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	Wacky Bubble Nest Builder
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	I came home from a long day at the beach yesterday to discover that my new male betta has settled into his tank. He had built a bubble nest in one corner and I was very happy for him. Now today I woke up, and found that he had gone bubble crazy, he keeps blowing bubbles all over the tank...each bubble is about an inch apart from the last one, they almost look like constellations. I'm not really worried, I just thought it was a little odd. Any thoughts on why he does this? ThAnKs ~FF~ -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	If your betta is building a bubble nest, that means that it is ready to spawn. Male labyrinth fish build bubble nests, and after mating w/ a female, they will pick up the eggs and spit them out into the nest. 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
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	I know, but even bettas that are not being bred build bubble nests just for fun, or at least thats what I always thought... -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yeah, I'm pretty sure they do. I guess it is just practice for a lonely betta. 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
~jamie~ Big Fish Posts: 463 Kudos: 671 Votes: 65 Registered: 08-May-2004	I have several Male Betta's who always build bubble nests on their own with out a female in site and several who don't, I have always contributed it to their spawning readiness (or lack there of...) but have never seen any facts on that necessarily (not that there aren't any out there). I'm sure it is just a sign that he is a healthy acitve betta. Good luck!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Yeah, just happy healthy betta doings. Perhaps competitiveness ("I can build a bigger bubble nest than YOU! Fear me!" or simple boredom. Not sure what the random bubbles mean, though. shrugs ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
Jess123 Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 0 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Aug-2004	if he is a young betta he may be making his first attempts at bubble nests and sometimes it takes a bit to get the spit ratio figured out so that they stick together the right way.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	hah yeah i think thats what it is, he's tiny so he's probably a newbie to bubble nests -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
CeltGirl Enthusiast Posts: 170 Votes: 0 Registered: 08-May-2004	My smallest betta (Hikari) does the same thing and he's slowly figuring out how to make small nests that stay together- though he mostly just blows random bubbles. I've got two that are bubblenest champs- Dee (who's not much bigger than Hikari) builds nests that are about an inch to an inch and a half thick, and Arashi pretty much covers the entire surface of his tank, so he must be really happy.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49


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