How long does it take for bettas to actually mate after putting them together for breeding?
Breeding bettas is no joke. It takes very careful planning and preparation to raise 200+ betta fry in case your attempt becomes a success. The answer to the question depends on several different factors including the condition of the pair and water parameters. If your bettas are well-conditioned, are in the right age to breed, and are set up in a good breeding environment, it wouldn’t take more than 48 hours for them to actually mate. Sometimes, it can take three days for two bettas to perform the “embrace”. However, if you really want to have a higher success rate when breeding bettas, make sure you get your pair from the same spawn (they should be siblings) and condition them for 7-10 days before setting them up together in the breeding tank. This means you should feed them high-protein food such as live mosquito larvae, baby brine shrimp, or frozen bloodworms. You should also keep their tanks side by side so they can see each other and get familiar with each other prior to setting t
