Betta doesn't make bubble nest anymore?

[Elisabeth83]

Hi,

I have a male Betta and I've had him for about 10 months. When I first got him he made bubble nests all the time but lately like the past 2-3 months he hasn't made any. I recently (yesterday) moved him from a little little tank to a bigger bowl thats about 1.5 gallons. In the bowl he has some plastic plants as well as some live plants. I also put my african dwarf frog in there with him and they get a long great. He seems happy and healthy.

I feed him Betta flakes sometimes but mostly I feed him frozen bloodworms. He's very active always jumps towards my finger when I put the food in. I don't have a heater in the bowl and I am wondering maybe if he's too cold? I am planning on getting a small lamp real soon (this week) that I can position over the bowl so it gets warm.

Thanks

 

[Wisperian]

Try getting him a female or a mirror... it'd do him a lot of good. How old is he?

 

[cutechic]

It could also be that he is just old. Some of my older bettas stopped bubblenesting when they got on in years.

Assuming you have a veiltail (the typical lfs betta), he was probably a year or more old when you got him. I would guess he's around 2 years old already, seeing as you've had him for 10 months.

 

[thellama]

maybe hes not happy for some reason..

or maybe hes sick..

too much bloodworms can be a bad thing

 

[Elisabeth83]

Yeah I was thinking he was getting old as well....Because it isn't that he's not happy...he's active and always goes crazy for food...or when I'm around. He has had a couple illnesses in the past...pop eye but treated that and it went away.

I probably feed him Betta flakes 3 times a week or so...sometimes I mix...like a few flakes and a little bloodworm...it's a bit hard for him not to get any bloodworms at all because I have my african dwarf frog in there who has to eat bloodworms so the Betta always manages to steal some.

I did the mirror thing just now and he really picked up....I know Bettas love to fight but I guess I was always under the impression that putting a mirror up to them is cruel? Maybe thats just a myth though...should I do it on a regular basis? If its good for him and he enjoys it I guess I dont see anything wrong with it.

Yeah he's just a regular veiltail Betta. Not even sure where I could find the fancier kind here in Sweden...would love to get some though if I could.

I thought if you put a female in with a male Betta he would tear her apart??

I just think he's getting on in age...he was already full grown when I got him..so who knows how old he is exactly. He's a good little guy though

Thanks!!

 

[thellama]

you could put a female in a tank beside him.. but i wouldnt recommend putting them together.. he would probably rip her up

 

[Elisabeth83]

yeah thats what I thought....

I noticed when I put the mirror up that his gills and a patch in front of his gills is red..is that normal??

His coloring is like blue/aqua and he has maroon color on his tail too.

 

[thellama]

i guess its normal to be red.. depends on the color of the fish i guess

 

[Elisabeth83]

yeah actually he looks pretty close to the betta you got on your picture there...and I noticed a little red on him too...so I guess its how they look.

 

[eja0913]

my bettas only make bubblenests right after i change their water. they used to make them all the time, new water or not, but now they don't. i wouldn't worry about it, if you say yours is still healthy and eating.