Hello betta lovers and what's up every body and welcome to my video
If you want to become a betta breeder. Then this video is right for you
Today I would like to presentation about seven important points before breeding betta
and this presentation is based on my personal experience.
and I want to answer
about what we should be prepare before breeding betta
and what are the considerations before starting to breeding betta fish.
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Okay, we start from number one is food for betta
The availability of betta food is the main thing that will determine whether we can breed betta fish or not
Base on the age of betta fish, Betta fish food can be divided into two
namely food for betta fish fry 4 to 14 days old
and fish food for betta fry above 14 days old
For betta fry 4-14 days old, we can give infusoria, paramecium, baby moina, artemia, and microworm
Ideally we have several types of betta food
But for microworm I have a particular note
I do not hate microworms. But I have a bad experience with microworm.
I ever gave microworm to my betta fry and the results are disappointing for me personally
because most of the betta fry that I give microworms don't have ventral fins
I don't know why but that's happened to my betta fry
So I don't recommend microworm for betta fry
And back to the topic about betta food
From some of the betta foods that I have said
I strongly recommend you to use artemia and moina when betta fry 4 days old
Artemia has been proven to give a high success rate
by feeding Artemia
you can reduce the mortality rate of betta fry
And Besides that, you can also give moina and infusoria for betta fry
Once again I want to say that no betta food no betta fish
Number two is water, The water that I mean is water with good parameter for betta fish
I don't need to explain anymore what the water parameters for Betta fish are like
I just want to tell that
If water parameters that are not in accordance with the needs of betta fish, so it can cause failure during the process of hatching betta fish eggs
in some previous video
I often say that, the best thing to treat water is to filter it first
I am sure, not all countries have good clean water quality for betta fish
So filtering water before use is very important
Water filter is a very simple thing, but this very greatly affect the success of the breeding betta process
Sources of water can come from, river water, rain water, and local water supply
You can use water from any source as long as it is fresh water and does not contain hazardous waste
But once again, whatever the source of water
the most important thing is the water must be filtered first to add oxygen value and cleanse water from harmful contents
and by the way I storage the water in a Plastic Storage Tanks with a capacity of 1200 liters
and with this capacity, I think that is enough for daily needs of betta fish
and you need to know that in this time, I use water sourced from local water supply
And in this storage tank, I let particle settles down in water before I filtering.
Number three is time for betta, without enough time. You might not be able to raise betta fish well
I think we must have a minimum, 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon
You will use your time for feed betta, water change, and control the condition of the betta fish in your farm
a little note, when you leave the house for a few weeks
You can leave your farm within 1-2 weeks
but if too long or more than 2 weeks, it will reduce the health quality of your betta
And for the solution if you don't always have time for betta fish,
You can hire a worker or freelancer to handle your betta fish in you farm.
Number 4 is what the purpose of breeding betta. I simply divide breeding betta purpose in to two
Namely just for fun and for commercial purpose.
If the purpose of betta breeding is just for fun
then you are free to set your standards
But if you want to breed betta for commercial
of course, You have to prepare betta pair that suits with the market want.
For example betta fish with strong and unique colors, and even good form.
You must really know what your target market
For specific example, if in Indonesia Betta fish with SNI criteria are preferred by the market
Good form is the main. Is it halfmoon, crowntail, or HMPK.
While in Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, and Singapore.
The IBC contest is more often held, so betta fish with IBC criteria are more in demand
Examples for plakat are black stm, red stm, butterfly stm, dark metalic stm, etc.
So before breeding betta, Ask yourself what your goals when breeding betta
Just for fun or commercial purpose. For Quality or for quantity.
Number 5 is land or place. For betta breeding place, I recommend you to breeding in semi-out door
Because, I think the sunlight is very important for the growth of betta fish
Beside that, sunlight at low concentrations can help to prevent fungal
We need to know that fungal usually appear more easily when betta fish are in a room, that is less light and moist
A dark or closed room is not a good place for betta fish
Betta fish need a little sunlight for their lives.
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Number six is Tools
The tools that used for betta breeding are very simple.
For breeding You can use aquarium tank, styrofoam box, or plastic basin.
At least you have size media like this
Beside that you also should to have a mini filter machine and fish net
These are simple tools that you need to have
By the way, this is a net to catch artemia, this is net to catch moina and this is a tool to catch betta
and One more If the water conditions are very cold
for example if the water temperature in your house is below 17 degrees celsius then you must use a heater
Set it 24 degree Celsius
Number seven is about pair of betta
it depends on what your initial goal is.
if you want to get good generation of betta fish then you can choose a good quality pair of betta fish
and the question is how to choose a good pair of betta fish
to answer the question I have simply tips about how to know good quality betta fish.
But before I talking about simply tips. I want you know about basic to choose betta
First is Anatomically
We must choose fish with complete anatomy
But it is not enough just have complete anatomy.
It must also be in accordance with the standard form for competition.
For example, if you want to breed Betta plakat with SNI criteria
Then choose male and female fish according to SNI criteria
Choose quality betta according to your money situation
And the question about simply tips. These tips are only for people who want to think.
I want you know this tips is power full for me to learn about bettas
The tips is by looking at betta fish photos that have been champion
You can search on Facebook. from the photo, you can distinguish between standard and non-standard betta fish
by the way The following are some examples of SNI fish plakat that can be used as a reference
One more important thing is buy betta from reputable seller
Remember that Betta fry will follow the physical characteristics of their parents
So be careful when choosing a pair of betta fish for breeding, don't waste your time.
finally, If you have different opinion about breeding betta, or maybe you have a question about breeding betta you can write in colom comment
and Finally, thank you so much for watching this video and see you next time