a few questions about my female betta!

[KeeleyBurd]

First, I gave her a guppy fry (which she loved and gobbled right up!) and I just want to make sure they are healthy for her before giving her anymore.

Second, I think she made a bubble nest? It came up in like an hour or so? She's quite small so I don't believe she's a he. Although I have read online that some male plakats can be mistaken as females and sold as such.

Lastly, is there anyway to be sure if she could be a he?

I'd like to know if I should continue calling her Petunia, or change her name to Petey LOL

 

[absolutangel04]

If your bred the guppy fry, then it should be fine. The real issue with live food comes from the possibility of introducing a disease or something that the feeder fish had.
Yes, sometimes it can hard to tell the genders apart, especially when the fish is small. I know you have a picture of her in your other thread, but it would be a good idea to put up a picture of her here to.

 

[VioletEmber]

Oh yes, I just had this happen... No wonder my betta sorority crashed and burned- one of them was a male. Now that petunia is blue you could see if you can see the white spot on her underbelly. -- although there are cases reported of males with a white spot and females without -- it will at least give you a clue. Females do make bubble nests - mine just did, but they are usually pretty small.

Also, the front ventral fins - the ones on the front bottom -- tend to be longer on males, even plakats.



Here is my female imposter... I did something kinda risky, but I considered it a trial run for starting to breed bettas... I put him in a ten gallon with lots of plants and introduced a female ... He chased her, then she chased him, back and forth for awhile. Then I put them both back in their respective homes... Sure enough, the next morning there was a big ole bubble nest in his tank. I figured that was a good indication that he was a he for sure!

 

[absolutangel04]

Lol, yeah that would be a reason for a sorority to not work.

 

[KeeleyBurd]

This is petunia!

 

[KeeleyBurd]

Also this is what appears to be a bubble nest that I think she made

 

[absolutangel04]

That is a pretty decent sized bubble nest. I am still thinking Petunia is a boy.

 

[blackmolly]

yup... based on the first pic... petunia is a he he's very pretty though!