BREEDING Bettas in TUBS for Profit!

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

Congratulations on breeding success with the fishes. Just a tip with the bettas. 1. Use a piece of styrofoam sheet to insulate the floor then put the bowls on it. As it's on the floor it will have a lower temperatures and fluctuations and betta needs warmer temperature especially delicate fry. 2. Use a piece of tape to stick the bubble wrap to a corner so it doesn't move around. 3. You need to remove the males only when the fry are full horizontal and free swimming. Not when they are hatched. 4. Betta fry do well on live foods won't work with first bites as with tetras or angels etc. If you have vinegar eels with 1 daily feeding, they can survive on that until you can feed live bbs. 5. First time betta breeders can take from 2 to 5 days before getting eggs. So with the black dragon you removed the female too early. Also introduce the females from confinement in evening about 1 hour before lights are off. Less stress on females and they usually breed next morning. If the breeding fail with no eggs on 4 day i separate and reconditioning. As for the angels I've noticed that once they select a spawn site they seldom change to different area. Hang a piece of pvc sheet over the area where they spawn after the eggs are hatched. Hopefully they will use it so you can easily remove eggs. Best of luck with new fry.

[@lovenature8989]

Really very helpful tips for Bettas.Thanks for Sharing.

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

@@lovenature8989 Most welcome. Hopefully you can become successful or improve on your techniques. Best of luck . Best wishes for 2021....

[@honeynutmc1862]

@@CrowntailHalfmoon first bite actually foes work with baby bettas, saldy the growth of the fry will really show. Also you lose about id say 85%ish of the spawn. Ive had a spawn from first bite and their over a year old, but the same size of id say maybe 4ish month of spawn on live foods.

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

@@honeynutmc1862 Thanks for sharing your experiences. As you've mentioned you loose about 85% of spawn and growth is shunted using first bites.. I try to give the fry best chances of survival & growth so it's not a method i would do or recommend. However not many hobbyist can keep or maintain a large number of fry so if that works best for you.... That's your method and Congrats to you... If you have no access to brineshrimp eggs. You should try culturing infusoria and microworms or vinegar eels cultures... I've found using a combination of these as first foods helps with fry survival as bettas have a high prey drive and will feed on it as it wriggles and moves avoiding starvation. Once they reach the 2 week age from hatching then you can introduce first bites as they will accept it more readily.... Also if you have access to moina and mosquito larva you can feed moina as substitute for brineshrimp from free swimming stage. Mosquito larva should be fed according to size of fry as they can easily choke on it. I start feeding mosquito larva around 1 month when i transition to solid foods.....Hopefully this can help you. Best of luck

[@HoneyBeeNZ13]

I came across this and wondered if you have any advice about betta fry. When to start changing the water and when you add the air filter.

[@delacruzmarkdaniel2749]

i've talked to betta breeders about breeding bettas in small containers and their theory is that "it's better because the male doesn't have to chase the female around in a big tank" and this is the exact same method they use. your black samurai male looks amazing btw

[@alyssadavis5128]

I’ve always liked the short finned bettas, they don’t get enough hype IMO, but you did them justice. thx

[@FestiveEquestrian]

In the breeding world, plakats are ALL THE RAGE. There are SO many breeders dedicated to solely short fins!

[@Darkmx12]

@@FestiveEquestrian that’s right! I rarely use long fin bettas I usually just breed plakats because they look nicer than long fin bettas like the galaxy koi or blue rim betta look beautiful as plakats

[@Randomyoutubecommenter]

I’ve never understood the appeal for the long fin ones. The short finned ones just look so sleek and cunning compared to the messy looking long fins.

[@emmanuelV37]

That longfin koi is so beautiful! So glad they had the most! You are doing so good with the Bettas!

[@sarahroper647]

WOW! The bettas are so pretty, and I like the colour coordination in the thumbnail 😊😊😊

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thank you Sarah!!

[@ddc2343d]

I just bred my first beta in early January, did it in a 2-gallon aquarium. Very similar to the process you used. Six weeks later I ended up for 40 fry that have survived.

[@spoonoops6047]

what do you do with the babies after they become big??

[@Topolibreros]

Hey!! for breed scalar don't use the same water for all groups of fries, remember this!!💪🏼🤜🏼

[@rocket69218]

Looking good, thanks for the interesting video. The last one I watched you were painting the walls! ... nice to see how it's all come together since then.

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thanks 👍

[@Leadxrgawf]

This might not seem like a super special aquarium BUT ALL THE aquariums are special to me

[@jamieouthere]

Bettas and Angels love must be in the air

[@fishingaddicts4739]

Another great video Nick,my first bristlenose should hatch today.Hopefully both our spawns go well!

