2 day old Betta fry

This is the newest batch of fry still in the bubble nest only 2 days old.

Wow! They are so small, almost as small as 2 day old corys. Can you post a pic of the bubble nest? Ive never seen one....

what is a bubble nest? never heard of it, would luv to know.

WOW. Very small guys. What kind?

The male blows bubbles that he deposits the eggs in when they are spawning. As the eggs fall out of the female he picks them up and blows them into the nest. When the spawning is done the female has to be removed from the tank because she will eat the eggs. The father stays in and cares for the eggs constantly blowing them back in the nest if they fall out. When they hatch they hang in the nest as you see in the picture. He will pick them up if they fall out and blow them back into the nest. After about two to three days they will become free swimming and that is when the father has to be taken out because even after all that work he's done he will start eating them.......... Here is a picture of part of the nest. Actually when first made it is much bigger. In the picture that brown clump over on the right is all babies too.



KMX these are HalfMoon Betta's.

breeding betta and other bubblenesters is very interesting...

Yes Cajun they are very interesting. When courting is going on they will tare each others fins apart and it can get very violent. But then when they do get to the deed it's like a beautiful ballat. The male wraps his body around the female to fertilize the eggs.

do u keep the male and female together wen their done with the breeding or do u keep them seperate i dont know much bout bettas thats why im askeing? and wat other fish do the bubble nests?

Thanks everybody. It's realy fun to watch.

Here is a picture of these same babies at two weeks old. Tummies full of BBS.

They are getting to be real cuties!