Bubble Nest Betta Fish Eggs
Why are the eggs kept in a bubble nest.
Bubble nest betta fish eggs. Frequency of betta fish bubble nests. They should be fed well usually with live foods and kept in 5 inch clean water with a temperature of 80 f. When i went to take out what i thought was food it wasn t food i think that they are eggs.
So they will secure eggs inside bubbles to kept them moist and let them covered by oxygen rich air. Plastic plants and decorations such as plant pots are advised to be placed in the aquarium for the female to hide when necessary. In the wild habitat like the filthy shallow puddle the betta fish are often in lack of sufficient oxygen.
Female betta making bubble nest and eggs with no male my sons female betta hasn t been eating like normal and today i found a bubble nest in the corner of the tank above one of the plants. Why betta fish keep eggs in a bubble nest. Aside from releasing the eggs the female betta fish do not play any role in raising or protecting the young.
This common practice is about building an oxygen rich environment to hatch fry from eggs but that doesn t mean a male has to mate in order to build one. In the wild betta fish habitats are often quite dirty shallow puddles without much oxygen. Having a betta fish can be exciting if you know how to treat your fish and it can be fun and awe inspiring to watch the natural way in which the male creates a bubble nest.