Pelaga fish are beautiful, but love to fight with other fish, including other types of fish fighter. Need to enter in a separate container with other fish. Fighter fish is a freshwater fish that are kept in aquariums. It comes from the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia.
Among the types of fish is Betta splendens fighter (siamese fighter fish), imbellis Betta (fish mengkaring) and Trichopsis vittata (fish sempilai).
Female fighter fish have dull colors compared to the male fighter fish. At the back of a female fighter fish is a white hole, known as visitor, partially close the anus. After mating, females produce 100 to 500 eggs. Female fighter fish must be removed as they will eat their own eggs. Male fighter fish produce foam nests. After mating, the male fighter fish take the eggs out and placed into the bubble nest. Fry hatch in two days. Three days later, the seeds will swim freely. At this time, male fighter fish should be separated because it will eat the seeds.
How breeding by providing:
- 10 gallon plastic containers
- Mist / Foam Cup
- Plastic flues
- A pair of fighter fish (female and male)
- Aquatic trees (artificial or live)
Select a pair of fish that are not too old fighter. If the fish is too old fighter, it is about reproductive and do not have the energy to mate. After choosing a mate, provide food for a week. Give more to eat as it is required to eat less during the mating process in the run. After feeding, prepare the mating tank. Place the plastic flue along with the water in the tank. It is used to put fish in it so the female can not be biting males before females are ready to mate. Then, put the water in the tank. The tank is not filled too full. Then, place a fog or foam cup. If you use a foam cup, cut half of the foam cup. And put it on the surface of the water tank that has been filled. It will form a "tunnel". It is used for males build a nest foam. Place the artificial or live aquatic plants. Better living plants (eg Kiambang) because it has nutrients - nutrients good for growing fish. Plants are also important for female fish male fish to hide when bitten.
Place fish in a tank male mating first. Wait for an hour so that males can adjust to the tank mate that is provided. Then, put the female into the flue. Males will grow tails and build a bubble nest. For a week, you will see vertical lines in female fish. This sign of preparation for mating females. Visitor white female, will more than ever. Vertical lines found in female fish can be seen if the fish are black cardamom. To more precisely, at night, put the light on the female fish. Vertical lines are more easily seen. After the female is ready, see the male fish. Males will build bubble nests much. If sufficient foam nest, remove the female fish. If no mating carried out, and of course the male fish will bite the female fish. Place the female in the flue. If the male is ready to mate, he will chase the female into the nest-nest. Then she will mate as in the video. Mated to be run several times in several hours. After 2 days, the son of a very small fighter fish will swim free. At present it is best if the fish tank then remove from the male in mating.
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| Examples of constructive male fighter fish foam nests in tank mate. |
WARNING:
- Do not put anything - any rock in the tank mate
- Plants are important
- After mating, males will chase females from the nest - nest. At this time, it is best if female TAKEN OUT of the tank
- After the fry are free swimming, FISH RELEASES MALE from the tank. Fish fry will grow up in the tank mate.