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 Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:38 pm
yeah they basically take fishy spit and air and blow bubbles that dont pop so easily. they then put the eggs in it. the fathers will also stick new fry into the nest. the reason why is because bubble nest fish are usually labyrinth fish (they breath air) so the babies need to be able to reach air and may not be strong enough. so if the dad keeps them in the nest for a day or two they will not drown.
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:07 am
I'm still finding the idea of fish spit a weird one.
I mean, I had my fingers suckled and nibbled on by quite a few goldfish and ko, it felt wet but never slimey.
Or is this different for labyrinthfish?
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:03 am
i think the fish has to want to produce spit. when they spit the eggs out they kind of "roll" them around in their mouth before spitting them out. it looks like they are trying to get it right razz
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:35 am
Happy Skittles Lizzy yeah they basically take fishy spit and air and blow bubbles that dont pop so easily. they then put the eggs in it. the fathers will also stick new fry into the nest. the reason why is because bubble nest fish are usually labyrinth fish (they breath air) so the babies need to be able to reach air and may not be strong enough. so if the dad keeps them in the nest for a day or two they will not drown. I love fish they are so intersting xd
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:14 am
Happy Skittles Lizzy i think the fish has to want to produce spit. when they spit the eggs out they kind of "roll" them around in their mouth before spitting them out. it looks like they are trying to get it right razz Wow! Now that is interesting, if they can really controll their saliva production. Wonder how often a fish has accidentally swallowed that way, it seems innevitable. On a semi related note; WTF?
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Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:35 pm
i doubt their saliva is poison XD
and i have 1 betta egg that might actually become a little fry...but we will see tomorrow
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:03 pm
And?
Did the egg hatch?
And yeah, it seemed pretty strange and innefficient. Betta poison....
And gender related? How do people come up with that?
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:35 pm
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:04 pm
the egg didnt hatch...takes longer than what i read apparently
BUT it looks as if it may. and its a tiny white thing XD pics wouldnt do a whole lot hehe.
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:08 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:17 pm
A white egg? Well, I only really looked at anglefish eggs, so bettas may be different, but live eggs were transparent, and white ones dead...
Hope that's not the case.
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Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:11 pm
betta eggs are white and change color. but this egg isnt going to develop. i dont think they spawned when she dropped these. i think he was attacking her and they dropped. her belly was all cut up.
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