Betta pairing

[Whale bang]

I recently bought a light blue half moon betta, how can I find a female? What do i look for?

[mnemenoi]

Depends on what you are trying to achieve via breeding? Half moons? Light Blue offspring? There are quite a few breeding sites directed solely at bettas (the hybrid and true species). The IBC (International Betta Congress) is a decent place to start. Otherwise locally start hitting up Petcos and Petsmarts looking for light blue half moons and see what you find.

[mistahoo]

Generally you won't find any halfmoon females at petco/petsmart. I've only seen plakats and crown tail females. They're also much too small to even attempt to breed, as they won't make eggs and they'd just get pummeled by the male.

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[mnemenoi]

+1 agreed with Mistahoo, I remember seeing females there though I remember there only being 1-2 types. Separate tanks are a must and they can be a handful when they finally breed and you have 100 offspring that has to be in spate containers with daily water changes. There used to be a few folks that bred them locally, but I have not seen them on recently. I think Clay (clayt101?) in La. breeds them and might be able to offer some advice and pointers.

[morpheus]

is this for the .5 gal nano tank you mentioned in another post? if you just put a female in there with a male, he will more likely then not kill her. i have never tried breeding bettas, but i hear finding a partner is a delicate trial and error. agreeing with mnemenoi and find someone who has experience breeding them successfully

[suicune]

I heard betta pairing is a big job to do

[mistahoo]

Ek used to breed them a long while back. From what I've been told, they're easy to breed, but a PITA and the fry are extremely slow growers. The male will most likely kill the female. You want them kept separate until it's time to breed

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[mistahoo]

One way to breed is to wait for the male to make a bubble nest. Then when he does, put the female in his tank but still separated with a see through cup or container. Let the male get riled up for a while and then let the female out. Boom babies

Edit: Female has to be old enough though

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[LooksLater]

And definitely need a bigger than .5g tank, IMO.

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