EASY! How to Breed Bettas Step by Step

Hey all,

Today I wanted to show you how I breed bettas / fighting fish.

I have been doing this for years and its always super fun, really interesting and results in a whole bunch of fry.

Hope you enjoy.

0:00 Intro
0:35 What You Need
2:31 Tank Setup
4:19 Fish Conditioning
4:47 Fish Selection
5:01 Sexing a Female Betta
5:39 Koi Betta Colouration
6:13 Male Betta Selection
6:43 When to Release Fish into Same Tank
7:53 How to Handle Chasing
8:30 How long to Leave Them Together
8:54 The Breeding Process
10:51 When to Remove the Female
11:41 Leave Lights on Until Eggs Hatch
12:15 Food to Feed Fry
12:50 Outro

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[MizuSky]

I actually really enjoy this in comparison to most other betta breeding videos- you actually explain *what* to look for in the female to point out she's ready, as well as explain the conditioning process and future proofing. I really appreciate that! I have a blue rimmed female, and everyone kept telling me "When she's showing stripes she's ready." But I also didn't know you'd have to consider the size of her egg pouch and feeding her up etc, so cheers!

[mayawhorton]

I love how you actually explained and talked and Instead of just background music playing and subtitles like in other videos I see

[corydaddydoras]

Best, most straight-forward Betta breeding video in all of Youtube, by far, and I’ve seen them all. Thanks v much!

[greeniegreenade]

I’m planning on breeding my bettas soon, picking one of my females from the sorority for my male. I will probably do this in a month or two. Thanks for sharing this great info

[violetvengance]

After a year of research (well 11mo😅), buying all my equipment (which was a lot less painful than I thought), getting all tanks cycled and plants grown out, I just bought my females today to start my journey into breeding my own. Color genetics took me forever to learn and honestly I don’t think I’m much closer than where I started 😂 Why can’t they be easy like snakes 😅 I’m so nervous and excited! I have a few mom and pop pet sores that have agreed to buy some from me so I feel a little less overwhelmed in that department. Sometimes it pays to be in a rural area 😅 Thank you so much for all your videos!

[pelhamsaquatics]

Hey thank you Blake, this old American geezer might just give these bettas a go🙂👍🏻

[AbdulWaheed-dxlt]

Very informative video to me especially and I love Betta breeding now. Thank you for your brief on betta breeding.

[jackanddan]

Thanks Blake….we’re going to be this finally and we appreciate your experience and tips in this video Mate😀😀

[sarapatrick]

Awesome!! My male has been building bubble nests since I got him!! I just got a couple ladies to condition! 😍

[WhiteD]

Another great video mate, always packed full of info keep up the good stuff 👍 🤙

[kirstynschamber]

I just got two males for the first time in years both very healthy. They are making beautiful bubble nests with no females so I’m considering breeding them. They are both very protective of the nests so I’m sure they’d make great father’s. Thanks for the info it helps a lot

[leighrode]

Great info, enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing l learnt a lot from you, and so far yours is fantastic, not full of jargon was great and informative, interesting and straightforward, thanks

[edstar]

awesome video mate, reckon its gonna help a lot of people 👍🏻

[casfast]

Not sure if you answer questions?but i have a pair that seem to be doing okay and I'm keeping my eye on them in a small tiny tote that you put all your nick-nacks our children's markers in but I have a 20 gallon elongated tank if I put like 4 to 5 in of water in it and gave her a hiding spots and made it natural do you think that they can naturally make this happen without me paying attention to them?

[melissadixon]

Such a good video, I feel comfortable going into a project like this with this video in my arsenal. I’m going to see if my son wants to get involved! And subscribed!

[hydrocooledcarrot]

Haha as soon as the video started I'm like "oh Blake has an Anko tank too!"
They're so popular here 😂

[Snatch]

My female Betta is very aggressive while the male is not...when breeding she always chase the male resulting to his fins damage.

[ZuhHuss]

Good video! Nice trick with the Styrofoam on the breeder box.

[Diosesdepapel]

Thank you Blake ... very interesting video to watch, Betas are my Daughter's favorite fish to keep ..!!

[sheridanford]

Awesome vid Blake, loved watching this.