Hi! I was checking my bettas tank today and he had bubble nests all around but his tank was really dirty. and I don't have a female betta anyways so I decided to clean it out. But now I kind of wished I didn't clean it out because I was thinking of getting two females and breeding them. How often do they make bubble nests? Thanks!
2007-03-30 10:32:04 · 10 answers · asked by *BrIaN* 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Don't worry, If he is happy with his tank and is ready to mate he probably will start to make a nest right after you clean it! Bettas are tough to breed though so make sure you look up how to breed them and good luck with the bubble nest! haha *guppylover*
2007-03-30 10:45:26 · answer #1 · answered by guppylover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some males make bubble next all the time, like daily,he may just kill the females so unless you get a good betta book on breeding then don't bother, i think breeding bettas need a 10 gallon and you have to remove the females after they have layed there eggs in his bubble nest and the babies (fry) are really hard to keep alive you have to give them an area to keep from being sucked into the filter.
The coolest fish to breed are fancy guppies they are called live bearers they come in colors almost as attractive as bettas and the young are born alive and swimming no messy eggs the parents ususally don't eat them so you can have a tank full in no time, same goes for mollies and platties
2007-03-30 10:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by teenytiny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A healthy male betta that ready to breed will make a bubble nest almost all the time. He's probably working on a new one by now lol.
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2007-03-30 10:35:11 · answer #3 · answered by magicman116 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They do it often so no worries. I had a male and female betta in my little tank, a while back, and they started that right away. Then I gave my female to my sister and she had a male, they started that same day! The male made his bubble nest, and then him and then him and the female got in their egg laying ritual. It is pretty interesting to watch.
2007-03-30 10:38:34 · answer #4 · answered by Kari R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will make a nest any time they feel like attracking a female. Mine remakes his every few weeks.
Do a lot of research on breeding bettas before you try. It is not an easy process and it is even harder to raise the babies.
2007-03-30 10:36:54 · answer #5 · answered by Shalvia 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WARNING do not emidaitly put the female swith him get seperation tank so they get used to each other he WILL kill her if the time is not rite a 10gallon tank will do fine make sure theres lots of shelters and hiding spots for the female to escape. after there done breedding EMEDIATLY sepearte them
2007-03-30 10:44:00 · answer #6 · answered by sarsy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as soon as you get the females, put them next to his tank and by the next day you will see his nest, but only put one female in.
2007-03-30 10:38:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
awsome! you should get a female and breed them! thats awsome he's making a bubble nest,how long have you had him?
2007-03-30 11:02:54 · answer #8 · answered by heidi k 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they always make bubble nests.its a sign there healthy.
2007-03-30 10:49:16 · answer #9 · answered by FishFreak95 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they will make one as long as they are healthy
thats why he had one even in dirty water
2007-03-30 11:17:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