Styrofoam

[leighann]

ok i have never used styrofoam to help keep the bubble nest up when breeding. im a little confused on where and when it should be placed in the tank and should it just be taped there?

 

[15761718]

usually it will go in the corner facing back towards the other side of the tank and just get 1 strip of tape and put it on the end of the cup and the side of the tank (not too tightly taped in case u lose water to evaporation just tape it loosely and give it 1 - 2 cm room to move if necessary)

 

[girl4God81]

So you can float a styrfoam cup sideways on top of the water and tape it there, so it stays floating? And this works?

 

[vancouver]

I used 1/2 a styrafoam cup and it floated well enough..

 

[Dan-25]

All you need to do is get hold of a styrofoam cup like what you get mushy peas in at the chip shop ( if you live in uk)

cut the cup in half length ways and just place it on the surface mine stays where it is. unless you have a filter that could cause the cup to move

Dan

i have a pic some where ill dig it out.

 

[15761718]

yeah sorry i assumed you knew it had to be cut in half lol...

shouldnt be using a filter unless its got the minutest of current whilst breeding...

its not ESSENTIAL to have a styrofoam cup during breeding but it does offer the nest a bit of protection and most bettas will make a nest under it so it doesnt hurt

 

[zoekin8yg]

an IAL leave floating on the top is another possibility

 

[Jaded12]

an IAL leave floating on the top is another possibility

Yeah but not everyone can get their hands on IAL, also styrofoam is a lot more cost efficient

 

[zoekin8yg]

No I know that, just pointing out that it can be used

 

[davidnso]

im getting IAL soon! im anxious to see how happy my bettas get, if at all