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Just left petco and they had many dead Bettas in cups. It's disgusting. I rescued one that was almost dead and he is in a natural tank and is doing zoomies.. he was pale and listless when I bought him. He's so happy . Thank you for all your educational videos. I've learned the correct way to create a natural habitat.
I was literally at a Petco today as well, in Waldorf, MD. Yes, i’m calling them out! Dead Bettas in cups and also in extremely dirty water. Some had open wounds and to the point where they were all white, zero color, i felt so bad. I can’t believe this happens as often as it does, it’s absolutely mortifying. If only i had the space! You want to save them so bad but then they’ll just order another fish to take it’s place so you’d be supporting the abuse. Already have 2 Bettas, both in 5 1/2 gallon tanks, heater, plants, Fluval HOB filters that actually support 20 gallons of water and they’re living their best lives.
@@jakaribey23 sadly most stores around the world iam in Switzerland and if you buy fish at a petshop they will always say atleast a 20 gallon tank but themselves have them in those plastic cups and this for atleast like 2 weeks since they even do quarantine in those cups… funny enough most employees dont even know what fish they are selling and when i applied i never heard back… they even had a tank full with rams and they where fighting since smaller ones went through the territory the tank was max 30gallon tank with like 20 rams
@@FatherFish That is the problem: Those stores will always do what is best for the bottom line... And when we buy the poor fish out of an obligation to do better by them, we incentivise these abusive practices - because it is "good business" ...
💖Another great video from Father Fish... My daughter became a lifelong Betta Lover. My little hobby channel was actually named for her. One day we were watching tv (back in the 1980s) and a television announcer said that a program was 'Officially starting." My 3 year old daughter got all excited; she thought it was going to be about fish. She said "Can we watch the fishely?" 😄 I couldn't disappoint her, so we made her a video with a VHS recorder. Her grandma even made her a whale video. 🐟
I have always loved Betas; I very first tank had a red feisty beta along with my swordtails and angel fish. He was king of that tank. He was a jumper and landed on my floor a couple of times unfazed , and soon after made that bubble nest. I had baby fish from one of the other fish that he happily gobbled up , so it was quite exciting for me as a 12 yr old(: I’m watching your videos because I would love to have another beta or two ; I would love to rescue a couple from the pet store .
Father Fish... Man, you are amazing. Happy to be 1 of the thousands that have told you so. Thank you for the videos and information. Thank you even more for encouraging love for nature and sharing yours. Amazing human being. Truly.
I find bettas to be very intelligent. They are always curious about what you are doing or anything new going on in their tanks. I cannot bear to see them in tiny, empty containers. It is mental torture.
From one old gheezer to another this was the most get to the point informative video I’ve ever watched on Betta’s , I’ve tried to raise The babies but didn’t get the feeding part right , would raising them in a larger tank with more micro fauna help keep them going till they are old enough to eat larger food , one thing I’d like you thoughts on is the depth of the water in the tank, is 6” of water better for the male to grab eggs and put them in the bubble nest, much like the rice patties of Vietnam? 🤔
I accidentally bred bettas! Lol. I had put a pair in a heavily planted outside pond last summer.. I took them out as the weather cooled and just left the pond to fend for itself over winter. As it warmed up again in late spring, I noticed baby fish. I thought they were guppies at first, since they were the same size…then realised they were tiny bettas. We had nights that got down to 4°c so I am baffled how they survived for so many months at such low temperatures. I know they had “wild food” to eat but they must have been dormant for some of that time to still be so small when I found them. I am giving them dried shrimp and black worms now and they are growing well. There are about 20. It’s starting to get cold here again in Australia so I’m not sure if I should leave them in the pond for the coming winter. So far they are not fighting.
Pretty impressive. Leave some of them through this coming winter. They will not fight until they become fully mature. If the pond is large enough males can easily survive in community. Please keep me posted about these. I am not aware of low temp survival of bettas.
@@Jacksprat265 omg yes you should do a video That’s awesome that they survived. From what I heard they need a heater but I had two back when I was 14 and never had a heater they died after 3 years. Would love to see your video pond
Beautiful thank you sir I use to grow baby betas but only successfully grew 2 babies or 3 I stoped the hobby but this is showing me we’re I messed up I plan on getting back in thanks to your info sir God bless you
I raised Betta babies just with dry daphnia, that I frotted very fine between the fingers. But maybe I was in fact only feeding the tank, and the babies ate what happned to grow there🙂
Thank you for this…I did wonder how kind it would be to leave a male alone without a mate. Have everything planned for my Sonoran Tank and was going to order the tank…had a very bad fall last night…injured my hip and lower back, hit my head (hardest part of me, lol) flared every disorder I have so will have wait until I heal. Sad, down and frustrated and hurt a lot, but that’s life. Anyway, once the Desert one is ready, I want a Betta tank and one for the living room. Saved this video.
I’m going to try this. I have a very happy male betta. My tank is thriving because of you father I owe it all to you. It’s been such a pleasure learning the hobby. Thanks again
@@FatherFishBut you constantly refer to the fact that they've been bred in captivity for decades. Are we trying to keep them to the standards of wild betas now or not?
I'm sorry but breeding betta is not this complicated. For the fry Baby Brine Shrimp is already enough for them to grow until they are ready for dried tubifex worms. From their they will grow to aldult. Been doing this and successfully raising 100 to 300 per spawn. For 5 years now ;)
As a commercial operation you have it nailed. For the casual hobbyist a food web allows for a different kinds of experience watching the fish grow in a natural environment.
