Bubble Nest?!

[nikkifro8994]

I went to feed my fish this morning and noticed a huge bubble nest in Squishy's tank. It wasn't there last night. He must have spent all night making it. He hasn't seen a female since I got him 6 months ago. So why is he building a nest? I have no intention of breeding bettas. No time and no room for babies or the female. He is very protective of his nest. I walked up to the tank to feed him and he swam to his nest and flared at me!

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

lol it's just normal behaviour for them. They do not need any particular trigger to do it but most betta keepers feel it means they are happy!

 

[OldMan47]

A healthy male in good condition at the right temperature will almost always have a nest ready. Mine never does but I keep him a bit cool and house him with those boisterous endlers.

 

[nikkifro8994]

So he's just happy and healthy? He did like the snack of ghost shrimp that I didn't mean to give him. I bought 2 for each tank as a cleanup crew. He ate one and the other is hiding somewhere in the plants, unless he got to it already.

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

lol yup, you're doing well

 

[Bettasforever!]

A Betta fish will make a bubble nest because it's happy and healthy, even if it has never seen a female in it's life it will still make one, they dont need a female to make a bubblenest, they also just make one in the hopes that a fertile female passes by, but a Betta fish will be absolutely fine without a female