Regular Member chelsea Posted October 8, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 8, 2003 i dont know what they look like. but my betta tank has bubbles underneath the leaves, and they arent from the ugf filter. are these bubbles from my betta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kelli Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Here ya go. It's tiny at the moment. He just started rebuilding it today, after his water change. It'll be nice and big in a week week.. just in time for him to have to start rebuilding it again. He builds huge nests, sometimes as much as almost an inch high and about 3in in diamater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Florissa Posted October 8, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 8, 2003 It's funny, about once every couple months by betta will build this pathetic little bubble nest, then nothing more for a long time. He's a weird fish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kissez_61 Posted October 8, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 8, 2003 http://members.fortunecity.com/markang/gra...ics/betta10.jpg here is a pic of a bubbel nest 4 yah i found on the net im suprised that the lill guy would bild one in that tiny tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeasAnd Carrots Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 hmm, wierd it is at the top instead of on a plant or rock or something...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chelsea Posted October 8, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 8, 2003 well then maybe it is a bubble nest. i dont know. there are a few bubbles under a leaf. and thats it. nice, round clear bubbles, but only 2 or 3 under each leaf. hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kissez_61 Posted October 10, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 10, 2003 sounds like a start of one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member may Posted October 11, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 11, 2003 Here are my bettas' bubble nests... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chelsea Posted October 17, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 17, 2003 wow that is definately not what i have goin on in my betta tank. hm. maybe it WAS the airstone after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ash Posted October 17, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 17, 2003 My betta used to build big nests like may's...now he just builds tiny little pathetic ones. I guess he's getting tired of building them for nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jsrtist Posted October 17, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 17, 2003 My double tail betta Claude built the biggest bubble nest Ive ever seen right after I moved him into his 10 gallon (from a betta cup). I took a picture because it was the best bubble nest I'd ever seen! It stretched across the whole tank. I'll post a pic when I get home tonight. But that was the last one he ever made? I havent been able to figure out why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member chelsea Posted October 19, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 19, 2003 heh, hes just plain bubbled out i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member kiesha Posted October 20, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 20, 2003 uh what exactly do the bubble nest do ? and are betta's the only ones that build these things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jsrtist Posted October 22, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 22, 2003 Bubble nests are the bettas' ways of saying theyre happy and ready to breed (which is what fish want to do when theyre thriving). Other labyrinth fish like gouramis also build bubble nests. Heres a pic I promised last week, of the bubble nest Claude built right after i put him in his 10 gallon. I think he likes it a little more than the pet store cup, wouldnt you say!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JDMac2006 Posted October 22, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 22, 2003 i have a question (i am completely clussles on bettas) are bettas meant to be kept by themselves? or can they be in a tank togther? if so how many? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member may Posted October 23, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 23, 2003 Males should be kept by themselves, because they are VERY territorial. Some people have successfully kept females and males together, but that usually wont work, unless you have a huge tank with tons of hiding spots for the female(s). It's better to only do that when you're trying to get them to breed. Females can often be kept together. If you're keeping them with other fish, I'd use the typical tropical stocking rule... 1 inch of fish (adult size) per gallon. If you're keeping only bettas, you can overstock a little IMO, because they're so hardy and oxygen isn't as much of a concern (they take air from the surface). Just do plenty of water changes and keep it clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Incandisco Posted October 23, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 23, 2003 Those bubble nests are cute. Do all bettas do that, or is it only at certain times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted October 24, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted October 24, 2003 That depends on the betta itself. Most will build smaller bubble nests all the time, but of course bigger ones when a female is around. Some of my very young ones, which I got from a local breeder, are still juveniles, but are already working effortlessly on a nest, while some other are not interested at all, not even with a female close by. Since I organized my betta collection with some very neat compartments made out of mesh, with up to 5 males fitting into a 10 gl tank on top and space for females on the side and the bottom, I have noticed much more bubble nests and fatter females in no time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Black oranda Posted November 6, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted November 6, 2003 Okay im, new with bettas to but if it's a mele and a mel they will try to eat eachother same thing with a female and a female im not sure you gatta ask a expert on t that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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