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I just got a red male betta yesterday and put him in my established 1 gal tank. No filter, no air pump, just a little gravel and one live plant. There is a light on top but that is it. Now my question is this. A bubble nest, is it bubbles all together or do they float apart? What do they look like? I am going to try to attach a pic of my tank. Should i get a female? I can get a 10gal tank w/no problems.
Thanks for any help.
Robin


[span class="edited"][Edited by dnrfleener 2004-09-09 21:42][/span]

Bubble nests are a bunch of bubbles essentialy looking like "suds" on the surface of the water. From my experience most bettas like building it under something to support it.i.e. floating plants and I have even used wax paper. As far as getting a female, breeding Bettas isn't too tricky for a beginner, But caring for the fry properly requires alot more than most begginers can offer. If I were you before you get too deep, take a look at some of the posts on this site, especially in "Breeding advice". I think you'll find some useful information and also maybe talk with some people who have succesfully breeded bettas. The prospect of breeding bettas is fun and exciting, But even better when you have all the information...good luck!

When I got my new betta male, he had some difficulty figuring out how to make the bubbles "stick" together, they would always be all over his tank instead of in a nice little nest. After awhile he caught on though, and he's a champion bubble nest builder now. I would not breed bettas without doing some heavy research first, and I would say that the tank you have him in now is okay, just make sure you do 100% WC's weekly. Don't slack on maintence, in a tank that small its very easy for toxins to build up. G/L!

-Formerly known as the Ferretfish