Hey PetForums members,
I have three male bettas - Zaar, Ozzy and Walter. They are kept in a 10 (?) gallon tank with dividers, obviously. They can see each other clearly, but only occasionally flare. Zaar is dark blue with red fins. Walter is light blue with a few red stripes. Ozzy is intensely red throughout his whole body.
I've had them for about three months, and nothing strange happened - they were eating normally, behaving normally throughout water changes etc.
I noticed about a week and a half ago, when Zaar was on the right side, Ozzy in the middle, and Walter on the left, that Zaar was making a rather impressive bubble nest. At first, I wondered if he was marking his territory, but now I have dismissed that idea. I think now that he thinks that Ozzy and Walter are female bettas. I researched it further, and found out that when a male betta makes a bubble nest, it is sign that he wants to breed. I panicked then, because I don't have the money, time or resources to start breeding yet. I tried changing a couple of things, like moving Walter into the middle, which resulted in Zaar stopping his bubble nest, but starting again in 3 days. I started changing the water more often, and then less often, without any noticeable changes. I was wondering what to do now. I was thinking of breeding bettas, but I think it would be the most expensive option.
Please comment on what you think would be the right thing to do.
Cheers,
Finn

my male betta makes bubble nests all the time

just means they are happy..