Why is my betta fish making bubbles
Why Bettas make BUBBLE NESTS? Does a bubble nest mean my betta is happy?
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petas and bubbles two things that go
hand in hand and are one of the
features that make betta fish so unique
and fascinating to keep their bubble
nesting behaviors are so interesting and
so fun to observe and sometimes weird
mysterious things can happen like you're
female making her very own bubble nest
which while it is rare does definitely
happen so today we're gonna dive into
everything that has to do with battles
and bubbles why they make them does that
mean that your beta is happy and the
whole shebang
hello and welcome back to creative pet
keeping my name is kasia i am your host
i'm a small scale fish keeper and a
better breeder today we are going to
focus on bubble nest which is such a
cool cool spawning behavior i'll answer
some of the more common questions and
hopefully by the end of this video
you're going to be
a better bubble expert
what is a bubble nest and why do bettas
make them while there are many different
types of betas in the beta complex only
a certain amount are bubble nesters i
will be mostly talking about the betta
splendens which were domesticated into
the battles that we keep today but i
will also share some footage of wild
better my high sciences as well because
they have pretty much the same methods
for spawning petas are what's known as
labyrinth fish they have a special organ
that allows them to gulp additional air
because the place that they originate
from has waters that are very still but
also in a hot tropical climate which
means that there is a lower oxygen
content in the water so this ability to
breathe air at the surface helps them
compensate for less oxygen in the water
they also utilize this to create nests
made out of bubbles using their saliva
these nests are useful in a couple
different ways first of all it is a
great place for a male to keep all of
his eggs where he can see them protect
them and also fan them the fanning helps
to ensure that the eggs get adequate
oxygen flow since these waters don't
really have a lot of water movement you
will also eat any eggs that are
unfertilized that can create mold
because that could spread to the other
fertilized eggs so this helps keep all
of the eggs healthy but also when the
little babies hatch their labyrinth
organ does not develop right away by
being close to the surface this ensures
that the babies will be able to have
access to more oxygen as they develop
their labyrinth organs so the nest is a
really great place to ensure the success
of the species
when the male is ready to breed he will
build a bubble nest in the best location
possible so he can attract a female
there the conditions and the location do
matter as bubble nests are pretty
delicate they are made out of bubbles
after all what usually helps is placing
them against some sort of surface in the
wild that could be under some sort of
leaf or plant and in captivity sometimes
even the wall of an aquarium will help
water movement as well as wind will
break the bubble nest so it's best to
avoid both of those things
also higher humidity helps as well and
tannins in the water make the water a
little bit more sticky so if you have a
tannin filled aquarium or if there's a
lot of tenants in the wild they actually
help keep the nest together
let's talk about females and bubble
nesting because it can definitely happen
it is something that is much more rare
so you're not going to see this as often
but yes female bettas will indeed make
their own bubble nest and some of them
will go so far as to release their own
unfertilized eggs and place them
themselves into the bubble-ness now
nothing is going to come of it because
these eggs were not fertilized as there
was no male present but
it's still kind of interesting to
observe because you're just like you're
seeing the female go through all these
motions and you're like wow
she's an independent woman that don't
need no man she's just she's doing it
all herself
dupers make bubble nests because they
are happy unfortunately making bubble
nests is not an indicator of whether or
not a betta is happy for starters there
are some battles that will just never
make a bubble nest even when presented
with a female we don't know why this
happens but if you are trying to breed
bettas and your male does not want to
make a bubble nest you can technically
borrow a bubble nest from another male
and what i mean by that is you can just
take a little spoon and just spoon out
very gently a bubble nest and transfer
it over it works for a lot of breeders
and is part of the reason why we have a
lot of betas nowadays because we just
gotta help them out and they're like
cool cool this works for me i accept
your bubble nest
in some cases even female betas may help
out a male and make some bubbles to add
to the bubble nest themselves which is
always a welcome thing
but in reality betters will make bubble
nests in almost any scenario as long as
the bubble nest can be kind of
maintained they will do it in a little
cup even if the cup is really dirty if
the conditions are not that great they
will still make a bubble nest because
they are such determined resilient
little fish
i wanted to include some of my personal
theories because when you keep fish for
quite a long time you start to make your
own conclusions although those
conclusions might not always be correct
i thought it would be cool to still
include them i think that some male
betas really genuinely enjoy the
activity of building a bubble dust
because it is something that they can do
and i've seen some battles create a
really huge nest like they really give
it a hundred and ten percent and will
even make a really large nest if there
is no female present so if you have no
spawning plants but have a pet betta
sometimes if the conditions are right
and there's not a lot of water movement
your betta can get to work and create a
really beautiful huge nest and then
maybe you can take that nest apart when
you're doing a water change not on
purpose but you know it happens that
nest will pop when you're doing a water
change and then they'll just get right
back to it
on the other hand i also theorize that
it might be something that bettas do
when they're bored as well for example
at the pet store when they're in a cup
and there's nothing for them to do i
mean it's not like they can look at
their phone or read a book or talk to a
friend there's nothing to interact with
in the environment so when you've got
nothing to do
but you can make bubbles out of saliva i
guess you're just gonna make bubbles out
of saliva because at least it's an
activity it stimulates your mind gives
you something to do and it's just
something that bettas can do if there's
nothing else
how do you know if your bed is happy if
you can't rely on a bubble nest to
indicate that that is kind of a very
long and complicated question that i
think would need its own separate video
but if i were to answer this in a much
shorter way i would say look at the
betta overall
are they healthy physically
are they active but not too active when
i mean like frantically swimming around
or showing any stress as long as your
fish is just living its life where
you're meeting its basic needs to the
best of your ability
you can safely i would say assume that
your betta is happy
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think the more you learn about your fish
the more you can truly appreciate and
enjoy them i hope that you found this
video helpful and informative and i'll
see you in the next one
bye
