Pawz Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Ive got a m and f betta. Do i hyave to put any plants in their tank for him to make bubble nest? And should I turn off the air pump? Any help would be great thanks Ainz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Hello, floating plants are a necessity, but the male will certainly appreciate it - and the female. Just pull a few plants up and let them float if nothing else, otherwise riccia and duckweed is perfect, indian fern too; even old leaves. Turn the bubbler off so it doesn't disturb the bubble nest. You can restart it when they hatch, but only have it going lightly. I'd use a small tank with no bubblers or filtration to start (so no babies get sucked up). Goodluck let us know how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fishy Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 hey, i didnt use any plants because they used the uplift tube for the undergravel filter to build a nest against, so im assuming that if they have nothing to build a nest against then they may need plants? i would turn the air pump off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cessa Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 hi there like u i have a beautiful beta m and just last wk acquired a f. i too am anxious about breeding conditions but i am finding ppl very helpful on here. i am in lower hutt as well and have only bn doin this fish thing for about 6 weeks now i love it pls let me knw how u fare and i wil do likewise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz Posted June 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 cool thanks ill pop in a plant tomorrow. Also will snails bother them? There are 5 golden apples in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 snails are fine, actually good because they'll clear up any excess food on the bottom and stop waste accumulating. as the mod alan puts it they clear up the extra food etc and leave it little parcels making it easy to then siphon out and keep the water conditions clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 The Golden Apple snails may eat your greenery! Apparently they love eating Riccia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 If the plants are in the middle of the tank, the snails will have no way of reaching it. Unless they float or swim over somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 well i now only have a male. not sure what happened to my girl. all i know is i found the snails eating her. so now its time to find him another girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 to top it off i found my gba dead inside my filter but i do have a new batch of bristles. Didnt know the olds where still at it. the are 4yrs old now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 its a silly shark one that you can turn the nozzle at the bottom for flow. I didnt realise when i cleaned it out a couple of days before i had forgot to close them up again. it was only a littly (3cm) that i got for billaney. so if he gets beck to me this afternoon ill replace it and all will be well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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