Air Bubbles From Sand

[Amberleaf]

Hiya! I was acclimatising my new fish for my new 10g and I stirred up the sand with my fingers after getting the danios out of there. A whole bunch of air bubbles came out. Should I be worried? The pH is roughly 8, and a male Betta and a breeding pair of guppies are going in there. I'm adding the betta last, of course.

 

[BlackWidow]

Hiya! I was acclimatising my new fish for my new 10g and I stirred up the sand with my fingers after getting the danios out of there. A whole bunch of air bubbles came out. Should I be worried? The pH is roughly 8, and a male Betta and a breeding pair of guppies are going in there. I'm adding the betta last, of course.

Youve trapped air in the Sand, Nothing to Worry about its only Air

 

[Amberleaf]

Oh, phew. Thank for that.

Just added in the guppies, they seem fine.

 

[BlackWidow]

Oh, phew. Thank for that.

Just added in the guppies, they seem fine.

hehe Np I see from your siggy you have alotta tropical fish O_O . Do you have any fish like Puffer Fish ?

 

[Amberleaf]

Nope. XD I put in my new betta who btw doesn't like the guppy.... The male guppy was scared and darting all around and crashing into the sand and stuff and he got in the way of the betta fish. XD

 

[Knox213]

Wait Wait.

Since when did you have so many tanks?

Also i'd remove the Betta if you can? Justto be on the safe side!

Have a good new years!

 

[Big_eyes]

Wait Wait.

Since when did you have so many tanks?

Also i'd remove the Betta if you can? Justto be on the safe side!

Have a good new years!

Nooooooooooo, you're just copying what others have said to sound like you know what you mean

 

[Knox213]

So you figured my plan

 

[Amberleaf]

I'm just seeing how it plays out -- I don't think the female guppy's letting them get too close together. Also, when the male harassed her, she just harassed HIM right back. #41#### charismatic she is, if I do say so myself. Midnight Moon (the Betta) is also quite the champion sulker!

And hmm let's see Knox. I had Tropica (R.I.P., you awesome fish ) in a 5g in March.... My mom had her 6g since 2007 or sommat.... We put 2 female Bettas in there.... I got a tank in July.... Set up a 2.5g for Mr. Wimpy Fish shortly after that.... We got our 55g like a month ago.... On Boxing Day I got my new 10g and set it up.... We also had a 2g running for a while with a female Betta in it.

Yep.... My aquarium history goes WAAAAAY back. I also had a tiny plastic rectangular tank when I was little. Didn't last too long (after like 2 months my Mom threw it away 'cuz during water changes we kept accidentally pouring the fishes down the drain Also, they kept dying on us XD)!

I'm just seeing how it plays out -- I don't think the female guppy's letting them get too close together. Also, when the male harassed her, she just harassed HIM right back. #41#### charismatic she is, if I do say so myself. Midnight Moon (the Betta) is also quite the champion sulker!

And hmm let's see Knox. I had Tropica (R.I.P., you awesome fish ) in a 5g in March.... My mom had her 6g since 2007 or sommat.... We put 2 female Bettas in there.... I got a tank in July.... Set up a 2.5g for Mr. Wimpy Fish shortly after that.... We got our 55g like a month ago.... On Boxing Day I got my new 10g and set it up.... We also had a 2g running for a while with a female Betta in it.

Yep.... My aquarium history goes WAAAAAY back. I also had a tiny plastic rectangular tank when I was little. Didn't last too long (after like 2 months my Mom threw it away 'cuz during water changes we kept accidentally pouring the fishes down the drain Also, they kept dying on us XD)!

 

[mattlee]

gases build up beneath the sand and if left too long can be poisonous for the fish. stir the sand when doing a water change to release any gasses, the deeper the sand the more often you need to stir it up. i keep mine to about an inch and add a few mts to help turn the sand as these burrow into the substrate.