Guide to Betta Fish Breeding

Bettas are a bit challenging to breed because they're solitary animals who don't live in mixed-gender groups in the wild.

That makes it harder for betta breeders to replicate their natural conditions in captivity than for fish like guppies or freshwater snails:Wild male and female bettas only come together for any length of time to mate, and female fish leave the area immediately after.Female bettas actively avoid male fish except when they're conditioned for breeding (gravid) and thus "receptive" to the male's aggressive advances.If you just dump a pair of bettas in a tank and leave them to get on with their business, you'll end up with no babies, a dead female betta and might even lose your male fish.