Immaculate Concepcion?

[Vmpyrchik]

OK... kidding about the title, but I have two females (I'm fairly new to the wonderful world of bettas) who are both as happy as they can be, but I got the shock of my life about 2 weeks ago. I looked in one of the tanks and there were eggs at the bottom (they each have their own tanks, as one of them won't 'play nice') I'm guessing from what I've read that it's not uncommon for females to give off unfertilized eggs, but I'm wondering if this may in some way hurt her. I don't want all the energy in her little body to be making eggs that won't be fertilized. Plus, she eats them. Will that hurt her (cholesterol poisoning, perhaps? ) Any guidance welcome. Thanks...Liza PS.. I think the other one is getting ready to dump her load. She's showing all the 'signs'

[briggs]

Eggs either get absorbed into her body, or she lets them out whenever. its good she lets them out, toherwise she could get that issue called egg bound or whatever.

Id ont think there is much of a differenc between her eating them and them getting absorbed.. after all, the parents will eat them, egg or not if kept with the fry to long

[starlight]

Vmpyrchik said:

OK... kidding about the title, but I have two females (I'm fairly new to the wonderful world of bettas) who are both as happy as they can be, but I got the shock of my life about 2 weeks ago. I looked in one of the tanks and there were eggs at the bottom (they each have their own tanks, as one of them won't 'play nice') I'm guessing from what I've read that it's not uncommon for females to give off unfertilized eggs, but I'm wondering if this may in some way hurt her. I don't want all the energy in her little body to be making eggs that won't be fertilized. Plus, she eats them. Will that hurt her (cholesterol poisoning, perhaps? ) Any guidance welcome. Thanks...Liza PS.. I think the other one is getting ready to dump her load. She's showing all the 'signs'

I was conditioning a very active female for breeding a few months ago. While doing a water change she started racing all around the tank showing off, next thing I knew eggs were falling like snow. Females are notorious egg-eaters and she ate them so fast it was unbelievable. Other females will absorb the eggs and some females (not all) become egg-bound. I've yet to be able to save a female from that. imo releasing the eggs(if you aren't trying to breed her) isn't such a bad option.

I don't think producing the eggs will hurt her. It's what a healthy betta's body tells her to do. Eating the eggs won't hurt her either. It recycles the energy expended in producing them.