my serpae tetra making a bubble nest

[afireinside]

i have a serpae tetra in my tank and he just keeps on making bubble nests. why is he doing it? he's the only one in the tank, i think it is odd.

 

[Valyrian]

Betta do it too

 

[bettaboi]

just means hes happy good job you must keep good water ect. my betta does it all the time after a wc

 

[afireinside]

so what u r basically saying is, that my serpae tetra is just perfectly happy, do you think i'll ruin it after i move him to my 29 gallon tank from his 6 gallon tank either monday or tuesday? i think he should, the water is healthier in there, i bought like three different water testing kits yesterday!

 

[Ben]

ummm

it's imposible for a tetra to make a bubble nest since they dont have the labrynth organ that the gourami and betta have.

are you sure its a serpae?

 

[wrs]

its probably from the filter making those bubbles. It happens in my tank around tall plants and corners at times and I dont have any labyrinth fish in the tank.

 

[afireinside]

no, it's my serpae tetra, i've seen him making bubble nests before.

 

[wrs]

post a pick of him. If he makes it he isnt a tetra at all. We can identify him for you.

 

[afireinside]

well, he's doin something, and he is a serpae tetra. if i ever can get a picture of him, i'll even show you, hck, i'll even describe it:
orange see thru body, black patches near gills, top fin smaller than bottom fin, top fin black, bottom fin a redish orang, back tail: a see thru orange. if u ask me, that fits the description of a serpae tetra.

 

[freddyk]

Maybe he's acting wierd cause he's a lonely shoaling fish with no shoal. Just a thought.

 

[Auratus]

Does your fish look exactly like this? If not... then it's not a serpae tetra.

But yeaaah, serpaes don't make bubble nests. Do the bubbles pop right away? Maybe he's just gasping for air at the surface.

 

[rayjay999]

I have to agree with everyone else... Tetras can't make bubblenests. Most likely the filter making those bubbles.

 

[BigC]

If the fish (Serpae Tetra) is gasping at the surface and blowing bubbles then there is probably something wrong with your water conditions.