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Yesterday one of the people in my office moved her betta to a new tank... from a one gallon to two gallon. Water was spring water and treated correctly. Temps were the same in old and new tank. This morning her betta was very listless, just sitting on bottom of tank... would move...

Ok, I've been reading and visiting various website about bettas... Bowls, vases, cycles, change water, change 25% water, filters, no filters... ARRGH! It's enough to drive one batty... Ok, I have a 2 gallon aquarium that probably has 1.5 gallons or so of water what with the gravel, space at...

Thanks for that clarification, Sorrell. I noticed some slime build up on the little ceramic cave I put in the tank for Bugsy. Is this normal or should I be doing something to eliminate algae?

Well, the reduced airflow seems to have solved the extra bubbles problem. My betta doesn't seem to mind the current at all. In fact he plays directly in the flow of the bubbles out of the filter tube. This little fish has more personality than 90% of the people I know. 8) Thanks to all...

I think you might be on to something Sumer_Kay... The pump does pump a lot of air. I'll try restricting it a bit. I was mainly concerned as to whether these air bubbles would have a harmful effect in any way on the betta.

Thanks for your response, Draven. These bubbles seem to be coming from the filter, not like a bubble nest. The tank is a hex shape, about 4 inches per side and the bubble are literally wall to wall.

I'm the proud new caretaker of a betta and I have a couple of questions. This fish was a present along with a 1.5 gallon TopFin plexiglas tank. Bugsy (well, he had to have a name) seems quite content and definitely reacts to his surroundings and to me. I'm feeding him Hakari Bio Gold and he...