Re: bettas spawning! what next? alexcb needs help
The fry will be way too tiny and fragile to catch in a fishnet. In several weeks, you'll be able to catch them in a clear glass. You can then put them each in their own quart jar for boys, and in a community tank for the girls. Since I had so few fry, I housed each of them in their own quart jars when they got big enough and/or agressive enough to be removed from the fry tank.
After the fry become free swimming and no more remain on the bottom, the bad eggs need to be removed. It takes a delicate touch. That's why I suggested a very precise little siphon that you can make very cheaply.
I'm glad to hear that mom and dad are both doing well. Sounds like you are doing an excellent job. And good luck finding the fry food. If they are in an established tank with plants, they should be okay for a day or two when they become free swimming because there will be some infusoria in the tank already. You may be able to grow your own infusoria if you have a pond or lake nearby where you can collect some water and water plants, as long as they aren't polluted. There will be tiny bugs in the water that you can't see. It would be better if you can find one of the powdered fry foods. Do you have friends or a local aquarium club who could help you out with some of the first foods?
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