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hi

wen will my male betta begin building his nest???

is there anyway i can help???

should do some research on the net, there are loads of pages on breeding bettas.

usually they only build one when they see a female and are ready to breed.

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Umm... unless my males have REALLY good vision, they're not able to see my girls, which are a good 10+ feet away from them, kitty corner on the other side of my room. Besides, they've built bubblenests long before I ever had females.

They build bubble nests when they are happy, content, bored, whenever they feel like it... and they especially get into the "mood" when it warms up. Since the warmer weather has arrived, my bettas blow nests non-stop and bigger than they've built them before.

Don't worry if yours doesn't build a bubble nest, I have two bettas that hardly ever do. And then, of course, I have a female (well, the jury is still deliberating over that...) who blows a bigger nest than almost all of my males.

My buddy Equity, here *points* is my work betta... he builds enormous bubble nests, then pops half of it within hours. He's a doof.

Things that are good for bubble nesting: Little to no current, warmth, and security. A female to flare at wouldn't hurt, but it may help. As for security, don't expect a betta to nest right away. Let him get comfortable with his home. Of course, Equity was blowing a bubble nest in that stupid little cup the LFS kept him in.

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~