Betta Fish Bubbles Female

When i went to take out what i thought was food it wasn t food i think that they are eggs.

Betta fish bubbles female. Keeping female betta fish together. Females can be aggressive too and will fight but they tend to be calmer. Female betta fish rarely blow bubble nests unless they have no mate in their aquarium tank.

Securing eggs inside bubbles means that they are kept moist and are surrounded by oxygen rich air and this is why betta fish build bubble nests. Betta fish blow large bubble nests if they want to spawn. This behavior is primarily seen in male bettas and all males will blow a bubble nest at some point in their life though some females will do this as well.

You can keep females together unlike males. The frequency of blowing bubble nests among betta males could vary according to the conditions of the tank such as availability of food warmth and clean water. A sorority contains roughly 4 6 individuals.

Fights don t tend to be as regular or dangerous. My betta fish female will not make a bubble nest and the male flares up at her and chase her awawy what should i do turn on the fliter or put the male back in. Aside from releasing the eggs the female betta fish do not play any role in raising or protecting the young.

Bettas will also spend time at the top of the water drawing in atmospheric air which could result in them blowing some small bubbles. You can top your tank off with some schooling tetras rasboras or minnows. I d add a few bottom dwellers or territorial community fish first and then add your female bettas after they ve settled down.

The decision to do so may have something to do with instinctually feeling that the bubble nest created by a particular male is acceptable. We have no male or any other fish in the tank and she was initially bought as a. In the wild betta fish habitats are often quite dirty shallow puddles without much oxygen.