Preparación para el empadre de peces Betta (Betta splendens) con Artemia salina y Panagrellus redivivus

Abstract

Food is a very influential factor in the fish reproduction and their reproductive behavior. When talking about good nutrition, emphasis is placed on live food. This is why this study was conducted to evaluate the use of Artemia salina and Panagrellus redivivus (oat microworm) in the preparation of Betta fish mating (Betta splendens). To do the research, a total of 18 pairs of fish were used, which were distributed under a completely randomized design (DCA), where the treatments to be evaluated were T1 (Artemia salina), T2 (Conventional food), and T3 (Oat microworm), with three repetitions each. The variables to be evaluated were the breeding environment (Water hardness (DH), Dirt scale (Turbidity), presence of Chlorine, pH, number of bubbles, courtship, nest, halo, spawning-laying, and laying of eggs by females. The data were analyzed using a Kruskal-Wallis test and ANOVA. The results demonstrated that better reproduction was achieved in the fish fed with Artemia salina compared to the other treatments. Betta splends with live food (Artemia salina) has a positive effect on reproductive behavior reflected in a more significant number of bubbles, and they managed to carry out an excellent courtship, nest, halo, spawning-laying, and mainly obtained the collaboration of the female for all processes mentioned above. In addition, it was observed that the water quality parameters of the fish tanks were affected by the type of food. Keywords: courtship, betta behavior, mating, Artemia salina, Oat microworm.