Random Bubbles

[biokid101]

My male and female have been together for a few days again and now instead of making a nest hes just blowing bubbles and scattering them all over the place.. Some under a leaf another under a cup and just random isolated bubbles..wat does this mean (

 

[betta lover35]

hes still making his mind up i think they should mate under that romantic leaf

 

[biokid101]

Omg literally u were spot on he built a nest under the leaf!!! Nice job betta loverr lol! The female is soooo ready to mate but the male is oblivious and wont even try with her..but i feeling good about this one) im excitedd.. The nest isnt that big its maybe an inch wide and a bubble thick but its getting bigger everytime i check on it

 

[lilfishie]

is the female out with the male? have you conditioned them for breeding if so on what for how long?

 

[biokid101]

The female has been conditoned for about 3 weeks and the male about 2 1/2 on frozen brine shrimp and daphnia.. Right now the male isnt interested in her but shes ready to go..what shud i do to get him set?

 

[lilfishie]

maybe he just doesn't like her, if he's showing no interest now he has no intentions of breeding with her.

Is she loose in the tank or separate?

 

[biokid101]

Shes loose in the tank..they flare at each other then he just leaves..she hasnt even been bitten there is no signs of aggression but the bubble nest is bigger today.. I fed them live platy fry. The platy fry were deformed so i had to dispose them as i hve no room for extra deformed fry im trying to breed these guys

 

[lilfishie]

the female should not be released, she needs to be gradually introduced in a safe place like a bottle or tub, so they can see each other but not get to each other

 

[biokid101]

She did.. I had her in a visible place for him and he wud flare and dance and go nuts but when i released her the random bubbles started then the nest and now hes not interested.. Im just confussed cause the nest gets bigger and hedoesnt seem interested in her

 

[lilfishie]

she shouldn't of been released until there was a nest, how was she reacting when separate?

 

[biokid101]

She was also flaring, previous mating that ive done the male builds the nest when shes released and he took a while so i just released her and he built a nest. He likes to be in the front of the tank so i moved his leaf there and they seem to love it and the nest is getting higher

 

[biokid101]

Omg i woke up this morning and the nest was TRIPLE the size of any ve ever seen it takes up half the top of the 10 gal... Its hugee under a leaf and next to the cup and going out into the open.. They r dancing and flating at each other right now.. Hes missig some fins tho im wondering how that happened cause shes really scared of him when he flares