Huge bubble nest

[Aaron]

Last weekend I was in Walmart poking around the pet section and saw a betta in a knocked over cup. Half the water was gone and I felt so bad for the pitiful thing that I bought him. I put him in a spare 5 gallon tank with some left over gravel and covered the tank with a wire cover from when I kept a frog.

By Tuesday he had built a nice little bubble nest and by Saturday it was easily five inches wide. Does this mean he wants to breed or is he just keeping busy?






As a comment on the way Walmart views their fish the checkout girl tossed him in a bag. I don't know why Walmart wanted my fish dead.

 

[ty6464]

it is a good sign that he is ready to breed when they build a bubble nest.

 

[Iggy]

Its instictive, and usually a good sign of health. Males build nests to attract females that might be passing by.

 

[Rokl33t]

do males only build nests when the water is above regular temp it should be at? or its spontanious?

 

[fishdude07]

bubble nests are made to attract females. correct me if im wrong, but im pretty sure it has nothing to do with water temperature.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Nothing at all to do with water temp...bubble nests signify healthy, happy bettas .

 

[Iggy]

Temperature usually makes no difference. Note: Males AND Females can blow nests. Trinity, my female (and mother of 30 fry) regularly builds a small nest at the top of her jar. I've heard some females even assist males in blowing nests.

Note: Even UNHEALTHY bettas can blow nests, depending on what is making them sick or not. Nest building is instinctive. Sometimes a female triggers it, sometimes another males appearance, sometimes nothing.