fishkeeper101 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Hi all i recently bought a male and female betta and they are in a breeding tank at the noment seperated. The males bubble nest is on its way to completion, just needs to be a little better. But the female is startingto blow bubbles and it looks like a nest. She is a proven female as the guy showed me him and her in his breeder tank and the dad had fry. Is it normal for a female to try and make a nest as well it is no where near the size of the males. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk333 Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 First I've heard of it. But I've only been around Bettas for a short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeagonTheo Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 It's normal I had a female that built a better nest than the male. I had a partitioned tank with a small hole in the partition, after the pair had laid the eggs, I took the female out and put her on the other side. Some of the fry went through the hole and the female built a nest and picked up the fry and spat them into her own nest, pretty amazing stuff. If she's building a nest check out her belly for a white breeding tube, if she has one she's ready to breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishkeeper101 Posted September 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Thank you so much for clearing that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 We've had females blow small bubble nests before, but its not a common thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishkeeper101 Posted September 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Ok thanks i had to move them to a better and bigger tank as the old one was in an awkward spot. Is this going to stress them out? He has started building a net again so is this a good indication that he is not too stressed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasalissa Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Females do build nests or at least help to build nests I have had this before also and red about it a few times. Also if you have moved them to a new tank you may have to start the process again as it can be quite stressful but he sounds pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishkeeper101 Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Ok thanks, how do i know when they are both ready will it be when he has stopped building the nest and starts to take more interest in the female? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbetta Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 yes females blow bubble nests:flame: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
