Fish Lovers 3.0 [new poll]

[marblerocks12]

I just got a fancy guppy named Calico! He used to have two buddies named Skye (turquoise guppy), and Cheddar (fancy guppy), but they passed away last night . I will be going to the pet store sometime in the near future to look for two others.

[AquariumQueen]

Been a while since I checked out this thread!
I have my axolotl, he's 5 inches now.
I also went with an impulse buy and have 3 female guppies, making my 20 gallon effectively stocked now. One has a spinal deformity and I wasn't sure she would make it, but she's actually doing really great!
Soon I'll be upgrading my axolotl to a 20 gallon long tank, and I'll have the 10 gallon ready for either a betta sorority, dwarf puffers, or a split tank for 2 male bettas. Not sure yet what direction I'll go.
So the current tally is....
- 10 gallon, axolot
- 20 gallon, dwarf gourami, black skirt tetras, female guppies, and corydoras
- 3 gallon, veiltail betta rescue
- 2.5 gallon, veiltail betta rescue
- 2.5 gallon, single long finned black skirt tetra

[Kat]

I had a nasty scare last night. One of my female bettas has a tendency to get a little overexcited whenever I feed her, and she sometimes jumps out of the water a little bit. Well, she took it a bit too far this time and jumped right out of the tank! Now, my house is very clean, but even without much clutter, it still took about a minute to find her. She had somehow managed to land between a decorative jar and a frog figurine. *face palm*

She appears to be okay now, but goodness. Those moments where I couldn't find her were some of the scariest in my fish-owning life.

[CSF]

Can female bettas of different fin types get along or do they all have to be the same? I'm still debating the betta sorority idea, but I'm trying to do all the research I can to make it easier if I finally decide I'm prepared.

[misted]

Question c: so I just noticed there's a strip of bubbles near the top of my tank. I've had my betta Luna for 6 months now and he's never been the type of betta to make bubble nests? It's around the filter and also around the filter chord. I sometimes see him swim up to it and touch his mouth to it, so I think maybe it's a bubble nest? I can't post a photo because my cameras flat. What do you guys think? I really hope it's a bubble nest because that'll show he's happy <3

... I just saw him release a bubble into it just then!

[AquariumQueen]

Can female bettas of different fin types get along or do they all have to be the same? I'm still debating the betta sorority idea, but I'm trying to do all the research I can to make it easier if I finally decide I'm prepared.

Different colors and fin types can get along, yes It's more about personal temperament than appearance. Occasionally you'll get one that's just too aggressive.

Question c: so I just noticed there's a strip of bubbles near the top of my tank. I've had my betta Luna for 6 months now and he's never been the type of betta to make bubble nests? It's around the filter and also around the filter chord. I sometimes see him swim up to it and touch his mouth to it, so I think maybe it's a bubble nest? I can't post a photo because my cameras flat. What do you guys think? I really hope it's a bubble nest because that'll show he's happy <3

... I just saw him release a bubble into it just then!

That definitely sounds like a bubble nest to me

[PeachFuzz]

Question c: so I just noticed there's a strip of bubbles near the top of my tank. I've had my betta Luna for 6 months now and he's never been the type of betta to make bubble nests? It's around the filter and also around the filter chord. I sometimes see him swim up to it and touch his mouth to it, so I think maybe it's a bubble nest? I can't post a photo because my cameras flat. What do you guys think? I really hope it's a bubble nest because that'll show he's happy <3

... I just saw him release a bubble into it just then!

Yup sounds like a bubble nest! Not to be a downer, but bubble nests don't indicate happiness. That's a myth. They don't really mean anything. It's an instinctive behavior. c:

[elizae]

Question c: so I just noticed there's a strip of bubbles near the top of my tank. I've had my betta Luna for 6 months now and he's never been the type of betta to make bubble nests? It's around the filter and also around the filter chord. I sometimes see him swim up to it and touch his mouth to it, so I think maybe it's a bubble nest? I can't post a photo because my cameras flat. What do you guys think? I really hope it's a bubble nest because that'll show he's happy <3

... I just saw him release a bubble into it :o just then!

Yup sounds like a bubble nest! Not to be a downer, but bubble nests don't indicate happiness. That's a myth. They don't really mean anything. It's an instinctive behavior. c:

Agreed. It means he's sexually mature, and ready to breed! Some of my betta girls do that too.

Can female bettas of different fin types get along or do they all have to be the same? I'm still debating the betta sorority idea, but I'm trying to do all the research I can to make it easier if I finally decide I'm prepared.

Yes. Have separate tanks ready. There will be torn fins and fights in the first week. I got off lucky with just a little bit of squabbling over food, but that was it. Just make sure they're female. Not so good things happen when you find out you have two males in the mix...

If you still have aggression two weeks in, find out who the bully is. She may just be too aggressive. They will set up their own territories and such, so have lot's of hiding places with two entrance/exit holes, and lots of plants are good ideas too. Minimum of 10 gallons/5 fish. No more, no less girls. 20 gallon is much preferred, get longer rather than taller. Break up sight lines with decor. Color/fin do not matter. Size does, so try to get roughly the same size.

They can be awesome once those first few days go by. I've taught my sorority to jump for fingers, since that is their natural instinct. On that note, make sure you have a lid! They are big jumpers.

[Polly44]

I read somewhere that a Betta making a bubble nest could mean a form of happiness. Yes, it means the Betta is ready to breed, but a lot of animals are only ready to breed when the environment is perfect, as there is little point in breeding in a poor environment, as the babies will probably not survive. Perhaps that is true for Betta's as well.

[elizae]

True. I've also seen nests form on accident, when the filter isn't agitating the water much, when a betta goes up to breath, the bubble stays. It'll drift towards something out of water, and eventually all the sides have bubbles on them.

Well, either way, he /is/ probably a very happy betta.