Pics Of The Bubble Nest!

[Toki]

I just cleaned the tank yesterday and he's already made a new bubblenest!

 

[ron1]

What a proud boy he is! Beautiful fish you've got there

 

[s22clh]

sorry im new to the fish scene im wanting to get a male betta but what are these bubble nests can you expain plz? thx

 

[Miss Dib Dabs]

The males build bubble nests to attract the ladies and the put the eggs in after a spawning. The males take care to keep the eggs in the nest and the very young fry so he can care for them before they become free swimming. You do sometimes find a girl that'll bubble nest too but it's not frequent. And rarely to the quality you'll see an industrious male manage.
A male will also gaurd his nest ferociously.
Hugs,
P.

 

[s22clh]

do i have to remove it or does it go away itself will my other fish mind this bubble nest being in the tank?? will they try get near it and is that wen "#### gonna hit the fan" with fighting happening?

do i have to remove it or does it go away itself will my other fish mind this bubble nest being in the tank?? will they try get near it and is that wen "#### gonna hit the fan" with fighting happening?

 

[splashluff]

I think you're trying to ask if the bubblenest is permanent and/or if your Betta will feel threatened with other fish approaching it? I don't think a Betta in a community tank would feel comfortable enough to build a nest, IMHO, unless he has established an area of the tank as "his". If he does build a nest, yes it will go away, and he'll probably keep building on it if he's happy! A bubblenest is self-explainitory - it's a cluster of bubbles, nothing more. There are no eggs in there (if, hopefully, you are not keeping a female with him) so he really has no reason to guard it. All Bettas have different quirks though, so just keep an eye on him.

BTW, Toki, your Betta is adorable! I love orange boys... he looks very happy ;0)

 

[juliehainsworth]

Awww he is sooo adorable! I've never seen an orange betta in LFS! They're mainly blue, red or even mixed!