I am going to be starting a fishery for bettas. I have ordered and received two bettas in the mail and am currently waiting on the third. I named this female betta Jazzy, and I have a male betta named Rome. They seem to like each other each other and I have a suspicion that Jazzy is full eggs. I am not sure, as I have never bred bettas before. The egg spot is sticking out a bit and she has some yellow colored tint currently going on around there, which I have read could be a sign of a female being full eggs/full of eggs. I am still setting up their permanent tanks (5 gallon each) and am keeping them in these glass vases for temporary storage. Their actual tanks will be of significantly higher quality than their current habitats (i.e. i will put proper substrate and will plant java moss and anubis plants (and probably more later on), i will also add mystery snails and potentially cherry shrimp, given that i make sure the cherries have a good hiding spot; etc.). That though is beside the point I am not yet ready to breed them but just want to make sure whether or not Jazzy is full eggs. Please let me know what you think. You can also give advice if you would like, as I am open to suggestions. (additional tanks I currently have added in images; pardon the fact that she has some crap dangling, it appears that I caught these photos mid-poop)
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Posted by Aromatic_Valentine
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Why did you order bettas before cycling your tanks? Do you have dozens of tanks set up for the babies, and/or the financial resources to do so? Do you have fish stores who are already willing to buy some off of you?
I’m sorry, but the fact that you’ve ordered fish without cycling your tanks tells me you have not done anywhere near enough research to be breeding bettas. The market is flooded with bettas, and many die without finding homes. Please reconsider your betta breeding business, as you’ll likely only lose money in the long run.