Hibi Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Soooo, I set up a 10 gallon divided tank with what I THOUGHT was 2 females, I came home from work today to find a teeny bubble nest and one of them (presumibably the male) frantically trying to keep the eggs afloat so I moved him to a bucket with as many eggs as I could. Now im very confused because the female is back in the division I left her in but I cant see any way she couldve possibly made it over but now ive got eggs... is it possible for a female to lay eggs and exhibit behavior of a caring male in the absence of a mate? note: all the litle specks at the bottom of the tank are eggs O.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 More photos of the “male” in question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 I have never seen a female betta make a bubble nest, but I have seen them semi-tend a nest until the male chased them off. Betta eggs are a milky white and fairly large for egg layer eggs. Usually the eggs hatch in 2 - 3 days. Have any of them hatched? Typically when breeding bettas, you move the female post spawning so that the male can tend the nest. Also I am not totally sure I followed the timeline you laid out above. It is early morning and I haven't had my coffee yet.🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 So two days ago I set up a divided 10 gallon, now the dividers weren't perfect but I tried, so they had been in the same tank about 18 hours before I got home. Last night is when all of this happened lol I saw the bubbles and the eggs and placed them in the bucket, he seems to be taking care of them. I put a lot of frogbit in there and he picked all of the eggs up from the bottom of the bucket and I'm pretty sure he's got them all under the big indian almond leaf but I can't see it. I guess I'll wait 2 or 3 days and see if we have some baby anger nuggets lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannachka Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 that is a male from what i can see in the photos. is there a lid on the tank? it is very possible the female could have jumped the divider and gotten over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 @yannachka its possible? it was kind of a rushed job bc i got some undersized endlers that wouldve gotten eaten had they not gone in their own tank so i had to like ninja-move a bunch of my fish. but yeah im fairly positive hes a male now XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 update on fishy daddy. He's being very good and made a nice bubble nest and they look like theyre all in there! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 It looks like you're about to have some imbellis fry! Congratulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 This is baby mama! wonder what kind of colors I’ll get 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 I think we have our fish baby!! Also he’s being a very good daddy still 💗💗 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Dare Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Oh my your female is beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 What will you feed the fry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Daniel said: What will you feed the fry? Have vinegar eels, micro worms, and aquarium coop easy fry food also hikari first bites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 We have more babies!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibi Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 The beebee feeshees have been moved to a proper tank and are swimming! Daddy did an amazing job and he’s back in his tank resting while I spoil him with lots of food Now we get to see these little ones grow! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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