bubble nests

[FishFreak]

I have 7 bettas (ok-not ALL are mine) and they all build bubble nests but not all the time. Do they only build bubble nests when they are happy?

 

[tmlhaus]

I have 2 bettas (in different tanks, obviously) and we have never seen a bubble nest from either
The one will come up and stare at me whenever I look at the tank, like he's talking to me!
Obviously I'm hoping that bubble nests aren't a sign of happiness...

 

[HeatherSweetness]

I have happy bettas who never build me a bubble nest. Lots of bettas do that tho,it means that is THEIR territory and they like their tank. I think my other bettas are just lazy.

 

[dolphinstj]

My betta is in a very reflective tank when the light is on. Therefore he sees when the light is on but not when the light is off. When I leave the light on every night about 3-4 hours, a bubblenest soon appears. When I dont have the light on... exactly, no bubblenest. To me it is almost as if he is building a better nest then the other fish(himself) just in case a little lady comes by.

 

[buggyboutbettas]

Thats weird 'cause my betta only builds his in the dark when the light are out..... hmmmm.....

 

[iloveyou]

yea mine only builds it when the lights are off too ..

not sure why.. but ive never seen them building one .. they just appear in the morning

 

[steppy104]

ya..i think it's a mixture of both dark, and other betta's. one night, i left the mirror next to my betta, and next morning he had a huge nest goin. i think it's like "FLARE FLARE FLARE FLARE......*lights off* ok...he's gone....i better hurry up and build a nest....JUST incase sum hottie comes by. i want that ~show off~ to know who's boss!!" 8)

i swear, when you put them next to a mirror, i can just hear them saying "oh my...you're mighty handsom! looks like i got tough compitition!"

lol. makes me think of that p!nk song "don't let me get me".

 

[Lenna]

I don't know if its happiness, I think my betta is just really horny. I once had to put him in a small jar temporarily to stop him eating my mollie fry before I could catch them and he immediately started building a bubble nest. This is in about 750mL of water! He builds them constantly, light or dark, even if there's a current. (He built a nest in a 15g with an aquaclear and bubble wall). I always see him building them, they seem to gulp a bit of air from the surface then spit it out. They move there head back and forth one bubble at a time- it looks exhausting! Bettas have such varying personalities, it seems there's no "typical" betta. I wouldn't worry about it too much unless you want to breed them.

 

[Angry_Platy]

OK....this is a dumb question.....I have only had my male betta for 24 hours and I think he has allready started a bubble nest....do the bubbles look like soapy bubbly things? they are only in his little trap and only appeared this afternoon!!

 

[HeatherSweetness]

OK....this is a dumb question.....I have only had my male betta for 24 hours and I think he has allready started a bubble nest....do the bubbles look like soapy bubbly things? they are only in his little trap and only appeared this afternoon!!

Yes,your betta has made you a bubble nest.