My female is making a bubble nest o_O

[pillowchii]

I have a vibrantly colored little female betta splendens that I am currently conditioning for breeding. But this morning when I went to go give them their brecky, I saw she'd built herself a little bubblenest. Actually, it was even better than any of the ones the males had made!

Now, I know what you're all thinking. She is NOT a plakat male. I doublechecked, just in case, and yep...definitely female
I've never seen any other girl betta of mine do this. Anyone else ever had experiences with a "crossdressing" female?

 

[phOOey]

maybe she bats for the other side, if ya know what i mean *crazysmil

 

[pillowchii]

Hehe. I just feel sorry for the male she's going to be paired with. This should be an interesting fiasco to watch!

 

[Fish Friend]

lol ha ha phOOey maybe shes just like that.. notings perfect if ya know wat a mean

 

[pillowchii]

Meh. I gues I have a lil' tomboy on my hands ^-^

 

[Fish Friend]

lol if you have babies.. they betta not be mixed up like her ... ya know

 

[kindaconfused]

every time i breed bettas they both make a bubble nest. its not uncommon i would think.

 

[pillowchii]

Really? that's good to know...I've neer seen any of my females making nests, hehe.

Maybe they're all just happy. Aww....that makes me smile to think about!

 

[Emg]

I would bet that it's a male......the first "female" betta I bought...turned out to be a short fin male. It was a beautiful royal blue. What I look for to tell are the longer ventral fins in the males...and no ovipostitor. Females definitly have a different shape to thier bodies as well...though I'm not sure how to explain the difference...it's just something you know when you look at them.

Put that girl/boy next to a definitly male betta and see if you start seeing a rounder belly and ovipositor poking out after awhile.

 

[pillowchii]

She does have an ovipositor. I always check for that when I buy new females for my breeding stock ^_~ She has REALLY good color, I'm going to try breeding her with my crowntail mustard gas male. I can't find any crowntail females......do you think at least SOME of the fry will have the trait passed down to them?