@@theaquaticdesert i keep saying no more bettas, because i'd like to have different species tanks but my daughter is attracted to them an salt water fish the most
@@FatherFish brother you may have less views then other people's but your truly helping more people because these other RUclipsrs just keep repeating the same stuff
I never thought I would be addicted to fish, but I have three bettas and I love them so much! I also own two dogs and they are getting jealous of all the time I spend on my bettas!
i want to start a new betta set up and i’d like to keep a happy beta but i’m not in the business of wanting to breed i would just like for my fish to be happy is there anyway to give a betta a happy life without having to breed it?
I found your channel just in time. I'm getting ready to set up 6 aquariums and was researching substrates. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I'm going to have some fun now. And I did subscribe.
This video was good, people just don't want to go through all the extra stuff involved in raising Betta fish. Plus once you raise them it becomes a whole job to get rid of them
@@mfstarboy8690 Unless you possess a house big enough to hold as many tanks as you require for 30 Betta fish, you are going to have to either sell them to a willing buyer or give them away.
Hi, Father Fish. Your videos are very intriguing. Q: do Galaxy Koi female beta get lonely in the tank? And is it favorable to put another just like her in the tank a girl?
So funny you mentioned they get depressed. I have a female and male betta in a 40 gallon tank. I didn’t know about introducing them and just put them in together. I got lucky because they get along so well. I’ve had them for a month now together but they haven’t bred. My girl betta named Bellatrix has her little egg spot and looks like she’s carrying eggs. I don’t know why my male betta stopped making bubble nests. I have another male betta (Nemo koi betta) named Cepheus in a ten gallon tank and I swear he’s a dog stuck in a fish’s body. He loves being pet. I’m not kidding. I rub his belly, fins, and his chin 🤣🤣🤣 . He constantly comes to the surface for me to pet him. Strangest thing ever! I’m worried he’s getting lonely though and I wonder if I can add him in the 40 gallon with Bellatrix and Orion? I don’t want the two males to kill each other. I’m so attached to my bettas. I love them as much as my dogs
Yes. As a fish whisperer I communicate regularly with my fish. Many of the high finnage bettas prefer a quiet place that is small and cozy, where they do not need to move much.
@@FatherFish Oh goodie. But really, what leads you to believe this? I'm asking genuinely - you must have some supporting evidence to back up these claims.
The cerebral cortex in humans is fundamental for the awareness of sensory stimuli. Fish lack a cerebral cortex or its homologue and hence cannot experience pain or emotion..
@@FatherFish Thanks for the reply. While there may be no cortex, it doesn't necessarily mean there's no experience of emotion or pain. Reacting to stimuli must be driven by a feeling of this is "good" or this is "bad", which for all intents & purposes is to experience some form of emotional state. An empty glass might not provide any negative stimuli, but it certainly doesn't provide any that's good - why take the risk?
Great video, even though I'm not into breeding at all. I had bettas in the past, but only males. I'm interested though in the food (web) cultures. What do you need to setup a daphnia or paramecia or baby brine shrimp culture? And where do you get the eggs or starter culture from? I'm clueless when it comes to that to😁
Hello everyone , I have a question , I want buy aquarium of 79 gallons , BUT my problem is where I put the aquarium ? I live in New Jersey is very cool here , but if I put the aquarium in the living room my problem is the heavy weight for my floor actually am scary about the weight , and maybe in the basement, BUT my basement is not finished, and is not insulated 😢 is very cool in the winter 🥶 … I saw a lot aquarium RUclipsrs and almost all of them have the aquariums in the basement … actually I can’t understand NOBODY do a video about this BIG “problem” about the aquarium , I guess the best big problem in this beautiful hobby 😢
We have a Betta couple in our tank and they inspire to love each other everyday. They're such cuties. People keep asking how do we manage to keep a boy and girl together because of all the stereotypes. We just explain to those people how a relationship works 😎
I removed some guppies from my betta fish' tank only the other day to begin the process of converting his water to the mineral water as suggested by fantastic 😍 Fr Fish 🐟 and only a few days later he had for the first time started blowing bubbles! So i was thinking he was lonely and missing his friends already! I think they love to have company (of another fish species so they dont fight with their own kind when not mating with them). He was in a temporary little tank while I prepared his tank for a few hours with some groovy cherry shrimps who seemed very happy and also a couple of young small guppies and a small panda(black & white) catfish who are also awesome little dudes. My guppies, catfish and shrimps live in a very large interesting tank usually where they are very active and sociable and are back there now. 🥰 My beautiful betta 💞 is really enjoying his new mineral water (bought in spring water 1.5 litre bottles from the supermarket) and is perched in prime place now on my windowsill in my lounge. This is his first night in his spring cleaned pad! He hasn't blown more bubbles in there yet on his first day and seems very active straight away. I was wondering if you were supposed to get a betta fish with the same shape, style and colour when you put them together when they are ready to mate? I have another betta (supposedly female I was told in the shop and which is a different type of betta and not so fluffy finned as the male). She is in a large tank which was the same kind I bought her from ... she was with other female bettas in the shop so she is used to being social! She currently lives with guppies, neons, cory catfish, shrimps, mountain/cloud Minnows! They get on fine but i hope to give her a slightly less busy tank so she has more peace as she ages! I will try look out for the white egg spot now incase she can buddy up for her romantic momentary marriage with my male betta if he starts bubble blowing again too! 🤣 Such a cute breeding lifestyle they have! really hope i can breed some betta fry successfully at least once one day :) Now that i understand their natural habitat of more shallow streams etc feel much more wised up and less confused or stressed about their happiness. 🎉
I have a snail with my male with my boy Betta. And a female Betta next door to his tank. I don't want babies so they are separate. He is enjoying life as is! And loving it this way!
It is true that Betta males become depressed. The solution? A female and a batch of fry or change the aquarium with another one decorated differently, maybe bigger, maybe smaller, so that he can see that it is a new unexplored territory.
