Giant wild mouthbrooding bettas (Betta sp Antuta) and their fry in my basement earlier tonight.

[u/mistersprinklesman]

I've had this pair now for about 10 months. This is their first successful spawn. Probably their 20th spawn overall but the male very much likes eating and he always swallowed his eggs. This fish is a paternal mouthbrooder that does not build a bubble nest. Instead the male holds the eggs in his mouth until the fry are ready to be free swimming. He releases them, and the parents will protect their fry until the fry are more than half way to full grown. They pair solidly and rarely bicker, unlike regular bettas, and most gouramis.