My betta (a male) is making bubbles. Is it a sign of stress or something?
2007-01-15 02:09:37 · 12 answers · asked by Jerry H 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
As I understand it, males create these bubble layers to protect eggs (even if there are no females or eggs around). I always took it as a sign of good health; they make bubble nests.
In the wild bettas live in large shallow rice paddies, and pond. A male betta who has got enough food, and has established a territory needs to be ready if a female wanders by. It basicly means he's fairly happy.
Note don't take this as he wants a mate. Remember bettas are bettas not people with fins. Bettas are territorial, and in the wild they mate with a female. Produce 100s of offspring. Then drive her off. He'll maintain and defends the bubble nest until the fry becomes free swimming. (Then he'll attempt to eat them.) In a tank or bowl she can't get away, and he may kill her. Of course some females are pretty mean, and have been known to beat up the males. All and all bettas are happier alone.
2007-01-15 02:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by JaneBond 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Over 2 years in the past, when I had my Jake(a betta), I had saved him in an unfiltered 2.5 gallon tank and there have been continuously little bubbles on the right that did not smash. once he replaced into placed right into a cycled 10 gallon with a clear out, there have been no extra bubbles. at times even in unfiltered tanks, biofilms(that are threat free) can type on the floor and at the same time as this happens, any bubbles that the betta makes will develop into more durable to interrupt. in simple terms lately, I had a floating plant that replaced into blockading the clear out cutting-edge in my 10 gallon from shifting the water's floor round and there have been continuously little bubbles on the right that by no skill broke yet when I bumped off the plant and further a diverse type of floater, the bubbles ultimately broke and now the in effortless words bubbles on the right are those in his bubblenests below the Water Lettuce leaves. Now what ought to you do about it? not something. that is threat free and that is now unlikely to annoy your betta any so in simple terms go away or not that is regardless of if i ought to point that you hear to the unique FISHMAN and get your betta a minimum of a 5 gallon tank with a heater and clear out. Or in case your betta does unlike clear out currents in any respect or you don't desire to apply one, set up the tank utilising the Walstad approach. I continuously recommend the kind of set up for bettas!
2016-11-23 19:36:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Male Bettas blow bubble nests. After mating the male will catch the eggs in his mouth and blow them into the bubble nest which he will maintain until the fry are large enough to fend for themselves/
2007-01-15 02:18:32 · answer #3 · answered by P s 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
''1. the male betta fish will start to build a bubble nest - some tend to do this anyway.''
Everything you need to know about your betta's behavior is right here:
http://www.ask-the-vet.com/breeding-betta-fish.htm
Hope this helps!
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2007-01-15 02:17:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's just making a bubblenest. Dont be alarmed about breathing issues as bettas have a labyrinth lung like thier gourami cousins
2007-01-16 19:31:52 · answer #5 · answered by unknownbastard2007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hes making a bubblenest, its natural
it means hes healthy and happy
2007-01-15 02:13:29 · answer #6 · answered by Skittles 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it is a sign of being healthy and it is also a sign that he ready to breed
2007-01-15 13:27:19 · answer #7 · answered by Tae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
making a nest.
2007-01-15 02:13:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, that is a sign of stress
2007-01-15 02:16:57 · answer #9 · answered by sassiest_princess 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
he is ready to breed
2007-01-15 05:50:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