Hey I have guppy which has spawned and I don't know which predators there are cause I keep losing them. I have about 10 guppies and my feeder fish pets have been growing a ton. Unlike the guppy
My positron he isn’t lonely at all yet, he’s super aggressive but still builds a nest. I seem to have picked very timid females, I have a 8 piece sorority 5 have tried to be with positron, he always nips their fins ….
I've tried to breed bettas before(4-6) times. But haven't done it quite like this. My manly man is looking a bit depressed. Maybe I'll try your way this time. I have all the things you suggest. My smaller tanks all have microfauna. I'll let you know in a few months how it works out. I need to get a female and grow her out a bit. My last female died. I tried to save her from petsmart. I think she was just too young and she was overwhelmed by her new environment. I prefer female bettas. BTW bettas are the ONY fish I ever purchase from petsmart. My lfs is about the only place I've ever bought my fish. The owners are rude and possibly burned out after 30 years but I stand by their fish. I lost my first fish in 50 years to disease last week. Long story but my 75 gal looks so empty now I'm not sure where to go with it now.
Thanks, Father Fish! What if I don't want to breed cockerels? Can parents be left with their children? My guppies control the amount of fish in the aquarium on their own. Will cockerels also do?
Hi there! Setting up my first Betta tank, but I only have a 1.6 gallon tank. How much mud vs sand should I put in there? Also is there a way to stop the betta from jumping out without using a lid?
That’s so true! My betta was so bored! So I brought him a female and he lived happily ever after i wish i was a vlogger at that time but they laid eggs and my roommate ruined it… 🤦🏻♂️ popped the bubbles…. Rip
Had a little old lady come in the shop one day worried about her betta. "He is sick!" She complained. "He is vomiting bubbles!" I told her he needed a girl friend. She refused the offer.
@@FatherFish lol 😂 she probably thought you’re trying to sell her one for no good reason … thats life 🤷🏻♂️ we just gotta keep going doing what we like doing 🌱 🐠
I just mated my blue m/f betta. The female was helping the male in spitting the eggs in the nest. They were pretty chill with each other, but still removed the female. I did have a good fresh hatch from the same pair previously. But, i decided to clean up the mulm and the fry died except for 2. Now i only have one that made it out alive at a decent size.
Never EVER keep a Betta in a cup for a prolonged period of time! They do suffer even if they don't seem like it. Also, if you keep male betta in glass tanks next to each other make sure that they can not see each other. Otherwise they will be in constant stress because they will try to fight them. Bettas live in vast flooded herbacious plains (think acres and acres of rice fields) so, yes, they do need som space. 50 liters plus lots of plants minimum!
@@FatherFish And they suffered for each minute of it. They were domesticated in Thailand for a fish version of cockfighting. They didn't exactly care for their wellbeing and they still don't. Their natural habitat is vast. In fact, in nature they claim territories of a bit less than 1 square meter. A 20 liter tank is barely enough for them. 50 liter would be better. Their toughness is what leads to their maltreatment. They can endure bad conditions for months, even years, without showing great signs of distress. But that doesn't mean they are well. Billions of bettas suffer worldwide without their owners even knowing it.
I have been breeding bettas for decades and have personal knowledge of dozens of professional betta breeders who have line bred their bettas not for their fighting ability but for their finnage, color, and vigorous health. I know in fact that your sentimental depiction of the "poor betta" is nonsense.
@@FatherFish What I am saying is not news. Also, breeders are not experts in fish behaviour! If you ask an ichthyologist or a fish veterinarian, they will confirm to you that keeping a betta (or any fish) in small containers for more than a few hours is animal abuse. That's a fact! RUclips doesn't let me post links here so for my source just google "Bettas Need More Than Bowls - College of Veterinary Medicine" and "How Much Space Do Betta Fish Need? Vet-Approved Tank Size Guide!". There are plenty of other sources as well of course. As I said, in nature they live in vast wetlands and claim territories for themselves that are up to 1 spare meter large. How can they imitate this essential behaviour in a jar? They can't! They need 20 liters (~5 gallons) MINIMUM. 50 liters (~15 gallons) would be even better. That's also fact. Look, I get that you have a lot of experience. But experience can be wrong too. People can do things wrong for all of their lives. If you did it wrong until now, at least learn from your mistakes and start doing it right! Also, the responsible thing would be to take down your betta videos because they are definitely factually wrong! Otherwise I really like your content because you seem to really understand the complexities of ecology and nature. As a trained biologist, I can appreciate that. But concerning bettas, you are simply wrong!
@@FatherFish im hoping they dont show aggression towards each other so they can live together permanently just to prove the nae sayers wrong about them, I'm fed up with "experts" who've had one betta and only heard the nonsense talked about bettas on line telling me I'm cruel etc etc 😉
the secret is they hatched and grew up together. you start having trouble when you put a strange male together with aanother stranger. brothers seeem to get along
Can a male & female stay together permanently if you don't want any baby bettas and just for companionship? (I'm assuming the fry get eaten if the adults aren't moved?) Excellent video BTW!
I kept male and female together in a community tank. It was heavily planted with caves and rocks. They were fine. They did breed. I did nothing. The young were eaten. Probably by the parents and the Angel fish. I've also had a male that I couldn't keep in a community tank. He was a psycho.
@@grahambiggs2017 What size tank did you keep them in? I have several heavily planted tanks but they are 20G-29G. It's amazing the range of temperaments in bettas. I had one gentle soul and the other a killer. The killer did befriend a Mystery Snail (I'm guessing he was lonely as he was building bubble nests). He murdered anything and everything but not her.
