NEW VIDEO!

i got a new male betta (i saved him from from a pet store since my other male got killed by this female when she jumped out of her breeder thing- i have a lid on her now) and his fined are slightly clamped but hes healthy and so im see if he will breed and so far so good so heres a video of there setup and him showing off his stuff
http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/view_shared? p=6c8d703f43b465d4371f00&source=category& category_id=all

That is a beautiful Betta, especially since he's red. I hope you let him get used to his new apartment before you introduce him to that mean lady Betta.

yeah i wont release her untill he make a HUGE nest and they have gotten used to eachother maybe in like a week

Or two

i have some new pics i just took i will have them in the video by tonight or once i get the other comp. back

go to like 1:08 to see new pics there was 2 videos but it only plays one and the 2nd was better
http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/view_shared? p=6c8d703f43b465d4371f00&source=category& category_id=all

They look really good. I love the flaring activity your male is doing. Don't rush it though. I would hate to ruin a good thing by introducing them before they are ready. Keep us posted on how it all turns out.

the female is acting VERY submissive but the male is VERY aggresive acting so hopefully he gets used to her in a week or two, but i am going to get another younger male soon and see if he is any better and will build a nest for her.

The old guy should do OK. I have paradise fish, which are also bubble nest builders, and they get interested in spawning after a generous, partial water change. Although they can breathe air and live in stagnant ponds, clean water must make them feel better. Do you give the fry infusoria or what? The fry of paradise fish are so small they can't eat baby brine shrimp.

i havent gotten any fry yet but i have done a LOT of research and watched a lot of videos and my first ever pair did breed but the eggs never hatched and i havent gotten anyothers to breed since then and i dont know why, i even gave up for a few months but i am very determined now to get some to breed but i would fed them something like that then BBS abd then flakes. i have raised live barer fry so i am sorta experenced with fry.

the male has restarted a nest and is starting to settle down but the nest is on the females jar which i have i have to take out once the i release her and there done breeding....

heres some pics

sorry the last one is spost to she its thickniss

That looks like a pretty serious bubble nest. Can you just tip the jar over to release the female?

i tryed that last night and she was under the nest in a s shape waiting for him but he just flared at her then started to attack her nonstop so i seperated them and im going to let him hopefully get more used to her, but i got a new male last night too (hes cute)so i might try him in like a week if there not breeding by then.

wow them guys are gorgeous!!! its so confusing, bubble nests, when to introduce them. . . I just prefer to stick to bristlenoses, all i have to do is wait!!!!! LOL good luck with it!!

Your fish are gorgeous.

I've thought about adding bettas to my breeding infatuation... but I've heard stories of them having 500+ fry... and I don't have room for more tanks right now...

Yours make me want them though... LOL!

There's a lot of different types of microfoods... Smaller than Baby brine shrimp...

Vinegar eels
Microworms
Tubiflex
Golden Pearls
Frozen Rotifers

And probably a lot more I can't think of right now...

ok so they breed today, and at first the male could get the females eggs out. i had to go to my grandpas so i seperated them, i put them together again at like 10ish. he finnily got it, but didnt even pay attention to the eggs so the female took care of them (putting them in the nest and kinda cleaning them) later on when theres like 50 eggs in the nest, he finilly sees an egg so hes goes up to it and eats it!!! then he sees them in the nest and EATS ALL OF THEM TOO!!!!!!!!im so mad.....so im going to put her back in the tank tomorrow after shes down recovering and put her in her jar so the male can rebuild his nest (i killed it)and put them together once hes done and this time i think i will let her take care of the eggs and nest.... any tips or sugestions

When they spawn, the male wraps himself around the female and squeezes out the tiny eggs, which he fertilizes and puts into the bubble nest. The eggs are almost invisible, so any that looked large may have been infertile and fungused over. The way things usually work is the female gets put into another aquarium as soon as they're done spawning. The male then tends the eggs and nest until the fry are free swimming, at which time he gets removed before he eats all the babies. Aquarium raised fish, especially ones that are inbred to achieve certain features, lose some of their instincts and other natural equipment, so they don't always respond correctly to the procreation urge.