my fighting/ betta fish is making air bubbles. What does it mean? Also, how do i tell from a male and a female

Answer 1

When Betta's make bubble nests it means that the fish is healthy and happy in his environment. A male blows the bubble nest. Males tend to have long flowing fins. Females have shorter fins and has a egg spot. The egg spot is a white dot, located near the base of the ventrals. It is from this egg spot that eggs will be released by the female during spawning. Alot of people say females are dull and ugly, apparently they have never seen any. I have 2 beautiful females. One is a vibrant red and the other is a marbled pastel with different colors.

Answer 2

i'm not sure if the air bubbles mean anything, but usually you can only buy the males and they have really long fins and are very vibrant colors. The females have shorter fins and are a duller color. you probably have a male though.

Answer 3

Sometimes this may be an issue with air supply. If it is gulping air from the waterline try an air pump. Also it may be chemicals in the water that the fish is not used to. There are alot of things that this could be. I personaly (if really invested in the animal) would ask a vet.

Answer 4

If your betta makes bubbles (the so called bubblenest) it is definately a male
Here are some pics and more info

http://www.aquariumhobbyist.com/articles/BreedingBettas.html

Hope that helps you answere some questions you have
Good luck

Answer 5

it means that the fish is happy. my fish does it all the time when we feed it. cuz hes happy to get food. haha. and the males have long pretty flowing fins while females just have regualr ones that are shorter and not as wispy.

Answer 6

he is spenning his time practice making a ness for his female
a male have more fins (longer)
and they more prety
they fight more
a female
fins are short
not that colorfull
you can have 2 or more female in a 5 gll or more9they dont fight much

Answer 7

its a male cause its making the bubble nest. and it means its wants to mate