@C Morrison I had them in a 30g. It was in the 70s. I was about 14. I'm 60 now. They were with black mollies. Swordtails. Angel. Sucking loach. Neons. Standard 70s fish. He was a wicked fish my fighter. He and Angel used to battle sometimes over certain part of tank. Winner would alternate. After breeding. Nest destroyed. The male became aggressive toward the female. As soon as he got sight of her he would chase her. She died not long after. It was a long time ago. I think he killed her.The last fighter I got about 5 years ago. He was possessed by Satan. I had to remove him. He attacked and killed other fish.
One of my goldfish bits my sick goldfish's fins. As far as I know, goldfish are generally peaceful and friendly creatures. But why nowadays some goldfish attack sick ones? Please reply sir.
My year and a half old male halfmoon betta was blowing bubble nests a few months after I got him. These days he spends a lot of time dormant in a sunken barrel decoration in his tank... I'm thinking he's become depressed :\ sometimes I do see him swimming or resting in a spot other than the barrel, but its a stark difference from my veiltail female who's constantly swimming around and interacting with me.
To father fish, or any others reading, I've been a betta owner for a couple years now. I want what's best for my Betta, and the man himself, Chris Kringle of fish, has convinced me, breeding maybe the right path forward. My problem is I do not want a great many bettas, just the one tank, maybe another if my gardening binge continues. What should I do with the fry? Or the adolescents if fry are to sensitive to be rid of? Should I pursue this, or pamper my betta as I can and simply not breed him?
Maybe the most important message should be: dont put them alone in small tanks. Give them tankmates. Corys, tetras, whatever. That kerps them active. Of course is breeding a major instinct. But not everybody knows what to do with 20 baby bettas.
The funny thing is one spawn I had of bright colored and dark would not get along in mixed groups, but the light and the dark separated got along, I wonder if that red gene has something to do with it
For people who don't have multiple tanks, when should the baby males be moved into Jars or containers after they are hatched? Also how often does the water in a 2 Liter or gallon jug need to be replaced, and how much do you feed a single beta?
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Just came back from Pet Smart. Bettas looked very sad
Man we need more ppl like you in the hobby! Thanks for the knowledge as always. I’m new to the channel and DEF sticking around.
Just left petco and they had many dead Bettas in cups. It's disgusting. I rescued one that was almost dead and he is in a natural tank and is doing zoomies.. he was pale and listless when I bought him. He's so happy . Thank you for all your educational videos. I've learned the correct way to create a natural habitat.
I did the same with my Mr. Finnie. He lives in a mansion.
I was literally at a Petco today as well, in Waldorf, MD. Yes, i’m calling them out! Dead Bettas in cups and also in extremely dirty water. Some had open wounds and to the point where they were all white, zero color, i felt so bad. I can’t believe this happens as often as it does, it’s absolutely mortifying. If only i had the space! You want to save them so bad but then they’ll just order another fish to take it’s place so you’d be supporting the abuse. Already have 2 Bettas, both in 5 1/2 gallon tanks, heater, plants, Fluval HOB filters that actually support 20 gallons of water and they’re living their best lives.
@@jakaribey23 sadly most stores around the world iam in Switzerland and if you buy fish at a petshop they will always say atleast a 20 gallon tank but themselves have them in those plastic cups and this for atleast like 2 weeks since they even do quarantine in those cups… funny enough most employees dont even know what fish they are selling and when i applied i never heard back… they even had a tank full with rams and they where fighting since smaller ones went through the territory the tank was max 30gallon tank with like 20 rams
@@strombergdt6400 Purchasing these bettas perpetuates these disgusting practices by rewarding them for their abuse.
@@FatherFish That is the problem: Those stores will always do what is best for the bottom line... And when we buy the poor fish out of an obligation to do better by them, we incentivise these abusive practices - because it is "good business" ...
💖Another great video from Father Fish... My daughter became a lifelong Betta Lover. My little hobby channel was actually named for her. One day we were watching tv (back in the 1980s) and a television announcer said that a program was 'Officially starting." My 3 year old daughter got all excited; she thought it was going to be about fish. She said "Can we watch the fishely?" 😄 I couldn't disappoint her, so we made her a video with a VHS recorder. Her grandma even made her a whale video. 🐟
Delightful story. Thank you O'FISHLEY!!
Be careful, there are other genders of betta besides boy and girl.
I have always loved Betas; I very first tank had a red feisty beta along with my swordtails and angel fish. He was king of that tank. He was a jumper and landed on my floor a couple of times unfazed , and soon after made that bubble nest. I had baby fish from one of the other fish that he happily gobbled up , so it was quite exciting for me as a 12 yr old(:
I’m watching your videos because I would love to have another beta or two ; I would love to rescue a couple from the pet store .
Father Fish... Man, you are amazing. Happy to be 1 of the thousands that have told you so.
Thank you for the videos and information. Thank you even more for encouraging love for nature and sharing yours.
Amazing human being. Truly.
I find bettas to be very intelligent. They are always curious about what you are doing or anything new going on in their tanks.
I cannot bear to see them in tiny, empty containers.
It is mental torture.
From one old gheezer to another this was the most get to the point informative video I’ve ever watched on Betta’s , I’ve tried to raise The babies but didn’t get the feeding part right , would raising them in a larger tank with more micro fauna help keep them going till they are old enough to eat larger food , one thing I’d like you thoughts on is the depth of the water in the tank, is 6” of water better for the male to grab eggs and put them in the bubble nest, much like the rice patties of Vietnam? 🤔
Absolutely. They will be successful in deeper tanks but 6" is optimal. Niice to see you here Dave.
What a delightful video. Thank you.
the Nitrogen cycle is already established. Put the fish in day 2.
