs needs to be very close or touching to fertilize eggs. Ive had smaller male embrace in wrong position from back and not belly area and eggs were infertile. Another aspect to consider is animals select mates that are strong to ensure their offspring survives even in bettas. I've had large females go head to head with males and fight very viciously when selecting mates... Rules to follow 1. Both sexes must be mature and healthy/conditioning properly. Dont breed defective or shunted fishes. 2. Males must larger in body size than female counterparts.. 3. Don't mix fin types unless its a project your working on as you will have lots of culls with bad fins. 4. Before breeding make sure you know and have experience culturing live foods to feed fry.. as most hobbyist often fail because of lack of preparation.

[@jeffalbillar7625]

@@CrowntailHalfmoon thank you for the advice. The female is receptive, but the male is just being brutal. And man is she big. She is bigger than even King male's that I've seen. I really want to keep her line going. She is beautiful. She is also a shirt finned Betta. Her fins look just like my 2 male's. I will take your advice\teaching to heart. I appreciate your selfless instruction(s). I'm not looking to make money. I just have a strong desire to pass Gene's on that I think are worth it. Take care and thanks again.

[@treyb2919]

Great video! I like the way you say "shy guy" lol so cute

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks John

[@TheMarissaAnn]

This video just built my confidence back up! I release my female yesterday and it went so badly that I was wondering I really knew what I was doing. Thanks for all you do!’

[@joesenn8910]

I love all of the detail in this video, thank you.

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Cheers Joe

[@joshthomas2841]

Production has gotten way better

[@michaelher940]

The blue and white ones are my favorite!

[@RickysFarmAndHatchery]

Hey man great tips, I've been breeding bettas for years. It's better if you use what called a chimney or cut the bottom of a soda bottle, so that when you release the female you don't disturb the bubble nest.

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks

[@stinullytheodore1295]

He has lots to learn!

[@asam239]

Hi I a breeder from Malaysia your blueberry koi’s are either marble fancy bettas or marble bluerim bettas

[@amicah4517]

Those betta pairs look amazing!

[@rosehill9537]

Rewatching as im going to try with my pair. Great video thanks heaps!

[@enidmiller5934]

What stunning coulors. Ty sharing.

[@fiorprice9211]

Thank you so much for all you do for the fish community. Your videos alone helped me start my own Betta breeding and it sparked a hobby I never knew existed or would enjoy!! Love ya mate.

[@nayanmistry4641]

Welcome to the betta wagon Nick, whooop whooop. Great little fish and the koi male and female are stunning. The fins are phenomenal. Good luck with fry and look forward to the next videos matey 👍

[@KeepingFishSimple]

I’m hooked! Thanks Nayan

[@jqc5]

such great video showing us all the details, thank you

[@aquatropicalnature1698]

I will try this Technique . Thanks for sharing & love ur stuff. keep posting

[@lachlanisaac]

Wow, I never saw this project coming. Should be great fun. I might do it one day. Epic

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Yea definitely give it a go!

[@youtubeenjoyer1399]

Loved this video

[@doyouknowwatermelon3842]

That's fascinating

[@gmanz5757]

Hi nick I tried breeding bettas before hopefully with your guidance get lucky 😍

[@sharonjack7239]

EXCELLENT VIDEO!! THANKS so much!! USA

[@yummybear8186]

At 15:34 you amazed me 👏 you really have sat around for an hour and a half just to make sure to record the event when the male squeezes the female’s belly! You did a good job. I will be your new subscriber today 😊

[@blakescarlett9049]

Wow that’s amazing to see. Great vid

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks Blake!!

