Betta Fish Secrets

14 January 2009 23,815 views 15 Comments

Betta Pet Fish

Introducing Betta Fish

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Betta fish, also known as Siamese fighting fish are the most chosen breed of pet fish as they are beautiful in their own ways. Most of the Betta fish have beautifully coloured long fins, and scales. Male fish are more brightly coloured with hues ranging from red to blue, and are more aggressive than their female counterparts. It is also known in few places to let the Betta fish fight for bets. They are mostly found in slow moving waters, and need warmer temperatures of water. So it is advisable to add a suitable heater to maintain a temperature of at least 70 degrees in the fish tanks housing these Betta fish. Apart from this, Bettas require a dose of small insects, or insect larvae along with routine diet of flake foods, or frozen fried fish foods. The Betta fish need a little more space in order for them to comfortably move around with their long fins. They also need good amount of oxygen as these Betta fish are labyrinth, that is, they breath oxygen from air.

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Additional Care Required

It is a known fact that Betta fish have a pretty aggressive temperament. It wouldn’t be advised to have two male Betta fish together, or to add a new one along with an existing Betta fish. This could turn nasty if the stronger Betta fish start attacking, or biting the weaker ones. Care must be taken to isolate the offensive fish for the safety of the rest. So if one has to add two male Betta fish in one tank, then there are the options of using mesh dividers or fish condos to separate the Bettas. It is also better to keep the fish tank containing Betta fish covered when possible.

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15 Comments »

natalie edelin said:

i have a female beta fish. And i want to breed her.
What should i do?

# 26 March 2009 at 4:24 pm

aquarium (author) said:

This is just a very basic, very brief guide. If you are serious about breeding bettas then i can recommend this guide which will give you some fantastic info

Breeding Betta Fish

You will need a male betta fish first off, it will need to be bigger than the female.

Put the male in a tank on his own, he will make a bubble nest, then put the female in for 1 hour but supervise. Then put in seperate tanks.

Then put them together again so the female can mate and lay her eggs.

Bettas can breed from just a few hours upto a couple of days.

When all the eggs are laid then the male will put them in the bubble nest. Then take the female out or she may be killed!

The babies will be born in about 1 week. The next day you can remove the male if you are afraid that he could eat the babies.

The babies should now be out of the bubble nest and swimming. You can now begin feeding.

Like i said this is just an overview and it will take a lot more info than this to be successful breeding betta fish!

# 31 March 2009 at 12:03 am

Mrk said:

Natalie, dont know much about bettas but i can surgest putting a male in the tank turning the lights down low and play some barry white music with a small pinch of viagra in the water, that should do it for them.

# 2 April 2009 at 12:33 pm

becky said:

i have a beautiful rad and white beta named bubba and he is a new addition to my family how do i know he likes his new home and i happy?

# 8 April 2009 at 4:15 pm

Lotty said:

I have had my Siamese fighter since Christmas the last two/three weeks it seems to be staying mostly on the bottom & not feeding much, but it looks ok is this alright?
(I partially change the water each week,so its pretty clean,I have a heater and a filter its in with neon fish)

# 18 May 2009 at 3:39 pm

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