Thanks Pops for the wonderful infos❤❤❤
I accidentally bred bettas! Lol. I had put a pair in a heavily planted outside pond last summer.. I took them out as the weather cooled and just left the pond to fend for itself over winter. As it warmed up again in late spring, I noticed baby fish. I thought they were guppies at first, since they were the same size…then realised they were tiny bettas. We had nights that got down to 4°c so I am baffled how they survived for so many months at such low temperatures. I know they had “wild food” to eat but they must have been dormant for some of that time to still be so small when I found them. I am giving them dried shrimp and black worms now and they are growing well. There are about 20. It’s starting to get cold here again in Australia so I’m not sure if I should leave them in the pond for the coming winter. So far they are not fighting.
Pretty impressive. Leave some of them through this coming winter. They will not fight until they become fully mature. If the pond is large enough males can easily survive in community. Please keep me posted about these. I am not aware of low temp survival of bettas.
@@FatherFish yes I’ll keep you posted!
This is fascinating. Bettas surviving winter. Maybe you should create a video about it ?
I ended up taking them out to sex them… all 14 are female. So I’ve put them in a sorority tank. I’ll repeat the experiment next spring 🌼
@@Jacksprat265 omg yes you should do a video
That’s awesome that they survived. From what I heard they need a heater but I had two back when I was 14 and never had a heater they died after 3 years. Would love to see your video pond
Great video! One thing, you can raise your fry with vinegar eels the first 2 weeks. High succes rate of raising all of em.
agreed. Paramecium is also good.
@@FatherFish Love your approach of no water changes btw. Truth be told. ;)
Another homerun. Best fish guru out.
Appreciate that Crawford.
Beautiful thank you sir I use to grow baby betas but only successfully grew 2 babies or 3 I stoped the hobby but this is showing me we’re I messed up I plan on getting back in thanks to your info sir God bless you
I raised Betta babies just with dry daphnia, that I frotted very fine between the fingers. But maybe I was in fact only feeding the tank, and the babies ate what happned to grow there🙂
Do you get them spawning in hard water? Mine is 8.2 and I can only get them spawning if I use rainwater and get the tank over 26c.
Yes. Hardness is not a problem.
Always amazing information in your videos ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you Kim.
Thank you for this…I did wonder how kind it would be to leave a male alone without a mate. Have everything planned for my Sonoran Tank and was going to order the tank…had a very bad fall last night…injured my hip and lower back, hit my head (hardest part of me, lol) flared every disorder I have so will have wait until I heal. Sad, down and frustrated and hurt a lot, but that’s life. Anyway, once the Desert one is ready, I want a Betta tank and one for the living room. Saved this video.
Sharon, you must do better than this, Praying for your healing and full recovery. the fish are waiting for you. Love FF
@@FatherFish thank you…much appreciated!
Awesome, God bless Father Fish for sharing his knowledge with all of us
Our pleasure Miagi!
Thank you father fish🙂 great information. I will try this!⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m going to try this. I have a very happy male betta. My tank is thriving because of you father I owe it all to you. It’s been such a pleasure learning the hobby. Thanks again
Great info as always
Such a great and informational video!
Thank you
Cruel to keep them in tiny containers!
Like the tiny rain puddles they live in naturally,
@@FatherFishBut you constantly refer to the fact that they've been bred in captivity for decades. Are we trying to keep them to the standards of wild betas now or not?
Do you turn the filter off during this?
yes
I'm sorry but breeding betta is not this complicated. For the fry Baby Brine Shrimp is already enough for them to grow until they are ready for dried tubifex worms. From their they will grow to aldult. Been doing this and successfully raising 100 to 300 per spawn. For 5 years now ;)
As a commercial operation you have it nailed. For the casual hobbyist a food web allows for a different kinds of experience watching the fish grow in a natural environment.
Great stuff 😃 looking forward to the neon and cardinal tetras spotlight 😉 😊
Agree completely.
Great tips
I have 10 bettas, so glad you shared your betta knowledge with us all Father Fish ❣
So nice of you
Wow 10 male bettas?
@@theaquaticdesert yup mts 😁
@@theaquaticdesert i keep saying no more bettas, because i'd like to have different species tanks but my daughter is attracted to them an salt water fish the most
@@TheDISSHonoredOne I’ve gone through 5 bettas now 😢 I’m not sure how much salt I should be adding to the water? Maybe it’s not enough
So excited you finally did a video on breeding bettas!!!
I know. Now if wqe can only get people to watch it lol
@@FatherFish brother you may have less views then other people's but your truly helping more people because these other RUclipsrs just keep repeating the same stuff
I have recently started keeping bettas. Fell in love instantly... Need to get me a few females!
I never thought I would be addicted to fish, but I have three bettas and I love them so much! I also own two dogs and they are getting jealous of all the time I spend on my bettas!
i want to start a new betta set up and i’d like to keep a happy beta but i’m not in the business of wanting to breed i would just like for my fish to be happy is there anyway to give a betta a happy life without having to breed it?
no
I found your channel just in time. I'm getting ready to set up 6 aquariums and was researching substrates. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I'm going to have some fun now. And I did subscribe.
Glad I could help! Be sure to share your aquarium on Discord.
Could I put two female bettas in a 10 gallon aquarium?
yes, even 3
This video was good, people just don't want to go through all the extra stuff involved in raising Betta fish. Plus once you raise them it becomes a whole job to get rid of them
lol
Never get rid of them. 🎉
@@mfstarboy8690 Unless you possess a house big enough to hold as many tanks as you require for 30 Betta fish, you are going to have to either sell them to a willing buyer or give them away.
People should be getting their fish from people like you instead of PetCo.
