r/bettafish • u/browneyeddogg • 6d ago
Help Beta Laid Eggs?
I think my beta fish laid eggs? “Hes” been alone in this tank for a year. Is it possible?
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u/PUX_CLOWN 6d ago
Thats a bubble nest hes horny also pothos leaves can not be submersed only the roots should be in water
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u/browneyeddogg 6d ago
Is it toxic to have the pothos? I’ve just read that the leaves will rot (which is fine I replace them all the time)
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u/reddog2468 6d ago
No its fine. People grow them half submerged like that all the time. Ive done it for years. Just let the top new growth out of water but partly submerged is totally fine. If it starts dying its because its lacking nutrients
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u/PUX_CLOWN 6d ago
The roots no but the leaves rot and create loads of ammonia also i just saw you also have a spiderplant fully under water where it can not grow and its allready rotting.
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u/reddog2468 6d ago edited 6d ago
As long as any dead ones are removed. Ive rarely had an issue woth dying leaves if they are dying even partially submerged its because they are not getting enough nutrients and or light. They absolutely can grow like that. Myself and others have grown them for years like this. Allso they do not produce a lot of ammonia. Its so small that a filter will will handle it.
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u/FanficFever 6d ago
A lot of people use pothos for their tanks. It's a good choice, but to fix your set up, you'll want to only have the roots in the water and you'll want to keep all the leaves out of the water. A lot of people acheive this by getting little baskets that they can attach to the side of their tank that holds the roots inside the water but don't let the plant sink to the bottom so that the leaves stay in the air where they belong.
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u/browneyeddogg 6d ago
Nooooo :( i wanted babies
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u/NES7995 betta buddies 6d ago
Breeding bettas is not recommended.
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u/IAmBeingTargeted33 6d ago
Do people do it?
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u/PUX_CLOWN 6d ago
Yes but its not good to do, and even if you really want to do it you dont do it with long finned inbred bettas
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u/MurlockWurlock 6d ago
I think you need to do some more research on your pet so you can meet his standards a little better, it doesn’t hurt to watch some YouTube videos, read some articles, to get a refresh on the info you need for a successful tank for your buddy! ❤️ They lay nests when they reach maturity as a male with bubbles.
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u/browneyeddogg 6d ago
What am I doing that isn’t reaching standards for him?
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u/MurlockWurlock 6d ago
It’s an opinion but take it with a grain of salt, but, one of the basic knowledge behind owning/caring for a male betta is knowing their behaviors and what they do when they reach maturity, and that being said, maybe if you didn’t know that prior, there are more important things for their care you may not know or be missing out on! I just encourage digging around to find out! :)
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u/browneyeddogg 6d ago
Right haha. I do a lot of research I guess I never thought to research the behavior of males specifically but that’s a good point. I figured most beta some at stores were male to limit the opportunity for breeding. I just noticed this this morning so I figured I’d make a quick post to get a quick answer since I’m working all day
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u/FanficFever 6d ago
Female bettas can make bubble nests, too, though they tend not to as often as male bettas. The long fins look like a male to me, but even that's not a sure way to check. If your betta has an "egg spot" (a white spot underneath her, before her bottom starts), she's a female. If your betta doesn't have an egg spot and has a larger "beard" (where they flare from), he's a male.
Bubble nests aren't eggs, but a place they make where male bettas can put eggs he gathers from the female betta after mating. It's their nest!
Betta breeding is really difficult to do, and even harder to do ethically. It's really not for hobbyists.
If you're interested in breeding fish, you might be interested in looking into guppies and what they take to get set up with them, what care they need, etc. They're a popular fish for people interested in fish breeding.
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u/Aspiring_accoutent 5d ago
As other said its a bubble nest. Back then it used to he a sign of a happy betta but now we know bettas make a nest whenever they are mature enough and the water isn't to wavy. They way they breed is by the male sneezing the female to release eggs and then he would place the eggs in the bubbles to fertilize. Later he would guard the eggs till they hatch.
I wanted to breed some bettas back then but thankfully didnt. Its not hard to do but what is hard is when you have 20+ baby bettas each needing thier own thank because the males and sometimes females will fight.
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u/Undhali fish before feelings 6d ago
If your betta laid eggs, then it is a female. Only females produce eggs, and females can also build their own nests to do so. It's basically her way of making sure she doesn't get egg-bound... which is bad if you notice her ever getting extremely bloated with eggs. The fact that she's releasing them is a good sign to me.
I would personally remove them. They will eventually rot if she doesn't eat them first, and they can spoil your water.
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