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Hey, one of my 2 females bettas has a small bubble nest. Is she sick?(i thought only boys made em')

What came first? the chicken or the egg? No really.....

Hmm... I've heard of females helping to build the nest in a breeding situation, but not just randomly. Are you sure it's a female and not a short-tailed male? Honestly, I've been through that situation where a betta was sold as a female but wound up being very definitely male.

To differentiate, take a look at the shape of the body from the side. Females tend to be curvier, and have more ounced bellies. If you look between the two pelvic fins (under the belly) see if you can find a small white spot/bump. It's easier to see in darker girls, obviously, but should be discernible in the lighter ones too.

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

ok, i'll check it out. I'll let you know how it turns out

What came first? the chicken or the egg? No really.....

It isn't unheard of for a female to build a nest, and sometimes even release her eggs and put them in, but it is more likely that it is a misidentified male like Kitten said.

Is it just a few bubbles or a full size nest?

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

It turns out.... i cant tell if its a male or female. i will be able to tell when my other female is done breeding i will put them together and see if the unknown gender makes a bubble nest

What came first? the chicken or the egg? No really.....

I just put a thread up with a whole bunch of pictures, see if that helps

If not, can you get a photo? We should be able to tell from a pic

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

Odds on its a male, I thought this was a female- it turned out not to be, lol, proven unequivocably by fighting like hell with an introduced male, and about 2 weeks later building a bubblenest under some xmas moss, and wrapping round a known female.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/longhairedgit/IMG_4983.jpg


The shorties are back, which lets face it, is a good thing. Sexing bettas is back to being tricky again !

im not allowed to put up pictures

What came first? the chicken or the egg? No really.....

just download the pictures to a site like photobucket, then copy the URL link into the post that they give you, select it, then click the link button, and we'll be able to see the pics when the post is completed.

i treid to get a picture of he/she but the fish HATES cameras, and so when it sees one it hides, and even if i have good timing it wouldnt look right, her tank is like a muttated oval...

What came first? the chicken or the egg? No really.....

stand back from a tank, point the camera at a 45* angle from the glass, and try that

We don't need to to be crystal clear, we just need to see its shape

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

ok, i have to go somewhere soon, so ill try to take the picture later.

What came first? the chicken or the egg? No really.....