[@imranpatel4612]

Great video. Really interesting to see

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thank you 🙏

[@mortar2722]

This is amazing loved this video

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thank you

[@kiadent357]

Excellent vlog ❤️

[@RobAndrews18]

I looked at my female betta this morning and she seems full and a stripe appeared on the side of her body and I thought maybe she is ready to mate. This video is perfect. I've learned quite a lot. It's my first time to breed betta. Thanks man

[@lindacooper4893]

Awesome great video

[@Aquafinity]

Awesome video mate! Keep it up! 😉

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks 🙏

[@cristiansubillaga7793]

Wow!!! Amazing vídeo

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thank youuuu

[@beaka63]

"i've just fallen in love with...Bettas in the last week and a half since I've been keeping them..." So...You've been keeping them for how long now?

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Not long but very passionate

[@doodlepadhi]

Why is the water brownish?

[@beaka63]

@@doodlepadhi tannins, either from wood or from Indian almond leaves or some other botanicals. It's very good for Bettas, more supportive of their natural environment.

[@TheGreatToutatis]

Absolutly loved to watch this video.

[@TheGreatToutatis]

Altough I would put more plants in the breeding tanks for the female to calm down a bit when the male leaves her alone.

[@aquamate]

Awesome video, makes me want to try,. I'll have to get some bettas first haha

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Get some! Super fun breeding project

[@elenacheshmedzhieva8241]

This video is so beautiful. And perfect timing, we are trying to breed our bettas too, not so good job soo far... She seems ready but he keeps scaring her away..... 🤔

[@urdadzack8631]

Same here :(

[@liamkennedy5702]

Its kinda cool to think that the fish just do this as instinct

[@johnmaude5065]

That’s really interesting 👍

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks John!!

[@indraneelmenon]

Great video👍👍👍. But I would suggest a small plastic piece instead of styrofoam as the Bettas may accidently eat the styrofoam pieces.

[@ashlyndayanarain9801]

awesome video buddy. great help. I have a question. if you don't mind helping out. I have covered my betta breeding tank. How would I know if the male has put the eggs into his nest

[@emmanuelV37]

This is so cool! I've never seen a video like this and you captured such beautiful shots! Beautiful colors on the bettas as well! Can't wait to see part 2!

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks so much!

[@SpiritAquatics]

Excited for this one since the livestream. I'm a betta fan, I have a blue/orange/white koi female. Thought about breeding her but I'm not 100% sure yet. She recently made a bubble nest and put her eggs in it. Maybe it's a sign 😂

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Go for it! Thanks for the support

[@flonkas]

Only males make the bubble nest lol why did you lie

[@SpiritAquatics]

@@flonkas I'm wasn't lying, some females will make bubble nests and mine did pretty much every time she released her eggs

[@flonkas]

@@SpiritAquatics sorry my fault

[@hyunjinscheoeumiraseoda4639]

This is so perfect omg my betta pair just arrived, 😭

[@c.t.gordonsgaming1078]

Great video! Maybe add a link to Part 2

[@alyssadavis5128]

Those bettas look great!

[@braydenstrock951]

I love the breeding videos keep them up. White cloud minnows next?

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Maybe

[@user-wr6xi4ld6r]

My betta father is still taking care of a week later old fry. Doesn't want to eat at all. And fry like and tend to get into his mouth still, even fry can swim well. When they find father, they start to gather into him. So interesting and cute and lovely. Just in my case. According wiki says Anabas take care of fry for 7-10 days so I'm looking forward next week what will happen.Thanks reading and I love your videos.

[@shaunprabhu2475]

i LOVED this video, i liked it from 6 accounts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wanna breed bettas , not gonna lie

[@Phils_Riddles20]

One day some of us will be successful in life 😍

[@drixxmarlo5398]

Have been waiting for this! Now I will follow these and breed my bettas! Thanks nick! Great vid btw.

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

The first and only time I bred bettas, I was maybe 10? I had a male and my friend had a female, so we read that when the male is ready to breed he builds a bubble nest, so my friend brought his female over and we just sorta plopped them together. Wouldn't you know it? there were dozens of little babies swimming around a few days later. I tried breeding bettas for realsies in my teens and never had any luck LMAO. I would like to get into it again, I realllllly want some koi bettas, they're so pretty :3

[@jeffalbillar7625]

I have a Koi male. I also have a Midnight Male. They are both stunning. I'm partial to the short finned Betta's and they are both short fins. I bought a Galaxie Koi male about a month and a half ago that was so striking. It had found it's way out of the tank the first night. I uploaded a video of both the Midnight Male and the Galaxy Koi.

