is my betta too old to breed?

[graceluvsplatys]

I have the whole betta setup goin, and i want to breed my female, but i dont know if shes too old. i got her when she was about an inch long from a pet store, and have had her about 4 months. how old do you think she is? i dont want to endanger her by trying when she is too old.

[Mvjnz]

She's prolly too old and you have no idea what combination of genes she has anyway. If you wanna breed them I'd suggest getting bettas from a breeder, that way you know exactly how old it is and what genes it has and what to expect from the offspring.

[Nick_Pavlovski]

Have you tried everything to "get her in the mood" and seen them all fail?

[Drip Loop]

Wait... If she was only an inch long and you have had her for only 4 months than I seriously doubt the fish is too old. Dont these fish live roughly 4-5 years?

[Mvjnz]

Yes, but they are usually bred before they are 1 year old, after that they are considered too old by professional breeders.

[Drip Loop]

Oh, learn something new...

Breeding bettas would be fun but I really couldnt keep them all nor could I bare to send them to sit in little cups at my LFS.

[graceluvsplatys]

oh, i got the male today, and man are they interested. they just sit there, looking at each other with love :) the male is flaring too.
maybe ill try her, they seem so in love.

[kaoticice]

It is possible to breed betta at even 1+ years of age. Actually the more mature they are, the better parents they will be, ie; younger males tend to beat up the female during spawning and become an anxious egg eater. However, the younger they are the more vitality and energy they have, hence a more successful batch. IMO the best age to breed bettas is 6-9months of age.

When you bought ur female at about 1 inch, im guesstimating that she is about 2-3 months old, then u had her for about 4 month which makes her about 6-7 months old currently. That is a fine age for them to breed.

And yes betta live around 3-4+ years.

[graceluvsplatys]

ok good!
her and the male are flaring at each other, is that bad or good?

[kaoticice]

A good sign