Betta Wont Nest

[Mongwopman]

Hey,

I have a Betta that wont do nests...at all. Im not sure if it's down to water hardiness or what but when i was in SA i was able to breed very easily, however here in the UK it just seems like such a mission. Tried all the coaxing methods i could try to no avail!

I suspect it's due to London water being so hard. Any ideas on how to correct this without having to fork out for a RO unit?

Thanks

 

[lilfishie]

maybe he's just not a nester, i've heard some don't build a nest until after they have bred

 

[Twinklecaz]

Mine builds nests for no reason. Though not as much as he did when I first got him.

Wow you bought him from SA?

 

[Mongwopman]

No, not brought from SA. I moved here from SA and got all my stock locally.

 

[Twinklecaz]

Oh Lol, I was really impressed.

What's your PH like? Mine's about 7.6 in my Betta tank and he seems ok *touch wood*

 

[fluvial]

Ph of 7.6 here too (Surrey)
and he's been building nests for the past couple of weeks

 

[XFiSh_CichildX]

it seems to be after mine gets bloodworm and a water change he builds massive nests

 

[Mongwopman]

Need to try get my water ph down, not sure what it is right now. Will do a test over the weekend and post.

 

[lilfishie]

personally i wouldn't mess with the pH as you will never get it the same when doing waterchanges.

maybe try indian almond leaves/alder cones/blackwater extract if you haven't already

 

[Mongwopman]

Im using Attison betta spa, also got IAL, nothing!

 

[lilfishie]

thought you would of done that already, tried showing him the ladies?

or another male that does nest?

 

[Mongwopman]

Getting a lady this weekend. Showed him his reflection which he got aggresive for.

Perhaps the water temp is'nt correct as it's currently about 20C ? Would that have an influence?

 

[lilfishie]

the temp needs to be higher, i keep mine a 24-26

 

[Mongwopman]

the temp needs to be higher, i keep mine a 24-26

Ahhh ok! Will put this to the test this weekend. Will have to hunt around for a little heater.

 

[lilfishie]

it should be slighly higher when breeding