Reply To: Bad luck with pairing bettas?

[Jarrod N]

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Hi Brittany,

Hope it’s not to late. Doesn’t seem to be much activity on here which is a shame.

I see you have been trying several different setups and combos. Great thing to do. Sometimes pairs need a little extra help. You have tried pretty much most of what I would do. In the absence of live foods to condition your pairs, have you tried frozen? Something like frozen bloodworm or frozen daphnia? They would only take up a tiny portion of your freezer. That may help. Another thing I try with hard to breed pairs is releasing the female for a 10-15 min run with the male a couple of times a day until I start to see some promising behaviour. For “shy” pairs, I also make my tank pretty dark with tannins and cover the tank with a towel so they don’t get distracted by movement outside of the tank.

Unfortunately sometimes, a pair just isn’t compatible.

I hope you have had some success since posting this or have found some advice before now.