| So, you think you are ready to learn how to breed | | | | Beautiful parents make beautiful babies, this mostly |
| Betta fish? The one problem with breeding betas, as | | | | matters purely on an aesthetic level, or if you plan to |
| rewarding as it can be, is that the process can be | | | | sell the Betta fish. |
| fairly exact and complex. Without the right guidance, | | | | Getting Ready: The preparation phase is the one |
| this can be frustrating. Breeding Betta fish is not only | | | | most commonly skipped, or messed up, when |
| a matter of picking healthy adults, properly | | | | learning how to read Betta fish. Two weeks prior to |
| introducing them, giving the male a place to build its | | | | mating your fish, you will want to begin increasing |
| nest, but also about making sure the adult Betta fish | | | | their food intake. As always, you want to be careful |
| don't interfere with the fry, and that water | | | | not to overfeed, do you do want your fish to have |
| conditions are kept just right, and that the fry are | | | | additional energy and strength built up for the |
| fed properly, etc. as you can see, there are a lot of | | | | courtship. During this time, it might be good to |
| factors that go in to properly breeding Betta fish. | | | | consider increasing the amount of live foods you |
| This article will give you three easy-to-follow tips for | | | | feed your fish, because these are high in protein and |
| successful in learning how to read Betta fish, and also | | | | fats. |
| point you towards some additional resources that I | | | | Just like a human getting ready for something |
| found helpful when breeding my fish. | | | | important, your fish will need lots of rest to prepare. |
| Fish Selection: The good thing about this phase is that | | | | If you haven't noticed, Bettas are not very good at |
| male and female Betta fish are very easy to tell | | | | monitoring their own sleeping schedules. If a light is |
| apart. You'll want to select a healthy candidate from | | | | on, your fish will continue to happily swim around |
| each gender. In doing this, look for fish that have | | | | even if exhausted. During the two weeks preceding |
| bright, vibrant colors. Make sure both fish are active, | | | | the courtship, turn your lights off early and allow for |
| and aren't displaying any signs of illness such as | | | | lots of rest. If this is not possible in their current |
| severe lethargy. | | | | environment, you might consider moving your tanks |
| In this phase of selection, you'll also want to choose | | | | to another room during this stage. |
| fish that you think have a good color combination. | | | | |