Topic: ?? BUBBLE NESTS

[bettaking]

How often/ how soon should my betta be making a bubble nest? I have had him for a few weeks now with no sign of a bubble nest. Should he be making one soon, or does it vary widely?

[Santaaa]

Just depends really. Give him a few frozen blood worms. Not the whole brick just break some off and thaw it out and feed him a few. Do a complete water change. Keep his tank warm. Just make sure all his needs are taken care of and maybe he will build one. You could always get a female betta to put in another tank next to his tank. He may start to show off for her and build a bubble nest. Keep them seperate and if you want to breed them do alot of research.

[wendyjo]

Some never make a bubble nest unless a female is around. 

[Yipee]

Is your current too strong?

[spudfeger]

Adding some plants that the betta can use as anchors helps. Mine likes to use duckweed and, if a Rotala stem pokes through the water, that.

[Boven]

Some never make a bubble nest unless a female is around. 

One of my males can't see my female and so far hasn't built any nests.

Charlie, who is right next to Rosie, will build nests for a while then kind of slack off.  When he does that, I've been putting a piece of cardboard up between their tanks for a few days so he can't see Rosie.  When I remove it, not long after, I'll see something like:

[bettaking]

Yea, his water is warm, I feed him blood worms every other day, the water quality is perfect, I have live plants in it that touch the surface, and the current is minimum. I guess he needs a female to get his juices flowing haha

[spudfeger]

Yep. He must be the type that puts on a big show for the ladies!