About Jack Expertise I can answer questions on Livebearers, Labyrinth fish( bettas gouramis e.t.c ), Cories, tank set up, fish compatibility, Characins, cherry barbs and plants :) I cannot answer questions on Cichlids (execept rams) or brackish setups or Goldfish or Bettas! Thanks
Experience I have four tanks currently set up. One five gallon with a male paradise fish in. A 10 gallon with three albino cory cats and two rejected neons that weren't excepted in my old shoal but out lived them!. A 20 gallon with 8 leopard danios and one male paradise fish. And finally my pride and joy, a 25 gallon planted, with 6 glowlights, 7 harlequins, 6 cories ( 3 peppered, 3 panda cories ), 14 neons 2 guppies, 1 oto and 1 SAE!.
Education/Credentials I rely on my common knowledge and experiences to help answer your questions :)
Question Ok my little sister got a Betta and he blew a bubble nest for my female, so I put her in the tank. At first the female would follow the male around and she would nip at hiim. So he made a HUGE bubble nest and the male just hangs under there like he is waiting for her, but when the female goes under there he would chase her out from under the nest. Why is he doing this?
PS. My female is ready to spawn(I see all signs)
Answer Hey Perdita!
Well male Bettas are very aggressive so thats why he is chasing her away.
Take her out for a day and let the male calm down then out her back in and leave her there for a maximum of two hours incase she does spawn ands he attacks her as this happens all the time. The female will lay her eggs, the male will put them in a bubble nest and will chase the female away from the nest and attack her so it is crucial you take her out after spawning.
