Betta Fish Egg ,Without Bubble Nest

[shanetold]

Anyone knows,Is that Ok If my female betta's egg dont have bubble nest?.Every time my couple wrapped ,the male betta eat the eggs !
Is a bubble nest necessary for the fry?
Can they still hatch if they are laying on the floor of the tank?

[MollyJean]

The father will eat them. But that is good.

[davyj0427]

Are you using a half cup for your male to nest in? If so check there. I had the same thing happen only he would collect a bunch of eggs and make one bubble to hold them. Never did have a nest just the eggs floating around. Seamed to be more work for him,but I figured that was his choice.

[EvilVOG]

sometimes the male will hold eggs in his mouth for extended periods of time and even appear to be chewing on it before returning it to the nest. I just saw my male pick an egg up, and then spend around 5 min foraging (even eating stuff) off of the bottom before returning the egg to the nest.

I have read elsewhere of some people transferring the eggs to a small bowl and allowing them to hatch on their own.

[shanetold]

So , bubble nest is not necessary for the fry/egg !. Thank You so much EvilVOG !

[EvilVOG]

no problem just do a search on artificial hatching i think they call it...