[@eggyolks3274]

Oh my gosh what did you 10 year old kiddos do with so many babies? 😂

[@tomtheflowerhorn4587]

Hi sir I'm your new supporter 😁

[@Misterzen87]

Hi do you have experience with african cichlids? I can get my Hongis to breed but the Mbambas keep eating the eggs -_-

[@Your.girly.Chloeee]

what is the black blocks u add? filter blocks?

[@kellieclyde5425]

Wish I could post pics of the bettas I got today, I looovvee them, I think they are beautiful 😍 ♥. Im going to be breeding them. Well trying to breed, I've attempted once but I didn't realize a few things so I'll be trying again soon.

[@JulietteKathleenTheShihTzu]

Thumbs up if you thought this video was an amazing video ! I know I do .

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thank oh so much

[@jemdi2544]

Is it ok to put airstone once the fry are free swimming?

[@HadEnough745]

The male is so conscientious and hard working...

[@TiMoreOrLess]

I need to know wich brand the tubs are u use

[@bsbettas4256]

4th or 5th spawn now for me, same pair, fry keep dying though. Second batch got the largest but suddenly got a white growth over the entire fish. All the other fry just slowly died as they did not seem to eat anything other than egg yolk which would foul up the water too quick. Any suggestions? Please & thank you

[@jackrate]

are the tanks filtered

[@Rygyat]

Is that tube a little wight spot on her belly? Because my female has one

[@thorstonwoodcrafts2652]

How about the type of betta? I mean like, do i get a female dumbo ear when i got a male dumbo ear? Or can i just use any type of betta paired with my dumbo ear? If yes, what would be the result?

[@PULAG]

Why is the dividing part necessary before letting them come in actual contact? What happens if you just dump both in a tank together same time?

[@fakeatro3731]

Bettas are a type of gourami

[@altheamcnabb2829]

What do you do with all the fish you end up having. 100 babies is a lot. Will any pet store take them? I have a male and female and i think they are ready to mate. I will just have to flop the tanks around. the male needs the larger one. lol

[@baileyjenison9779]

Where do you buy the fish?

[@certifiedshitbox8894]

question how did you "seed" all of your filters at once ?

[@KeepingFishSimple]

With difficultly

[@certifiedshitbox8894]

​@@KeepingFishSimple Did you get the gold lasers to spawn yet?

[@Blue-ml3yv]

Hey man I’m currently breeding my bettas, my male betta did a bubble nest after 24 hours and he was flaring and showing off at the female which means he is ready, after that I removed the barrier so the female can go interact and check out the nest, but after a min the male is chasing the female but it’s normal, but after the chases she was always floating at the surface and hiding, she is in breeding condition, her white spot is visible, her colors are dark, and her tummy is big, but after I leave them for 24 hours or more, there was no eggs and the male is still chasing her, any tips why? (And also beautiful pair you have there)

[@chingann_yt8447]

It’s chould mean they were trying to fight (I’m not sure)

[@bartononsea1990]

Hi I’m your first comment

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks

[@dangenpoq5019]

Hi. CAN some one help me.. My male i do evry thine right but after the male bulid the bubblenesst i releas the female but he still fight her. I tried with more than one.. I tried leave them for day and tow and three and four and five but the stell fighting.. Sry about my english

[@mukogen6432]

What happen if you breed blue rim x sblack though?

[@calebvickers7646]

When they do that’s things with their Gill that’s is called flaring live your vids to

[@Topolibreros]

Water level is low, for the work of the male with this in the botton up to the nest, the distance will be less, is Best!!💪🏼👍🏼

[@panzer.tanker]

is it okay for the male to bite some of the females fins off ?