Hi, Father Fish. Your videos are very intriguing. Q: do Galaxy Koi female beta get lonely in the tank? And is it favorable to put another just like her in the tank a girl?
So funny you mentioned they get depressed. I have a female and male betta in a 40 gallon tank. I didn’t know about introducing them and just put them in together. I got lucky because they get along so well. I’ve had them for a month now together but they haven’t bred. My girl betta named Bellatrix has her little egg spot and looks like she’s carrying eggs. I don’t know why my male betta stopped making bubble nests. I have another male betta (Nemo koi betta) named Cepheus in a ten gallon tank and I swear he’s a dog stuck in a fish’s body. He loves being pet. I’m not kidding. I rub his belly, fins, and his chin 🤣🤣🤣 . He constantly comes to the surface for me to pet him. Strangest thing ever! I’m worried he’s getting lonely though and I wonder if I can add him in the 40 gallon with Bellatrix and Orion? I don’t want the two males to kill each other. I’m so attached to my bettas. I love them as much as my dogs
How'd it go?
I would not keep both males together
Can you provide any evidence to support your claim that betta's don't care about being kept in a cup for their entire lives?
Yes. As a fish whisperer I communicate regularly with my fish. Many of the high finnage bettas prefer a quiet place that is small and cozy, where they do not need to move much.
@@FatherFish Oh goodie. But really, what leads you to believe this? I'm asking genuinely - you must have some supporting evidence to back up these claims.
The cerebral cortex in humans is fundamental for the awareness of sensory stimuli. Fish lack a cerebral cortex or its homologue and hence cannot experience pain or emotion..
@@FatherFish Thanks for the reply. While there may be no cortex, it doesn't necessarily mean there's no experience of emotion or pain. Reacting to stimuli must be driven by a feeling of this is "good" or this is "bad", which for all intents & purposes is to experience some form of emotional state. An empty glass might not provide any negative stimuli, but it certainly doesn't provide any that's good - why take the risk?
@@FatherFishThen how can they get depressed ?
Terrific explanation ❤
Amazing content as always ❤ I can’t wait for my father fish merch to come in the mail :)
It's on the way!!
Great video, even though I'm not into breeding at all.
I had bettas in the past, but only males.
I'm interested though in the food (web) cultures.
What do you need to setup a daphnia or paramecia or baby brine shrimp culture?
And where do you get the eggs or starter culture from?
I'm clueless when it comes to that to😁
We have videos on creating resurrection jars, the best way to start these cultures. ruclips.net/video/gofrylDCwV0/видео.html
Thanks for the wisdom.
Hello everyone , I have a question , I want buy aquarium of 79 gallons , BUT my problem is where I put the aquarium ?
I live in New Jersey is very cool here , but if I put the aquarium in the living room my problem is the heavy weight for my floor actually am scary about the weight , and maybe in the basement, BUT my basement is not finished, and is not insulated 😢 is very cool in the winter 🥶 …
I saw a lot aquarium RUclipsrs and almost all of them have the aquariums in the basement … actually I can’t understand NOBODY do a video about this BIG “problem” about the aquarium , I guess the best big problem in this beautiful hobby 😢
Keep fish that like cooler water.
Thank you father fish, learning alot because of you!
They do care about size. Do NOT put in small containers. Large tanks.
Love this channel. I have learned so much from Father Fish. I love Bettas ❤️
Great to hear!
Loved this video. ❤
Thank you. You, me, and 10 others. Disappointing how few are interested.
Did Father Fish actually say Betta's don't care how they live in regards to keeping them in cups??!😔
Yes! I did! Have you ever seen a betta farm?
@@FatherFish Fantastic! And while you're at it, tell everyone how indifferent all intensely farmed animals are towards their quality of life 🤡🤡
@@FatherFishOops Father Fish looks like you triggered another lefty tree hugger...😂
We have a Betta couple in our tank and they inspire to love each other everyday. They're such cuties. People keep asking how do we manage to keep a boy and girl together because of all the stereotypes. We just explain to those people how a relationship works 😎
I removed some guppies from my betta fish' tank only the other day to begin the process of converting his water to the mineral water as suggested by fantastic 😍 Fr Fish 🐟 and only a few days later he had for the first time started blowing bubbles! So i was thinking he was lonely and missing his friends already! I think they love to have company (of another fish species so they dont fight with their own kind when not mating with them). He was in a temporary little tank while I prepared his tank for a few hours with some groovy cherry shrimps who seemed very happy and also a couple of young small guppies and a small panda(black & white) catfish who are also awesome little dudes. My guppies, catfish and shrimps live in a very large interesting tank usually where they are very active and sociable and are back there now. 🥰 My beautiful betta 💞 is really enjoying his new mineral water (bought in spring water 1.5 litre bottles from the supermarket) and is perched in prime place now on my windowsill in my lounge. This is his first night in his spring cleaned pad! He hasn't blown more bubbles in there yet on his first day and seems very active straight away. I was wondering if you were supposed to get a betta fish with the same shape, style and colour when you put them together when they are ready to mate? I have another betta (supposedly female I was told in the shop and which is a different type of betta and not so fluffy finned as the male). She is in a large tank which was the same kind I bought her from ... she was with other female bettas in the shop so she is used to being social! She currently lives with guppies, neons, cory catfish, shrimps, mountain/cloud Minnows! They get on fine but i hope to give her a slightly less busy tank so she has more peace as she ages! I will try look out for the white egg spot now incase she can buddy up for her romantic momentary marriage with my male betta if he starts bubble blowing again too! 🤣 Such a cute breeding lifestyle they have! really hope i can breed some betta fry successfully at least once one day :) Now that i understand their natural habitat of more shallow streams etc feel much more wised up and less confused or stressed about their happiness. 🎉
My boy betta lives whit 6 Girls as big Family in 54 litar Tank is abut 15 Gallon.Toggether whit Corydoras and baby Glass cleaner.
