Help! (betta spawning)

Betta_04 · New member Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 10

Please help I could really use some tips on how to get you betta to build a bubblenest!!! and how to make the bubblenest, how do I put it, STICK AROUND! :( every time he blows one, a couple minutes later it is almost all gone! can anyone help?????

4Dogsihave · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:19 pm Post subject:

Putting my males next to each other usually helped. I only have one betta now (male) and he is constantly filling the tank with bubbles. I have had some stubborn ones who will not make them. Just hang in there hopefully he will learn.

Betta_92 · New member Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 5

I switched bettas, because the other one makes better bubble nests, he is makeing a prety good one, but how big dose it have to be to be ready??? thanks for the replys

HCL113083 · New member Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 19

My betta needed a styrafoam cup cut long ways in half (so it was like a floating half cycle cave). He used that as his nest and it was pretty secure that only a few bubbles poped. I had the eggs hatch, but was unable to keep them alive past the 2 week mark. GOOD LUCK!!

Aqueous · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 6:10 pm Post subject:

It might just depend on the betta you have. I've had betta's that build huge nests and some that had "nests" consisting of 2 bubbles floating at the top of the tank.

HCL113083's suggestion of the styrafoam cup might help. I used it with one of my betta's a while back.

Good Luck!

Betta_92 · New member Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 5

thank you for replying. My betta still hadn't made a bubble nest so I cheated and stole from anothers, thats worked fine, but now how do I get them to actually breed??? My female wasn't to happy about the nest and she started trying to destroy it. He and she stayed in the same bowl for over twelve hours, nothing happened took the female out, then the next day dropped her back in, still nothing happened. what else can I do???