[@monicaralph9523]

Is there anything I can do if my fish doesn’t pick up the eggs and put them in the bubble nest?

[@dediwardani9541]

beautiful betta fish.... "indonesian betta lovers"

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Ye

[@xj52sfishyworld86]

Imagine getting pinned in 2 videos

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Pushing your luck

[@fishingaddicts4739]

Lol kfs.

[@yes5g311]

Tips for getting beautiful betta fry, find male that is not groom yet and female that have less colour so the fry will have the male genetics stronger..

[@kylegregorio530]

Im a betta breeder here in the Philippines, if you have question just ask me :)

[@michaelsmith3341]

My long fined male betta fish he can swim very fast

[@altheamcnabb2829]

Food for other animals?

[@TheItssM]

you rarely do videos about bettas ... or this is the first one ? hmm 🤔

[@AlphahateMomo]

sadly someone give me a pair of this fish dont know what it is thats why im looking now. to see its beta i put them in a one tiny jar together not knowing what to do. im very sad. theyre fine tho. i just want help tips on how to take care of them. they are living in a 250ml jar. the 2 of them what should i do

[@Willo3323]

Bettas don't need a bubble nest to start, I have seen bettas breed, and the make the nest while breeding, another tip I learned as a breeder, I stoped using the female in a bowl way, cus the male can still chase her pretty bad, so the way I do is I heavily plant half the tank, and the front part just like you did with the foam so u can see what he does. And when I realease her I do it in the planted side that way she's not getting chase right away when she comes out of the planted area your gonna see a great reaction from both, and if something goes wrong she can hide in the plants and no harm will come to her.

[@calebvickers7646]

If u love bettas u should get a siority tank

[@Makairl]

Breed a koi and a glow betta

[@ruby__wilcox9698]

Where’s the third episode?

[@Topolibreros]

If rhe male dont make nest, put near to this some nest from other male, it stimulate the mucus into his for make nest again!!💪🏼👍🏼

[@billarmstrong9476]

SO I HAVE MY BETTA'S TANKS CLOSE AND ONE IS BUILDING A BUBBLE NEST AND THE OTHER ISN'T AND I CAN'T TELL IF ONES A MALE AND THE OTHERS FEMALE THEY LOOK KINDA SAME EXCEPT THE ONE NOT BUILDING THE NEST HAS BIGGER SIDE FINS AND ISN'T AS COLORFULL .. AND IT DOESN'T FLARE LIKE THE OTHER ONE DOES.. ANY HELP YALL..LOL HMMM ???

[@liztheturtle7175]

I counted my baby and I've got 117

[@spiritconjure2996]

Every time I try to breed bettas one my 8 gallon aquarium I have at home I always end up growing parasites 🦠 🪱 🤬🙄. Can somebody give me tips on how to prevent having worms during the breeding process of beta fish please ?

[@justwatchanything5731]

the front 2 gills flaring is like human males flexing their muscles to attract the females

[@randomizedlizard9722]

Does the water in the tank have to be tainted brown?

[@calebvickers7646]

It is recommended from the Indian almond leave but u don’t need to use almond leave but it is recommended for the health of your fish and it carry a lot of infousaria that the betta fry will eat

[@randomizedlizard9722]

@@calebvickers7646 Thank you for the information.

[@nochillkowa9493]

Do fishes not do the sex? Just squishing eggs and stuff?

[@hi-vq9iu]

Hi God bless all of y'all and always know that God and his son Jesus both love all of y'all in Jesus mighty name I pray Amen.

[@GrinReaper804]

I recommend not using a glass tank with shard edges

[@rachelk7555]

Actually, when the male wraps himself around the female and then she drops the eggs, she becomes momentarily paralyzed.

[@dkkdkkc6]

The water level is too deep for betta fish.

[@akukau519]

Water is too deep. Ideally depth should be ~2 inches deep so the male would not be tired collecting all the eggs that were dropped by the female.