How To Know If Betta Bubble Nest Has Eggs
How to know if the betta s bubble nest is fertilized.
How to know if betta bubble nest has eggs. Remove one of the females leave the fatter one in with him it s likely she s carrying eggs and let them be. A betta bubble nest can also have varying size and look depending on the fish and condition. Furthermore once a female betta fish releases her eggs into the build nest she no longer has any responsibility.
Aside from releasing the eggs the female betta fish do not play any role in raising or protecting the young. Now if he s not guarding his nest from the females then he probably doesn t have eggs in there yet. When i went to take out what i thought was food it wasn t food i think that they are eggs.
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. It is believed that is the main reason betta fish build bubble nests. Female betta fish do not protect or raise their young.
If there are eggs they are slightly heavier than water and fall out of the nest. When you see white spots in the bubble nest it means the eggs are fertilize and will hatch in a 24 36 hours. If you see a bubble fall out of the nest just as clear as the rest but probably slightly smaller and it is sinking that is a betta egg.
Why are the eggs kept in a bubble nest. The appearance and size of a bubble nest can vary to a great extent depending on the fish. Ii have 3 males betta each one in their own tank and all have been blowing the bubble nest for quite some time i m happy to know that they could also be happy every 4 days i change completely each tank and change their settings and also change their locations just mixing it up guess it s working i ll be adding more i dislike seeing them in the store in that little cup it seems others.
A big sherlock holmes type of magnifying glass will make it easier to see the eggs in the nest being supported by the bubbles. 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. A bubble nest can look different for different species creating it.