Sex

Reproduction is one of the important factors in the halfmoon betta population. The half-moon betta breeding process is the same as other betta species.

Start with selecting the ideal pair. Make sure that both the fish age between 4 to 12 months old, because it is the ideal time to breed. The breeding pair is healthy and does not have any health issues.

Create an ideal breeding condition for betta. Arrange a separate tank for the betta, the water capacity is a minimum of 10 gallons. The water temperature is 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Make sure the water is filtered and free from toxins. Before the breeding, prepare betta for breeding two weeks ago. Provide them with high protein and nutrition-rich food such as blood worms, brim shrimp, and other food.

When you introduce females to the tank it is important to keep them separate until they are ready to mate, this can be done by divider or separator. Once they feel comfortable removing the divider, observe betta behavior. They swim around each other, making sure that they are not fighting.

The halfmoon betta's ideal breeding time is when they are between 4 months to 1 year old. This Time is a better chance for successful breeding.

During mating, they prefer to live alone in the tank, they don’t like the presence of other species. So it is a better option to during the breeding process put them in their own separate tank. This is the best choice because they are shy in nature.

When you pair the male and female halfmoon betta for breeding purposes, the male is slightly larger than the female. When the female is ready for breeding, her color is darker and develops strips of her body.

When a female is ready for breeding her ovipositor is seen see. The white spot between her fins is appearing. A female halfmoon betta approaches her mate by flaring their tail and waving their body towards him.

Some halfmoon betta eat their own eggs, to prevent successful breeding. In a courting process, male betta comes forward and shows signs of mating. They flare his fins. their color becoming a vibrant color. When a female betta is ready to breed, the body color is changed, the color becomes dark and vertically dark stripes show on the body.The male betta fish takes his saliva and blows it into the water surface where the bubble nest is built. This nest is a collection of bubbles that hold the saliva. The male builds a bubble nest for breeding purposes and takes a few days to complete.

During the egg release process, male and females lock their fins multiple times until the eggs have been released.it is a time-consuming process. The female looks unwell but it’s perfectly normal. The male put the eggs in a bubble nest. After the spawning, the male embraces the female; when the male leaves the female, it is best to take the female out of the tank, maybe she eats her own egg that she produced just now. Or the male attacks the female.

After laying eggs, the male betta will occupy a few days to maintain the bubble nest and bring any eggs that sink to the bottom back up. Fry is released from the egg in two or three days.

Once the betta fry swims themselves. Make sure they feed the baby a nutritious diet such as mini worms, infusoria, and vinegar eels. As they grow they need high protein diet offer them baby brine shrimp.