bubble nest

[Patrick333]

Why isnt my male building a nest again? He had one and it got it destroyed. How to hav it so he builds it again

 

[iloveyou]

maybe hes jus not happy? sometimes they dont build them

 

[HeatherSweetness]

He'll build one again eventually. They don't have them constantly. My males can go for a month or more without one and all the sudden after a water change I'll wake up and see an inch high monster nest. A few of my males have never built one. And my greeny boy ALWAYS has one. Just depends on the betta.

 

[shrks1fan]

Are you trying to breed him? Or you just want him to build a nest in his own little tank? My guys don't always build nests either, some nights they do, other they don't, guess it just depends on their mood.

Linda

 

[Patrick333]

im trying to breed him. he had one and it got messed up and now he hasnt rebuilt it

 

[wuvmybetta]

im trying to breed him. he had one and it got messed up and now he hasnt rebuilt it

did the female destroy it? They'll do that sometimes if it's not done to her liking.....omg I love bettas!!!

 

[Spat_si]

im trying to breed him. he had one and it got messed up and now he hasnt rebuilt it

did the female destroy it? They'll do that sometimes if it's not done to her liking.....omg I love bettas!!!

Haha thats what I do to my GF when she cleans my room and doesn't do it good enough, I destroy it and make her do it again. just kiddin

 

[shrks1fan]

Ditto what Wuv said...the female usually does destroy the bubblenest in my spawns. Don't worry, there doesn't HAVE to be a bubblenest when they start spawning, if there isn't one, he'll build it while they spawn. There have been many succesful spawns without bubblenest prior to the actual embracing.

Give us a bit more info as to what you're doing, is the female in with the male yet? what size tank are you using? What's in the tank? How long have they been together (if they are together yet). Is this your first spawn attempt? Plenty of people here who can help you if you're new to this

Linda

 

[Synastic]

im trying to breed him. he had one and it got messed up and now he hasnt rebuilt it

did the female destroy it? They'll do that sometimes if it's not done to her liking.....omg I love bettas!!!

Haha thats what I do to my GF when she cleans my room and doesn't do it good enough, I destroy it and make her do it again. just kiddin

Spat_si I do the same thing with my gf too. lol j.k.

 

[Patrick333]

i figured it out now. i needed to pt plastic wrap over the top so it made it more of an air tight seal. I woke up this morning and it was giant. The bubbles kept popping was the problem. im going to release hert now because the have been able to see each other for about 2 weeks now.

 

[wuvmybetta]

Right on! Saran wrap should do the trick Best of luck to all 3 of ya's!

 

[Patrick333]

Well they have been in with each other since i posted that and they seem not to care that each other are there. Whats going on with them? I cant tell if she has vertical stripes because she is a pinkish white

 

[wuvmybetta]

Lighter females don't get stripes. Is he building a nest at all? Is she hiding in the plants?

She'll hide until she's ready or until he invites her over to inspect his work. Or are they just swimming around like nothing's happening?

 

[shrks1fan]

Does the male show an interest in the female when he sees her? (flaring) If not, then that's a problem. If it's just the female that isn't interested and is hiding, that is pretty normal, it could take them a couple of days or even longer before they decide to spawn. As long as they're not killing each other, leave them in and let them be. Also, what temp do you have the tank? Having it warmer than they are usually helps to promote spawning, having it set at about 82F is good.

Linda

 

[Patrick333]

Lighter females don't get stripes. Is he building a nest at all? Is she hiding in the plants?

She'll hide until she's ready or until he invites her over to inspect his work. Or are they just swimming around like nothing's happening?

His nest is pretty big. And theyt are swimming around sometimes like nothing is happening and sometimes she is hiding