Would I have to do many water changes with the young fry? And i shouldnt use a filter when breeding?Bare bottom tank would be easy for clean up and for the dad to pick up the eggs, but isn't extremely necessary. Almost all male Betta's you can buy are old/big enough for breeding. Also turn off filtration/airstone, and slowly start adding water back once the fry are getting older. Another tip is to cut a styrofoam cup in half and float it on top of water, with tape holding it in place, He will most likely make the nest there.
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Thank you Lauraleellbp, I will probably go to the store soon and pick up a sponge filter. I don't have any experience with sponge filters.I always kept a running air-driven filter, either a little corner box filter or a sponge filter, in both my spawning and my fry-raising tanks to keep the tanks cycled. I just kept the air turned way down low to minimize current and water surface disturbance. As long as I had floating plants for the male to make his nest in, the filter didn't bother the bubblenest.
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Yes, hatching BBS is very easy. You'll want to be sure to start up a new culture every other day, though, as as the BBS age, they use up their yolk sacs, which is the nutrition that benefit the fish most. You might also try feeding decapped brine shrimp eggs, I've heard some breeders have success with that and don't even hatch eggs any more.
Personally I always started fry off with infusoria, and I believe feeding infusoria helps ensure even the smallest of fry have a food source, plus feeding infusoria doesn't risk fouling the water like you risk if you overfeed with most other food sources (boiled egg yolk, BBS, etc). I'd switch over to BBS after the first week or so.
I didn't do water changes for at least the first week- I just added an inch of water every day until the tank was full before I started doing small water changes.
