How do i Breed bettas?

[Angelica f]

Hello,
My name is angelica,
This is my first time breeding bettas and I need some information for this to be correct

For example,
My female betta isn't Very young but fairly young and my male is a little older,
I let them approach each othr this afternoon for the first time(in seperate tanks), but he began flaring at her and a black liqiud came from his gills, I was concerned so I removed her, and I'm not sure what to do now

[mdellasalla]

Angelica, welcome to the forums!

If you look at the first couple threads in this forum (prefaced by Sticky you will see a lot of great posts by our resident breeder on exactly what to do.

Also the black liquid was probably his "beard".

Did it look like that? That is a normal part of flaring Different fish have different colored beards. My one has a black one and the other has a really deep red No worries.

[wiccansinger]

to add to maryannes post i would suggest also books and surfing the net... you can find some really good points and great ideas by other people. i think you shouldnt limit yourself to one site/person for info. also if you know someone who breeds or has bred bettas i suggest talking to them as well.
AND HEY!!! (im mel)