[@KeepingFishSimple]

!!

[@drixxmarlo5398]

Surely gonna try that tub method soon. Thanks mate!

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

Everything looks great!! It looks like you've matched up some nice betta there for your breeding project!! Looking forward to seeing more 🙏🌿🐟🌿💚

[@cambodiaballonofficial3390]

I have so many betta with good quality especially my black star top grade hehe

[@samsalvo5997]

Wow

[@JCHA10000]

Great video! Just subscribed!

[@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming]

Love is in the water! The Angels had a vibe from the Bettas.💓🥰 I recently placed all my ricefish together since I felt bad having 4 Youkihi's in a 5 gallon by themselves when I had 5 Pearl Galaxies inside a 1+ gallon jar... I've had eggs but didn't do anything from preventing them from eating them, this time I know to pull the eggs and place them inside the 1+ gallon jar. Can't tell the difference between the 2 either then the Pearl Galaxies have more shiney speckles on its side then the Youkihi's do. Maybe I'll get some Shiney Youkihi's 😅 I also am setting up a 5g tank to house a female and a male, need a tank separator first. Thinking of breeding them in a bin as I see alot of videos show.

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Ooooo sounds awesome! Glad to hear your fish are in the mood too

[@sameenj9486]

Can you tell me the name of tubs

[@beaka63]

Very cool! Time to stock up on jars lol!

[@HoneyBeeNZ13]

Any tips for raising betta fry? I would love to know when you started changing water. When you added an air filter etc

[@russelllafazia2403]

Very good news!!!

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Indeed

[@rrrrrr-ry3cn]

Im a small scale breeder from isreal and got a new trio of betta mahachiansis 😅 its so much fun

[@KeepingFishSimple]

I love it

[@shaunprabhu2475]

Hiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 i luv ur videos! i am thinking of getting bettas :>

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Get some!

[@shaunprabhu2475]

@@KeepingFishSimple can you help me, because i have baby guppies (born on 18th Dec) and still they haven't grown much, they look just the same as they were when they were born, what do I do? I fed them baby brines but they still ain't growing :( . (They are 8 babies in a 5 gallon / 19 liters) I am a begginer so I don't have a huge aquarium. :/ please answer me and help me out, please drop your sugeestions Sorry if this message is too long...

[@FishmanEricRussell]

Having someone feed your fish!? Never the same level of care as you would give. Enjoy the family time!

[@davidg.8840]

You should bread the orange female from the first spawn you did and breed her to the galaxy male. They will have a beautiful babies

[@KeepingFishSimple]

This ☝️☝️👌

[@Loganm.0]

Amazing !

[@KeepingFishSimple]

!!

[@RelaxedpiperYoutube]

So sad you can't have multiple betta males. lol So beautiful.

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

Happy New Year Sir💥🎆🎊✨🎇🎉✨🎊🎆💥

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Thank you! You too

[@jimmyrowland2479]

You ever put two mails tighter and watcher an see witch one runs first

[@AquaMalik]

amazing ! 100%

[@taylortisaac]

Hey Man! I’m not sure what you keep your fish room temp at, but I know bettas have spawned best for me when their temp is up around 80°

[@ArtyMars]

I was like damn maybe for frying salmon up then I realised oh Fahrenheit 😂🐟

[@eggyolks3274]

@@ArtyMars Celsius moment

[@abcd12324051]

Everyone has a technique to breeding

[@aquafishgroomer]

Nice one buddy..

[@KarunakaranNaresh]

Very cool

[@lachlanisaac]

A dream. Also, a late comment.

[@ruimbeusebio]

Great job, your videos have helped me a lot! Can you explain to me how you made the boxes? I noticed that you used long screws for them to be supported, where is the black sponge did you make a cutout for the water to come out? Thank you and keep it up ✌👍

[@lovenature8989]

Good tips.

[@tsaquariums6161]

I’m sorry I have to say this but I’m guessing your a classic Aussie/ if so I can’t tell. Great vid!

[@amicah4517]

You have the most *amazing* bettas! Will you put some of the betta fry on your website when grown?!

[@IDontKnow34815]

Hello, ive been trying to breed my two bettas together and the male made a bubble nest and the females stomach was big so i released them then checked the next day and there were no eggs and the girls stomach was still big. I Ieft them for another day but still nothing happened. I have a heater in the breeding tank, some plastic for the bubble nest, indian almond leaves but still nothing what am I doing wrong.

[@harryf5231]

My male betta didn't even lay his bubble nest. I put bubble wrap in there to help but there was no bubble nest the next morning.

