Look but Don’t Touch? The Truth About How Betta Fish Breed.

"We're not Betta fish -- staring at each other doesn't make you pregnant." Sound familiar? Have you ever wondered whether this phrase we hear so often is actually true -- can Betta fish really get "pregnant" just by staring at each other? Today, let's find the real answer together.

Can Betta fish get pregnant just by staring at each other? The answer is no, that's not true. When two Betta fish stare at each other, it's simply a "pairing" method to reduce aggression between the male and female fish. Once both the male and female show reduced aggression, they're then placed in the same container so the two fish can mate. In addition, when a male Betta fish stares at a female, it's meant to stimulate the female to produce more eggs in her body before the male wraps around the female to squeeze the eggs out, after which the male releases sperm onto the eggs. The male then gathers the eggs in his mouth and spits them up into a bubble nest he's built at the water's surface, repeating this process until the female has released all her eggs. This entire process is called external fertilization. Now that you know this, if anyone ever tells you "Betta fish get pregnant just by staring at each other," you can tell them that's not true -- and don't forget to share this article with them too!

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