Thursday, March 8, 2012

Betta Fish Breeding



Thursday, March 1, 2012

How to Breed Betta Fish in Two Minutes





What do you need to breed Bettas:
  • A small net
  • Breeding tank
  • Healthy pair of male and female Bettas

What are the stages? Watch this excellent video to see this in action:
  • Let the male into the tank and let him build the bubble nest.
  • Introduce the female - watch for the right signs: flaring at each other.
  • Watch to see if mating follows: embracing of female by male
  • Watch the male picking up the eggs squeezed out of the female.
  • See him spit the eggs into the bubble nest.
  • Remove female to another tank.
  • Watch the male tend to the eggs until they hatch.
  • Remove male after fry is hatched.







Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Tropical Fish Diseases

Useful FISH HEALTH information for tropical fish hobbyists:


COMMON FISHY ILLNESSES & AILMENTS
Probably one of the most common questions I get asked is “What’s wrong with my fish?” Well, that’s a little hard to diagnose without actually seeing the fish itself, but there are some common ailments you should be familiar with, and you should be able to identify when something is really wrong.
First off, you need to have a “Fishy First Aid Kit” handy.