Squabbling Betta macrostoma

[hjuanie]

Hi

Just an update

Decided to mix it up a little, and put a new female with the quarrelsome male... they spawned the very next day

Guess its true, some fish just don't get along with each other..

I think I will separate the females from the males until they are ready to mate, then I will put them in a breeding tank

What do you guys think?

[bosebani]

you are right, some males only know how to fight.
procreation is not in their dictionary.
those "pairs" sold in lfs are only 1 male and 1 female.
even so called proven pairs are also difficult when it comes to spawning.
you just got to try your luck.

Thanks for your reply

Hi

Just an update

Decided to mix it up a little, and put a new female with the quarrelsome male... they spawned the very next day

Guess its true, some fish just don't get along with each other..

I think I will separate the females from the males until they are ready to mate, then I will put them in a breeding tank

What do you guys think?

bro, you mean your pair bred after you put in a new female?? Congrats!

[cavallino]

Hi

Just an update

Decided to mix it up a little, and put a new female with the quarrelsome male... they spawned the very next day

Guess its true, some fish just don't get along with each other..

I think I will separate the females from the males until they are ready to mate, then I will put them in a breeding tank

What do you guys think?

wow! good for you.

i have two pairs (not proven, just sold as a pair) in which the female is bigger than the male.

both pairs got on fine for 2 weeks, then one pair started squabbling, so i seperated them.

the second pair looks like it's gonna start squabbling soon too..

Regarding the fighting of the Macro, it is heard to be very common, and most often, 1 party will die, either of stress or sucide jump.

Wondering is it that not every "pair" the lfs sellls is a pair, or we need luck to mix and match? Or buy many pieces for them to pair off like discus?

I also read that they need big tank of about 3ft to breed?

i have seen someone keep 3 actively breeding pairs in 1 3ft!

you need to be on top of your water, though.

[bosebani]

Wow! can keep so many pairs together? Will not fight or jump out?

[cavallino]

partitioned... so each pair was in a 2x1x1.5 effectively....

[bosebani]

btw, do we need to cover the betta macro? Will they jump out like others betta?

[cavallino]

yes, you definitely need to cover it, you can't even leave a crack open. They will find their way out.

[johannes]

wild bettas, especially mouthbrooders are known to be good jumpers..

please cover your tank well..

they can jump out from a hole that you least expect

[bosebani]

Can check with bros here what is use to cover and where to get? Many Thanks

[johannes]

you can use nettings that lfses sell, either green, white or black. these nets were intended to tie moss, according to the auntie, but i use it to cover my tanks. use clips to secure the nets to your aquariums, thats what i do.

some use glass or acrylic sheet or even the white "egg crate" for cover.

there is no hard and fast rules on what cover to use... as long as your bettas don't land on the floor... it's good cover..

[bosebani]

Mine just jumped out this noon! Through the small hole next to the overhead filter, lucky my mum saw it "swimming" on the floor, and catches it back before 2 of my cats have the male for lunch

[hjuanie]

I have to agree with the accuracy of their jumping, it is incredible A cover is a must!

Having experienced a few near misses, I found that their accuracy is inversely proportionate to the distance of the water level to the gap ( I use a overhanging filter too).. So I lower the water level to at least 10cm below the cover and make sure the gap is as narrow as possible (about 0.5 cm max)

These guys must have had a module on jumping in macrostoma school

[wllm33]

for a 2ft tank you can use those spare dividers with the holes drilled to cover all areas , but you cannot put a hanging filter with this though.

for macs, spawning them is one thing, getting fries is another.
good luck.

[cavallino]

Can check with bros here what is use to cover and where to get? Many Thanks

I went through a bit of a hassle. I felt the "egg crates" light diffuser still had too large openings. So I added a layer of mesh below and cable tied the edges. It's working fine for me.

Mine just jumped out this noon! Through the small hole next to the overhead filter, lucky my mum saw it "swimming" on the floor, and catches it back before 2 of my cats have the male for lunch

that was a very close call! glad your mum found him when she did.

for macs, spawning them is one thing, getting fries is another.
good luck.

i hear that a lot. Yes, it's not easy.

[bosebani]

for a 2ft tank you can use those spare dividers with the holes drilled to cover all areas , but you cannot put a hanging filter with this though.

for macs, spawning them is one thing, getting fries is another.
good luck.

Any tips to share?

[wllm33]

Any tips to share?

a lot depends on how good a male you have to take care of the fries.
sometimes you need to try a few times for the experience to kick in.

some people says you try not to disturb the pair to much by " peeping" at them too many times.

if you want some advice, i suggest you take out the female when you observe that the male is not happy. Most of the time the female after spawning is not really necessary and only cause more problems for the brooding male.

hope this helps.

[bosebani]

a lot depends on how good a male you have to take care of the fries.
sometimes you need to try a few times for the experience to kick in.

some people says you try not to disturb the pair to much by " peeping" at them too many times.

if you want some advice, i suggest you take out the female when you observe that the male is not happy. Most of the time the female after spawning is not really necessary and only cause more problems for the brooding male.

hope this helps.

Thanks for sharing, bro.

Any signs to watch out when the macro are ready to spawn? Physical or behavour sign? Should the male be bigger or female? My male is flaring at the female whenever he sees here. But my female ignoring him

Just to share what I read somewhere, they need very low PH of 5, low water temperature, no disturbance to spawn.

[cavallino]

i have two pairs, where the females are bigger.. both the males have been getting it bad... so i've had to seperate them..

lately i've paired the larger of the two males with the smaller of the two females.. so this pair looks ok for now..

but now i've got the larger of the two females (4") and the smaller of the two males (c.3") and i definitely cannot pair them...

[bosebani]

i have two pairs, where the females are bigger.. both the males have been getting it bad... so i've had to seperate them..

lately i've paired the larger of the two males with the smaller of the two females.. so this pair looks ok for now..

but now i've got the larger of the two females (4") and the smaller of the two males (c.3") and i definitely cannot pair them...

bro, what you mean by getting it bad? bbigger female will wack the male? Mine female just ignore the male, so is it ok?

[cavallino]

Yes, the females were shredding up the males....