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jamiejay09

jamiejay09

Large Fish
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Dec 14, 2009
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i have recently returned from my 2 week holiday/vacation to orlando florida, i had a brilliant time it was great!!!! :)

anyway yesterday i decided to get rid of the chianese algae eater as many people had been warning me about its potential behavior. so when i took it to the LFS they decided to trade it for fish of my choice :) so me being me chose a beautiful male betta with about 4 different colours on him. hes soooo cool ! hes in a 4g i bout just for him and named him oscar :)

how lng till oscar begins blowing his nest ???
jamie :)
 

achase

achase

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Feb 1, 2010
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It really depends....
Some Betta's will start blowing bubble nests right away or it might take a while.
I had one Betta that began blowing bubbles right away and another one that wouldn't blow bubbles until a female was in sight.
 

Newman

Newman

Elite Fish
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Sep 22, 2009
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yes usually introducing a female next to his tank for even an hour would excite him enough to blow a nest. some bettas will make the nest after water changes.

generally once a male Betta breeds, he will be more inclined to make regular bubble nests in hopes of "attracting another female"

I'm not saying that your male will not make a bubble nest even if the above things are not done. it's an instinct that may appear at any time, generally when the Male is happiest (although I have seen males make nests in mere cups)

another thing, if your male can see another male even for a few minutes, he will also want to make a nest.

Jamie, are you trying to rate your Betta's happiness by it's frequency to make bubblenests? if so then I wouldn't worry too much whether he makes them.
 

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Newman

Newman

Elite Fish
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Sep 22, 2009
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just don't worry about it, you may even get a pleasant surprise when he does make one :)

o and another trigger would be rainy or snowy weather. low air pressure might cause males to build the nest because in Thailand their breeding season is the rainy/monsoon season.
 

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