Betah fish Problems

[duzzey]

I have a small betah fish tank at home, and every other day the tank develops a fuzzy cloud at the surface of the water. I clean the tank and maybe a day later its back again. Also, there is a collection of bubbles in the tank. I only have one betah. Anybody know what this is about?

[duzzey]

Its weird. It looks like a layer of cotton on the surface of the water. I washed the tank out last night and the next day its back again, along with the bubbles. could it be some sort of fungus in the rocks? Or could it be the water. I also put a water softening agent from tetra to remove the chlorine. Water smells bad too.

[Sharon (Premo)]

You didn't use soap? Do you have well water? I'd scrub the rocks with hot water and a brush.

When I had my beta I used to keep a gallon of water in a jug w/o the lid on for 24 hrs. to get rid of the chlorine. The tank water was changed weekly and the gravel got rinsed in hot water.

[Unmused]

I know I'm really late with this but here it goes anyhow.

I don't know about the cottony stuff, but bubbles are normal with Betas. In the wild they make nests out of bubbles. If you watch him closely you'll probably see him at the surface blowing the little bubbles himself.

[itsbob (Premo)]

Originally Posted by duzzey

Its weird. It looks like a layer of cotton on the surface of the water. I washed the tank out last night and the next day its back again, along with the bubbles. could it be some sort of fungus in the rocks? Or could it be the water. I also put a water softening agent from tetra to remove the chlorine. Water smells bad too.

Ammonia build up will cause cloudy water, but I never heard of a layer of cloudy water.. sounds like your filter system (if you are using one) hasn't been aged in yet.

[itsbob (Premo)]

Originally Posted by appyday

The bubbles are the male beta making a nest to attract a female for breeding

There's no bubble blowing emoticon!!

[Ponytail]

Originally Posted by duzzey

I have a small betah fish tank at home, and every other day the tank develops a fuzzy cloud at the surface of the water. I clean the tank and maybe a day later its back again. Also, there is a collection of bubbles in the tank. I only have one betah. Anybody know what this is about?

:flush:

[jazz lady (Premo)]

Originally Posted by itsbob

There's no bubble blowing emoticon!!

Really.

[crabcake]

Originally Posted by jazz lady

Really I just wanted to hear a status update on Crabcake's betah, Montego Alowishus Fishus.

aww. He's doing just swimmingly and loves his home in my office. Thanks for asking!

[jazz lady (Premo)]

Originally Posted by crabcake

aww. He's doing just swimmingly and loves his home in my office. Thanks for asking!

Here's a makeup post for accidentally deleting the one where I asked how he was doing.