GalenGrey Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Hey all, It's not a serious problem, more of a point of intrigue for a newbie. I've got 1 male Betta, 2 Neons, and 2 Glowlights in a 10 gallon. The tetras have been full grown for a few months now, same for the betta actually. But, lately I've noticed that he's protecting his bubble nest more fiercely. He'll chase the others away before swimming right back up to it. Now, this isn't something that happens constantly- just once or twice a day really. Is he just guarding territory more than his nest or is it something else I should change? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin2you Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 it's pretty normal for a male to guard his hard efforts of building a bubble nest in hopes of attracting a female. My old male betta Fin used to, chase his cory tank mates away from his whenever he built a nest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadboss101 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Even if there is no female in sight? I have a very nice male short fin betta (the were labelled as female at Pisces) that I want to put in our community tank. Only thing is he is kinda aggressive and I am afraid he will cause choa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin2you Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Yep there doesn't have to be a female around for them to try to attract one. If they are already kindda agressive they may not work in a community tank. Remember they have the "nickname" Siamese Fighting Fish for a reason. I would keep crabby guys alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronChefItaly Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Keep an eye on it but your tetras should be able to handle the occasional (3 times a day) short chase so long as they aren't being bullied or receiving body damage.When i picked my betta out from the lot, i chose one that was active but not overly responsive to my finger near the glass (passive / non-aggressive) and he's been in my tank now for ~3 months. I was a bit worried bringing him into my established tank at first but every time i watch him he doesn't seem to even acknowledge the other inhabitants. I'd be curious to see what would happen if you introduced enough surface flow so that he couldn't build a bubble nest (as is the case with my tank). Edited April 21, 2015 by IronChefItaly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redplants Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I have raised Bettas for many years and keep the males in small heated filtered tanks. Why? They are masters at picking the eyes out of other fish. Many years ago, a pet store received a shipment of very beautiful males. They placed one male in every store tank which contained small Tetras, Danios and the like which they thought would not nip and tear the Bettas' fins. I told the manager that the danger also existed that the Bettas would attack the others. " I don't worry about that she replied, the other fish are too fast for them. I went back a week later and found her to be horrified. In every single tank at least one fish had an eye missing. She had forgotten about my warning. Since then, I have witnessed this scenario several times. During the last several tears the Betta Splendens group has been so badly inbred that they are far less aggressive than they used to be resulting in eye biting problems declining but some individuals still do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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