[@phantomvoltaire]

Hey I’m local about 40min out or Brisbane & I’d love to give you a hand with breeding bettas for specific colours and features while keeping the spawn healthy. I’ve got a few years experience under my belt

[@wmarian5027]

Hey have a nice break. Could you set up the beta breeding boxes like you have the fry boxes (for fresh water); also, are you sure about blindness. Cloudy Eye is something that is treatable, but not sure how it would look different

[@KeepingFishSimple]

I could but they are only in there for 24 hours. It’s 4L so plenty of room in there. And they are obviously comfortable enough to breed so I don’t think it’s necessary.

[@akbarbettalau918]

Wow amazing

[@wmarian5027]

Could you set up similar bins for the Betta s like you have for the fry (for fresh waterg? Also, are you sure re blindness? Cloudy eye is something that can be treated, but I am not sure how it would look different

[@alyssadavis5128]

W Marian Yeah about the blindness, it looks like she sees him. She is swimming back and forth in front of the aquarium like she is begging for food. I doubt this is her behavior when Nick isn’t around. Just a theory

[@kevinaus6731]

Hi Can you please do a video on your Breeder Box set up :)

[@ld_raine4247]

This is probably a dumb question but how/where do you sell that many betta?

[@AnnasChannel605]

I admire u a lot and hope to have a fish room similar to this one day. I have been trying to breed betta fish for what feels like forever with hardly any success. My pairs hardly ever work out & I have 12 betta fish. I can only mix and match so much. On a plus side 3 of the bettas are ones I've kept from a spawn. I condition for a few days, tried tub set ups, tank set ups, bucket set ups, and follow multiple youtubers and mine just don't mate. Or if they do its unfortunately not fertile. Any advice would be so helpful. (Anyone in the comments have advice, that would be helpful as well) honestly just wanna absorb as much info as possible and take time, be patient and see what happens. Atm I'm trying to keep the marble genetics and pass it down without much luck.

[@braydenstrock951]

I don’t know if you’ll see this but I have guppies and I know you’ve had experience with them so my problem is my guppies babies are maturing and they’ve only got about 2.5 cm long and then stopped growing and now are just developing colors and it worried I’m stunting there growth. Is everything fine or do I need to work on something. ( there in a 10 gallon tank, I feed once every day)

[@Somerandomdude00001]

I kid you not but the Red Galaxy Koi Betta on the right side of your thumbnail is literally my betta fish I bought a few months ago 🤣. His name is Mushu.

[@drishtinaraian588]

Why beta fish live alone

[@opal5138]

Hopefully this helps, they don’t not live together usually because they fight but sometime the females can be kept together more successfully if they are in a large tank sometimes they can live with other types of fish bettas have another name Siamese fighting fish which sums them up nicely

[@laoboy1]

How do you the difference between female and male with the angel fish?

[@umikarupasinghe3428]

how much is a crowntail betta male

[@lorongrimba7126]

Wow amazing 😍 I'm from Indonesian ✌️

[@petpot1962]

What do you feed them before they move over to brine shrimp?

[@ethangallie5218]

Have you got a plan to sell all these betta's? I want to get into bettas but they seem like they are hard to sell fry as the demand for large numbers isn't very high?

[@bearofanimals8953]

How often can you breed betta fish ??

[@noelfitzsimmons6733]

Where did you buy the containers for the bettas? I also live in Australia.

[@KeepingFishSimple]

kmart

[@noelfitzsimmons6733]

@@KeepingFishSimple Thank you

[@squishyoreo8869]

hey mate of topic from bettas but what size are your angel fish pair tanks? and where do you get your slate i have some upcoming angels but prefer slate then cones

[@KeepingFishSimple]

2 ft. I use bathroom tiles lol

[@squishyoreo8869]

@@KeepingFishSimple alright sounds like a bunnings trip for me then XD thanks for your reply! love your vids and your fish keep it up

[@Scouse.raver1]

Y not maybe have Ur betta tubs similar to the fry tubs that way they all get nice freshwater just a idea gd luck hope it works out for you

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Maybe, I think they didn’t mind this too much

[@Scouse.raver1]

@@KeepingFishSimple whatever works is good haha 👍

[@benakrigg859]

hey where did you get your containers from as I am in a australia

[@ethangallie5218]

go for a Kmart 20L tank they are $29 the filter and rocks they come with are crap but cant get a tank cheaper than that and perfect size

[@benakrigg859]

@@ethangallie5218 yeah I know I have 2 also yeah the rocks are crap the only thing they are good for is putting out a fat fire on the barbecue

[@ethangallie5218]

@@benakrigg859 i do actually use the rocks in some of my scapes to build up back sections as they are free saves money on expensive soils

[@benakrigg859]

@@ethangallie5218 yeah I have had problems with the colour coming out of them and killing fish

[@kiwibun3584]

hey i think i got some of your betta's son/ daughters or grand son / daughters from smith aquarium XD

[@eo_crypto]

One day some of us will be successful in life 😍

[@TerraMagnus]

Is this like a public storage facility you're using as a fishroom?

