Scattered Bubble Nest?

[MrWynO14]

My male is making his bubble nest everywhere it seems, rather than one spot. I had a styrofoam cup in there cut half way but I took it out because he didn't seem to care for it. Looks like he wants to make the whole surface of the 5 gallon tank a bubble nest! I thought it usually starts in one spot and gets bigger. Is this normal, and will it work? Oh yea, my female is blowing bubbles n her jar too!

[doggyhog]

Give him a little while to finish that. :) I'd put the cup back in though, he might use it. It's good because if they do make it under the cup, then the humidity keeps the bubbles nice and sticky.

[MrWynO14]

how much longer should i let him work on this, its the third day now.

[doggyhog]

Can't say for sure. He'll make it when he's ready.

[MrWynO14]

seems to have slowed down. do u think these are just air bubbles and hes not making a nest?

[doggyhog]

Defiantly not just air bubbles. He may just not want to breed. He's a plakat right? Looks almost like a female.

[reaperss06]

I thought all males wanted to breed?? Its like humans always wanting it.

[doggyhog]

Umm... no.

Have you conditioned them? If so, for how long?

[MrWynO14]

Yea hes a plakat, they fight better. Shes more of a longer finned female too, kinda opposite of what they usually are. I conditioned them for about 5 days, and I still continue too feed them both. I read somewhere that you shouldn't feed the male, but read somewhere else that you should, so i feed him. So many websites contradict the other, what do you think? I through in a styrafoam piece from the top of an egg carton, since I through my styrafoam cup away. I'm also tempted to throw her in with him, seeing as shes making a better nest than him!

Oh yea, I'm feeding bloodworms and normal betta pellets, its all I got!

[doggyhog]

Are you fighting these fish?

What do you plan to feed the fry?