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I put them together and it didn't go well. He attacked her and she's badly wounded now. I think I'm going to get a younger female for the tank instead. To be honest, I think she's too old for breeding anyway, and she deserves to just live out her life in my community tank, free from stress.

I'll give the moon method a go, I can see her egg spot, so I know she's ready. He's going crazy building a bubble nest, but she's not giving me any positive signs of interest in him. It's been a couple of weeks now, should I consider trying a new female?

UPDATE: Just saw the male and female flaring ...

I've had her for over a year now and she's been perfectly fine, so I'm not too worried about her age. To be honest, I don't know her exact age, but I'm pretty sure she's older than him.

I've set up a breeding tank for my male and female betta. The male had it to himself for about a week before I added the female in a breeder box for another week. After that, I released her into the tank - the male had already built a massive bubble nest by then. She was showing vertical stripes, a ...