Betta Fish Keeps Eating Bubbles

On rare occasions female betta fish can blow bubbles in the tank when they are alone with no mate in the tank.

Betta fish keeps eating bubbles. The purpose of a male betta fish bubble nests is to invite the female fish to a spawning session. Read tank mates for bettas and betta fish in a community tank for help. Additionally there are times when you may see only a few sporadically floating bubbles on the water s surface.

Bottom line is that betta fish are weird when it comes to why they build their bubble nests. Your betta is being fussy. Never try to keep your betta fish with tank mates in a tank under 10 gallons.

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. In the wild betta fish habitats are often quite dirty shallow puddles without much oxygen. My fish keeps eating at the bubbles.

Just remember sometimes even if you think your betta isn t eating he may be getting some food without you realizing. I have a betta fish in a 3 gallon tank with a filter. All betta fish are unique and therefore the frequency of their nest building will also be unique.

Why betta fish make bubble nests. Be very selective about which tank mates you choose and how you introduce your betta. If you find your female betta fish.

Here are all the reasons your betta fish has stopped eating. Daily weekly or monthly are all common time frames for male bettas to construct a nest. Up close of my pet betta fish eating frozen blood worms from his floating glass sphere.