Betta Problems

[FishySarah]

I have two bettas, each in a five gallon tank. The substrate is gravel.

One (Leo) has a java fern in his tank. Also a giant ramshorn snail.

The other (Spike) is in his tank alone. I may add another snail later.

Both bettas swim around and eat fine. I feed them Betta Bites and freeze dried bloodworms as a treat. But neither one is building a bubble nest. Otherwise, they seem perfectly happy. What is wrong? Do some bettas just not build them? Or are they unhappy? I am buying a test kit to test the water. I do a 20-30% water change every week.

One filter is adjustible. I have it on the lowest setting. The other filter has a curretn that is too fast. I'm going to replace it. Spike built a bubble nest the first day he was here, then stopped building them. What am I doing wrong? All my bettas have built bubble nests before, of course, they were in smaller unfiltered tanks. I can always take the filters out altogeter and do more water changes. Would that be a good idea?

 

[jollysue]

Often they will finally find a corner where the nest will hold, until I do a water change. I don't know why some do and some don't. Let's wait and see what others say.

 

[l.michelle]

I don't think there is anything wrong with your bettas if they don't blow bubblenests. Some do and some don't. I used to have a betta that would blow bubbles until his brain popped out, if he could, and another that has only built one or two since i got him (2 years ago).

So long as they are swimming around etc., i wouldn't worry. My betta here at the office hasn't built a nest, yet he still swims out to me whenever i turn his way and wiggles his bum at me.

Perhaps they are making bubble nests but they aren't strong enough? or perhaps the current is strong. Either way, if there is nothing that looks wrong with them other than the lack of a nest, it is surely nothing to worry about!!

Other people may be able to answer better than me, but that is my opinion

 

[lisie]

It's most likely because their tanks are filtered. Most bettas won't attempt to bubblenest at all if there's any kind of current in the tank. That doesn't mean they're unhappy, though.

 

[jollysue]

Yes my boys wiggle and are alert and happy and flare. They have made nests in the past but stopped. I think it it is because of the current. They have to chase their food. lol