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ashlee18 asked in PetsFish · 1 decade ago

Who's the mom (Betta breeding)?

A week ago I introduced my male to his potential new mate. They were not too aggressive with each other and he had a HUGE bubble nest built. She would follow him to his nest but not stay under it long enough. She had her vertical stripes and an egg spot. I had another female, white, in the tank but she ignored everyone and hid. The male wasn't interested in her, only the darker female.

After four days they showed no progress. She had horrible ripped fins and they were fighting very aggressively, she took a few of his fins with her. So I took her out to heal and added her sister who was already egg bound, I didn't want his nest to go to waste. I also took out the white female.

Today I was going to take out the sister as she showed no signs of going near the male. I decided that I was going to drain the tank of the filthy water and set it up for the male to heal. But he was protecting his nest with much vigor. I looked in and saw that not only had they spawned, but the eggs had hatched.

So according to the time frame, I cannot figure out who is the mother. It seems as though it could have happened on Sunday or Monday for them to be this far along. Both females still show their vertical stripes and egg spot, even after the eggs have hatched so they are not helping me at all. The second female has been beat up a lot less than the first, if that helps at all. He didn't guard the nest from the second female when there were eggs in it so he isn't helping me either.

I am kind of leaning towards the second female, what is everyones opinion?

Update:

To punky:

I breed angelfish so I am more than ready for 500+ bettas. I actually currently have 1000+ angels, not including the young fry. You be responsible and don't lecture people without knowing them.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Another way to tell is if one still has the eggs and is still swollen.

    http://bettacare101.com/

  • 1 decade ago

    The first one. But besides that i hope you can house the potential500 babies. and if not why do it at all? Be a responsible pet owner. Just because you can mate them doesn't mean you should.

  • 1 decade ago

    It was probably the 2nd female that you put in there.

    Hope this helps!

    *Best Answer* =P

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    First one.....

    Source(s): me
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