Sex

Normally breeding is easy to do, but the spawning process is quite difficult for elephant ear betta. It is one of the most recessive traits in betta. The breeding process is long and costly, but If you are experienced it is also fun. let's see the step-by-step process for it:

Make sure that both betta are healthy and elephant ear genes, to increase the chance of successful breeding. Before two weeks of breeding offer them nutrition-rich food to increase the success of breeding and even provide an optimal environment. A properly maintained breeding tank without a hiding place and substrate is ideal for spawning. Introduce both betta and observe them. When male release a sperm near female. When the egg is released it falls to the bottom. The male picks them up using his mouth and puts them into a bubble nest.

After completing spawning, transfer females in a separate tank, because there may be male betta eating them. The male is responsible for fertilization and hatching. The egg will hatch in 1-3 days. When the fry is released, this will not able to be swim but after 2-3 days fry will start swimming freely. newly released fry swimming shortly. The rise of the fry is a difficult process, they are not able to eat anything you can offer them baby shrimp.

You have to Maintain a balance between how much portion of food you have to serve and how many times. Offer them a small portion of food, and do not overfeed them because betta has a weak immune system which leads to the digestion issue. In a starting day feed the fry egg yolk as well as foods like atria and baby shrimp. When they are fed properly and able to swim take them out of the tank and put them into separate tanks.

For raising healthy fry maintain water quality. Regularly change the water and not build up toxins such as ammonia. Once a fry becomes free swimming, you can start raising fry in an individual tank and add a filter.