Betta Bubble Nest Water Change

He s happy swimming a lot his fins are a normal size and he has even blown a bubble nest.

Betta bubble nest water change. This is why you may find a bubble nest in your tank even if your betta has never seen or had contact with a female. Clean water betta fish in need of a water change will often lose interest in building bubble nests the presence of a female or a strange male betta fish will also increase the urge for a betta to build a nest. These fishes will get fascinated to create a bubble nest if the water is maintained clear.

The male will instinctively build a bubble nest with or without a female present. My betta built a bubble nest once but it was small and he didn t rebuild it after i inevitably broke it during a water change haha. Typically in nature the male betta fish would look for some floating debris on the water s surface to start collecting and clustering the bubbles under that will make up its nest.

You can also encourage the bubble nest building by making sure your tank is heated to 78 82 degrees fahrenheit. So from time to time change the water in your tank. I m happy to say that within 48 hours he made a full recovery.

The purpose of a male betta fish bubble nests is to invite the female fish to a spawning session. By floating debris or lids of plastic cups will encourage betta fish to build bubble nest. That s so cute how he was determined to keep it together during the water change.

What a beautiful nest. Do female betta fish make bubble nest or only males. I m sure being able to see the female in the tank next to.

Moreover other species present in the tank also affect the construction and appearance of the betta bubble nest. If the betta wants a bigger offspring it can create larger bubble nests. The male betta fish uses saliva to create bubbles on the water surface and under floating debris.