[@KevinsCaninesAndAquatics]

Dean's fish room do you mean Dean Tweedle's fry system?

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Yes

[@omkarpuro]

I recently breed a betta pair. Fries were growing very faster and well but after 2.5 months one by one fries started dieing. Can you suggest wht might be the problem. Also posted video on my channel for reference. Thank you 👍

[@raymondh5477]

where did you get those tubs from man

[@shaunprabhu2475]

Nick, i have baby guppies (born on 18th Dec) and still they haven't grown much, they look just the same as they were when they were born, what do I do? I fed them baby brines but they still ain't growing :( . (They are 8 babies in a 5 gallon / 19 liters) I am a begginer so I don't have a huge aquarium. :/ please answer me and help me out, please drop your sugeestions

[@donnymarkowitz8413]

Maybe food?

[@KeepingFishSimple]

Just feed and clean water 👍

[@VladDragul]

what do you feed the fry? i use walter, banana and microworms, bbs and just got some vinegar eels. - apart from the normal fry food. and don't you put snails in with the male to keep the tub clean?

[@warnawarni9787]

Good.. i from ind..

[@thewarden5501]

Does the water have to be cycled when breeding?

[@shampoo1277]

Can you breed gourami with the same method?

[@karenbancolita6199]

helow sir im your new subscriber i love fish like beta fish but tha problem is in here in phillipines betas are so expensive 😥😥😭😭 my husband likes beta fish too but he cant buy 1 coz its so expencive i will always watch yor videos

[@victoriaarmas2421]

@KeepingFishSimple 2 my friend 3 please please 9 try to reach me 2 so we can 8 save my6 number 1 fish and their fry 8 guppies #9 I hope u numbre uno1 can read between thee number lines please reach out to me STAT its happening NOW

[@NaginiFay]

Did you ever show us how your alien betta breeding turned out?

[@Iconic-mine0]

Wow I have been breeding for 2 years and no fry survive

[@bodoytv752]

Ang galing ng mga video mo idol may matutunan talaga . Ganda Ng mga content idol lagi ako nanood ng mga video mo. Mga guy's gumawa din ako tungkol sa mga Isda bisitahin nyo din channel ko. Nice content idol subrang ganda Ng mga video mo.

[@user4129i]

👍

[@bee-lyn]

hi! what size container tub did you use and did you condition the water beforehand? do you think a 15L tub is okay?

[@TheRLDoggo]

he used a 4L tub and yeah condition the water. really hope u want to stil breed them after 2 years lol

[@andrisani6658]

Do you have different ph in each aquarium or all the same?

[@TheEstokada]

I do in the same way :-)

[@misfitz_ggsitzgeno3330]

How do you go about selling the Betta fish you don’t want ?

[@karenbancolita6199]

my husband like to experince how to breed a fish too

[@victoriaarmas2421]

@KeepingFishSimple 2 my friend 3 please please 9 try to reach me 2 so we can 8 save my6 number 1 fish and their fry 8 guppies #9 I hope u numbre uno1 can read between thee number lines please reach out to me STAT its happening NOW

[@ronniegoudie4672]

Have you ever had the Male chase and attack the female after u release her ? I tried this And my Male relentlessly chased and attacked her

[@langglegaming1603]

Plsss help how to breed Betta fish l field 😔

[@mfachrillahaschal1255]

what kind of hickey is in blue in the thumbnail

[@sergiosalgado9085]

Hello bro are you sell bettas fish??

[@linkus1824]

Am I the only one who thinks he shouldn’t be breeding a blind fish?

[@escapefromlife2402]

Nice video

[@meine-lieblinge]

If the fish got blind later somehow, I think it's ok. But if it was blind from the beginning (or unknown how long), I would'n breed it. But I also don't think it's ok to use these sterile tanks / tubs. To be strong, they need enviroment. And also I my fish always breed in decorated aquarium, I rarely have dead spawn. So I think natural breeding is much better than artificial for the breeding capabilities of the offspring.

[@Me-qb6yn]

Are you Australian?

[@lash4572]

Problem with backyard breeders is they breed random Bettas together , and are left with a lot of unwanted betta with undesirable traits/colors.Basically flooding the market with garbage.

[@rossephraimgo6005]

The water is too deep

[@cahyadi2017]

Saya tidak percaya di negara anda ada ikan cupang seperti mimpi, saya kira hanya di indonesia

[@sannea.3519]

I don't understand why you would breed a blind animal