Mouthbrooder: the male holds the eggs in his mouth. After the spawning embrace the female picks the eggs off the male’s anal fin and spits them to him.
Keep a small group and let a pair form.
60 L dim, soft, acidic planted tank with caves and leaf litter.
Soft acidic water and live foods.
Small broods: about 10 eggs is considered a good number. The male broods them for 10-21 days, then releases fully formed, free-swimming fry.
Fully formed fry released; feed baby brine shrimp and microworms.
One breeding tank for the white-margined betta, drawn to scale from the breeding guide.
Water: 24–28 °C · pH 5–6.5 · soft water
A plan from the breeding guide and an adult size of 3 cm. Tank shape is a standard 2 : 1 : 1.2 box, at least 6 adult lengths long. Check each step in the guide above.
A 120 cm rack for breeding the white-margined betta in numbers.
In total: 3 tanks, about 300 L of water. A litre of water weighs about 1 kg, so check that the floor and rack can take the weight.
Sizes are worked out from the breeding tank in the guide. Tanks fit a standard 120 cm rack when they can; bigger tanks go on their own stands.
Adult males are more colourful and have a broader head than females.
Typical for mouthbrooders
Usually one male with several females. Feed high-quality food.
The female takes the eggs into her mouth and stops eating.
After about 3 weeks the female releases fully formed fry. Many breeders move her to a quiet tank first.
Fry eat crushed flake and baby brine shrimp straight away.
Fry are a few centimetres long after about 3 months.
A general guide for this breeding type. Days change with temperature and species.
Usually one male with several females. Feed high-quality food.
Set up a virtual breeding tank and see what would likely happen.
An educational estimate from the breeding rules, not a promise.