Sex

In an ethical view, breeding them in a home is not recommended. Because of their weak immune system and swimming problems. Even professional breeders also difficult to breed roaetail betta. The beauty of the rosetail betta is eternal but they come with many weaknesses.

Like other betta breeding the male builds a bubble nest and courts the female, once the female lays the egg male puts them in the bubble nest and fertilizes it. The male is responsible for hatching and protecting the eggs.

But breeding rosetail betta is looking simple but more challenging. Their long finnage decreases the chance of spawning. Many phases many difficulties when they wrap their body around female during mating, as well as their long fin difficulty in sufficient care for the eggs. After successful spawning, raising a fry is also difficult, they take lots of time and resources as well as monitoring. A betta fry needs a special separate tank and food.

Some of the requirements for breeding such as the ideal size of breeding tank is 10 gallons. They survive in warm water the range between 76° to 79° Fahrenheit. The f PH value range of water should be between 6.5 to 7.0. For breeding, you need one pair of betta. You will need a floating object to lay her egg.

Maintaining water quality is required when you are raising fry. For healthy fry change water frequently and not to build up toxins such as ammonia, nitrate, or nitrite. Once a fry becomes free swimming, you can start to raise fry in individual tanks and add filters.