The Unique Bubble Nest of the Betta Fish #WordlessWednesday

I woke up the first morning after acquiring this lovely red betta fish / siamese fighting fish to find this unique 'bubble thingy' being made by him. Considering the fact that I did not feed him soda or beans, it stumped me as to why he was being so gassy.
So I did some reading on it.

Turns out, the bubble nest is a natural process of the male betta fish. When he's in a 'daddy mood', he starts making these small clusters of bubbles as a nest. After spawning with his babe, he quickly...