My betta Sapph is in a 28 litre tank, I've had him for 2 weeks now, he seems perfectly happy (he's currently making a beautiful bubble nest) and water tests come back 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 10 nitrates.
But there is an oily film on top of the water and I wondered what it is and if it will cause him any problems?
The filter has a piece of stocking/panty hose over the outlet so that the current isn't too strong for him, could this be the reason there is a film on top of the water? it's been like that for over a week now, almost since I first put him in there really.
I changed his water (30%) on Tuesday and am planning on doing another 30% change tomorrow, although not sure if it's necessary with the low nitrates?
I feed him once a day, sometimes 4 pellets Hikari Betta Bio Gold and sometimes frozen brine shrimp, sometimes live daphnia.
There is algae developing on teh pebbles (brown/green) which I will take out tomorrow and clean, although I'm wondering if I should put in a small shoal (maybe 4) of dwarf/pygmy corys or otos, would they eat the algae (obviously I'd feed them as well!) Would they get on with my betta?
Thanks.
But there is an oily film on top of the water and I wondered what it is and if it will cause him any problems?
The filter has a piece of stocking/panty hose over the outlet so that the current isn't too strong for him, could this be the reason there is a film on top of the water? it's been like that for over a week now, almost since I first put him in there really.
I changed his water (30%) on Tuesday and am planning on doing another 30% change tomorrow, although not sure if it's necessary with the low nitrates?
I feed him once a day, sometimes 4 pellets Hikari Betta Bio Gold and sometimes frozen brine shrimp, sometimes live daphnia.
There is algae developing on teh pebbles (brown/green) which I will take out tomorrow and clean, although I'm wondering if I should put in a small shoal (maybe 4) of dwarf/pygmy corys or otos, would they eat the algae (obviously I'd feed them as well!) Would they get on with my betta?
Thanks.