Betta not liking live plants?

[LizzyP]

Dumbledore was making me beautiful bubble nests everyday. I would come home and there would be a nest sticking 2 inches off the side of the tank on the far right side. That was until I did a little rearranging and brought home a new rock for him to hide in and a live plant. I thought he would be thrilled. Apparently he wasn't happy because the bubble nests stopped. Fast forward about 2 days and I took the plant out because it was dying and making my tank funky. Yesterday I came home from work and checked on Dumbledore and guess what was there? A bubble nest! Big, bubbly, and beautiful. So now I'm wondering, could my fish not like live plants? Do you think silk plants would be better?

Happy Tuesday :)
LizzyP

[Zero186]

It might be the fact that the water quality was getting bad, but what kind of live plant started dying in 2 days? My bettas love live plants. Bubble nest aren't always a symbol of happiness though it could be Dumbledore was just adjusting to the new environment. 2 days is not enough time to tell exactly what caused him to stop though.

[LizzyP]

It was a plant from Petsmart. I didn't look at it very carefully when I bought it but I think it was already dying when I brought it home. Plus, I'm a horrible plant keeper, so why I thought I could keep an aquatic plant alive, who knows.

[Zero186]

From experiences with them before sometimes they just pull out the first one they see and it is dying already. I was burned before like this and it wont happen again i always double check the plant before they bag it.