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	whats with the stuff in my betta bowl?
Dafridge Enthusiast Posts: 154 Kudos: 113 Votes: 17 Registered: 16-Jul-2003	ok i have a male and female betta that im getting ready to breed. so last night i left their bowls close together and this morning when i looked at them the male has a bunch of bubbles on top of his bowl. is he starting to make his bubble nest thing inside his betta bowl??
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Mmm... yep! Congrats on the bubble nest. ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yes, that would be a bubble nest. Male bettas do that in preparation for spawning. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
froo Fingerling Posts: 48 Kudos: 40 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Jul-2004	"inside his betta bowl" well where else would he make it?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
Dafridge Enthusiast Posts: 154 Kudos: 113 Votes: 17 Registered: 16-Jul-2003	but i just got them yesterday to start conditioning them for the breeding. and excuse me for them dum questions its my first time
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
Stella Big Fish Posts: 387 Kudos: 974 Votes: 16 Registered: 23-Feb-2003	He sounds like he really likes his potential girlfriend - Congrats on the nest and good luck with the spawning Its never a dumb question if you don't know the answer Stella
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	I have to second the 'don't worry about asking questions'. No-one has all the answers and sometimes asking (what you may think are 'stupid') questions turns out to help others who wanted to know but didn't risk it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
dreamweaver8891 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 533 Votes: 79 Registered: 25-Apr-2004	My concern would be how big is the betta bowl? If it's quite small, breeding would be a rather risky business since either the female or male might be likely to become quite aggressive - tearing fins, etc... If this is your first time around, you might want to check out some of the threads in the Breeding Forum..... [span class="edited"][Edited by dreamweaver8891 2004-08-03 18:08][/span] To thine own self be true...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49


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