I have a snail with my male with my boy Betta. And a female Betta next door to his tank. I don't want babies so they are separate. He is enjoying life as is! And loving it this way!
Words couldn't describe how I really really love this video..
Going fish and plant collecting now, advantage to living in Jacksonville
Enjoy
Thankyou for your informative not complicated videos & advise on Bettas care . Really appreciate it. Sending love from LONDON ENGLAND UK.XXX❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Is it true you can keep all the siblings together even after they become adults?
Yes. It does change the behavior.
It is true that Betta males become depressed. The solution? A female and a batch of fry or change the aquarium with another one decorated differently, maybe bigger, maybe smaller, so that he can see that it is a new unexplored territory.
Great information to know! Thank you
Hey I have guppy which has spawned and I don't know which predators there are cause I keep losing them. I have about 10 guppies and my feeder fish pets have been growing a ton. Unlike the guppy
My positron he isn’t lonely at all yet, he’s super aggressive but still builds a nest.
I seem to have picked very timid females, I have a 8 piece sorority 5 have tried to be with positron, he always nips their fins ….
Give you girls lessons in,. you know, girly stuff.
You have convinced me!!!!
Thank you Father Fish! You’ve taught me info I’ll take with me forever!
An awesome and very concise explanation, thank you Father Fish! 💯😀👍
Glad you liked it Carl!
Shes' got Betta Davis Eyes !
Yes she does.
I see what u did there.
Love your videos father fish!
Thank you Oshmanuel
Good afternoon Mr Fiather Fish hope all is well and a great video
I got a female Betta sorority going on in my 30 gallon tank. I got 4 of them
I've tried to breed bettas before(4-6) times. But haven't done it quite like this. My manly man is looking a bit depressed. Maybe I'll try your way this time. I have all the things you suggest. My smaller tanks all have microfauna. I'll let you know in a few months how it works out. I need to get a female and grow her out a bit. My last female died. I tried to save her from petsmart. I think she was just too young and she was overwhelmed by her new environment. I prefer female bettas. BTW bettas are the ONY fish I ever purchase from petsmart. My lfs is about the only place I've ever bought my fish. The owners are rude and possibly burned out after 30 years but I stand by their fish. I lost my first fish in 50 years to disease last week. Long story but my 75 gal looks so empty now I'm not sure where to go with it now.
Just bought my first 2 male bettas ever and this vid pops up 😊
Excellent
I thought it was fine to let them live solitary lives in a nice planted tank
I think they like friends.
Thanks, Father Fish! What if I don't want to breed cockerels? Can parents be left with their children? My guppies control the amount of fish in the aquarium on their own. Will cockerels also do?
The females will eat the young.
Hi there! Setting up my first Betta tank, but I only have a 1.6 gallon tank. How much mud vs sand should I put in there? Also is there a way to stop the betta from jumping out without using a lid?
Floating plants will help. Keep the water level an inch below the edge of the tank. No more than 1/2" of dirt and 1.5" of sand to cap.
They definitely don’t grow quickly lol I breed bettas and I can say it takes months
yes it does. Sorry if I gave the wrong impression
That’s so true! My betta was so bored! So I brought him a female and he lived happily ever after i wish i was a vlogger at that time but they laid eggs and my roommate ruined it… 🤦🏻♂️ popped the bubbles…. Rip
Had a little old lady come in the shop one day worried about her betta. "He is sick!" She complained. "He is vomiting bubbles!" I told her he needed a girl friend. She refused the offer.
@@FatherFish lol 😂 she probably thought you’re trying to sell her one for no good reason … thats life 🤷🏻♂️ we just gotta keep going doing what we like doing 🌱 🐠
Great video. Can you do step by step videos?
I have some. Will do more.
I just mated my blue m/f betta. The female was helping the male in spitting the eggs in the nest. They were pretty chill with each other, but still removed the female. I did have a good fresh hatch from the same pair previously. But, i decided to clean up the mulm and the fry died except for 2. Now i only have one that made it out alive at a decent size.
Add some rotted leaves from a pond or creek to that mulm. It will increase the food for the babies. Good luck
Excellent piece!
Never EVER keep a Betta in a cup for a prolonged period of time! They do suffer even if they don't seem like it. Also, if you keep male betta in glass tanks next to each other make sure that they can not see each other. Otherwise they will be in constant stress because they will try to fight them.
Bettas live in vast flooded herbacious plains (think acres and acres of rice fields) so, yes, they do need som space. 50 liters plus lots of plants minimum!
These bettas have lived in tiny containers for more than 500 years.
@@FatherFish And they suffered for each minute of it. They were domesticated in Thailand for a fish version of cockfighting. They didn't exactly care for their wellbeing and they still don't. Their natural habitat is vast. In fact, in nature they claim territories of a bit less than 1 square meter. A 20 liter tank is barely enough for them. 50 liter would be better.
Their toughness is what leads to their maltreatment. They can endure bad conditions for months, even years, without showing great signs of distress. But that doesn't mean they are well. Billions of bettas suffer worldwide without their owners even knowing it.
@@seb0rn739 And you know this how?
I have been breeding bettas for decades and have personal knowledge of dozens of professional betta breeders who have line bred their bettas not for their fighting ability but for their finnage, color, and vigorous health. I know in fact that your sentimental depiction of the "poor betta" is nonsense.
@@FatherFish What I am saying is not news. Also, breeders are not experts in fish behaviour! If you ask an ichthyologist or a fish veterinarian, they will confirm to you that keeping a betta (or any fish) in small containers for more than a few hours is animal abuse. That's a fact! RUclips doesn't let me post links here so for my source just google "Bettas Need More Than Bowls - College of Veterinary Medicine" and "How Much Space Do Betta Fish Need? Vet-Approved Tank Size Guide!". There are plenty of other sources as well of course.
As I said, in nature they live in vast wetlands and claim territories for themselves that are up to 1 spare meter large. How can they imitate this essential behaviour in a jar? They can't! They need 20 liters (~5 gallons) MINIMUM. 50 liters (~15 gallons) would be even better. That's also fact.
Look, I get that you have a lot of experience. But experience can be wrong too. People can do things wrong for all of their lives. If you did it wrong until now, at least learn from your mistakes and start doing it right! Also, the responsible thing would be to take down your betta videos because they are definitely factually wrong! Otherwise I really like your content because you seem to really understand the complexities of ecology and nature. As a trained biologist, I can appreciate that. But concerning bettas, you are simply wrong!
I have 40 odd bettas in a 150l tank, i bred them myself in oct last year, tjey all get along fine
Me too. Nice!
@@FatherFish im hoping they dont show aggression towards each other so they can live together permanently just to prove the nae sayers wrong about them, I'm fed up with "experts" who've had one betta and only heard the nonsense talked about bettas on line telling me I'm cruel etc etc 😉
the secret is they hatched and grew up together. you start having trouble when you put a strange male together with aanother stranger. brothers seeem to get along
@@juliamartin1962 once again that's wrong, I've added 4 or 5 to try and they are fine now too
I have some work to do with my tank. Thanks.
"In a month or so they will be half an inch or Betta "😅 Pun Intended
Can a male & female stay together permanently if you don't want any baby bettas and just for companionship? (I'm assuming the fry get eaten if the adults aren't moved?)
Excellent video BTW!
If there is adequate coverage for the female to escape aggression, yes.
Go to see this video: ruclips.net/video/A7krbvKCmm0/видео.html
I kept male and female together in a community tank. It was heavily planted with caves and rocks. They were fine. They did breed. I did nothing. The young were eaten. Probably by the parents and the Angel fish. I've also had a male that I couldn't keep in a community tank. He was a psycho.
@@grahambiggs2017 What size tank did you keep them in? I have several heavily planted tanks but they are 20G-29G.
It's amazing the range of temperaments in bettas. I had one gentle soul and the other a killer. The killer did befriend a Mystery Snail (I'm guessing he was lonely as he was building bubble nests). He murdered anything and everything but not her.
@C Morrison I had them in a 30g. It was in the 70s. I was about 14. I'm 60 now. They were with black mollies. Swordtails. Angel. Sucking loach. Neons. Standard 70s fish. He was a wicked fish my fighter. He and Angel used to battle sometimes over certain part of tank. Winner would alternate. After breeding. Nest destroyed. The male became aggressive toward the female. As soon as he got sight of her he would chase her. She died not long after. It was a long time ago. I think he killed her.The last fighter I got about 5 years ago. He was possessed by Satan. I had to remove him. He attacked and killed other fish.
Great video ive watch this video several times and still like it
One of my goldfish bits my sick goldfish's fins. As far as I know, goldfish are generally peaceful and friendly creatures. But why nowadays some goldfish attack sick ones? Please reply sir.
Fish are like chickens. They terrorize the weakest.
@@FatherFish
Nowadays I hate goldfish.
Is there any other peaceful fish variety? What about platy fish behaviour? Please reply sir..
Father fish thank you for your amazing knowledge! I love your videos! 🙏🐠🙏
My year and a half old male halfmoon betta was blowing bubble nests a few months after I got him. These days he spends a lot of time dormant in a sunken barrel decoration in his tank... I'm thinking he's become depressed :\ sometimes I do see him swimming or resting in a spot other than the barrel, but its a stark difference from my veiltail female who's constantly swimming around and interacting with me.
he lacks the stimulation of a female betta
Great advice Lou!
I've been thinking of breeding bettas, and this video just came in time for me!
Excellent
Thank you! ❤
To father fish, or any others reading, I've been a betta owner for a couple years now. I want what's best for my Betta, and the man himself, Chris Kringle of fish, has convinced me, breeding maybe the right path forward. My problem is I do not want a great many bettas, just the one tank, maybe another if my gardening binge continues. What should I do with the fry? Or the adolescents if fry are to sensitive to be rid of? Should I pursue this, or pamper my betta as I can and simply not breed him?
More excellent information,Betta's are the next breed of fish I want to get, the vibrant colours are amazing
Good choice
Amazing video
Maybe the most important message should be: dont put them alone in small tanks. Give them tankmates. Corys, tetras, whatever. That kerps them active. Of course is breeding a major instinct. But not everybody knows what to do with 20 baby bettas.
What would you do with 20 baby bettas?
They will live together their entire lives.
The funny thing is one spawn I had of bright colored and dark would not get along in mixed groups, but the light and the dark separated got along, I wonder if that red gene has something to do with it
ive read that the red gene causes the worst agression. wether its true or not who knows@@voluntaryismistheanswer
I would love to keep a male & female together permanently with enough live plants in an 8 gallon with a couple platys
If that's overcrowding letting me know please. I know platys are live bearers, not worried about that just the overcrowding
Not a problem. Platys are pretty agreeable. You will have babies but the bettas will probably eat them.
Old school is always better to me.. Blessings
What is old has become new.
For people who don't have multiple tanks, when should the baby males be moved into Jars or containers after they are hatched? Also how often does the water in a 2 Liter or gallon jug need to be replaced, and how much do you feed a single beta?
As soon as you can determine the sex.
Poor little lonely bettas