Cloudy Coating On Top Of Water?

[Ritingyou]

Ok earlier this week I posted asking for help on what to do about my friends betta, we solved her problem (very picky female) but now I have a problem of my own.. this is my third time with breeding bettas, and I've never had the issue of a coating on top of the water. I've read that it is from no movement in the water but if there is the slightest movement my betta wont make a buble nest!

Would love to hear what others do to prevent this...

 

[Whisper]

Ok earlier this week I posted asking for help on what to do about my friends betta, we solved her problem (very picky female) but now I have a problem of my own.. this is my third time with breeding bettas, and I've never had the issue of a coating on top of the water. I've read that it is from no movement in the water but if there is the slightest movement my betta wont make a buble nest!

Would love to hear what others do to prevent this...

Yep. Most likely the coating is a result of not having movement of the water. You can try a air bubble stone in an area as far away from where your Betta likes to blow his nest. This will help. Also the bubbles help to oxygenate the water by breaking up the surface into ripples which in effect creates a larger air/water exchange surface area.

Other than that, my only recommendation would be to go to a bigger tank with a small filter to move the water. Locate that filter in an area away from your Bettas favorite bubble nest spot and surround it with plastic plants that reach the surface and they will protect that area from the water current. I use 20 gallon tanks for my males and they can always blow bubble nests at the opposite end from where the filter return is.

 

[Ritingyou]

Ok, ill try the bubble stone, but I checked at my lfs I have the smallest filer they sell which is a 10 gallon filter. Let's hope this works though.. I can do without the filter but I cant do with the water being that way. Thanks a lot!

 

[ZoddyZod]

it's not simply because of lack of water movement. A 'cloudy' film on the water is quite common and should cause no harm - it's a result of proteins contained in the food you feed the fish.

 

[sausagewinkle]

it's not simply because of lack of water movement. A 'cloudy' film on the water is quite common and should cause no harm - it's a result of proteins contained in the food you feed the fish.

I would agree here, I find a 'coating' in my male betta tanks and young betta tanks when I have fed them frozen foods.

 

[Ritingyou]

Well if it wont hurt anything I guess I wont worry about it. y betta didnt really seem to like the bubble stone either anyway.. He likes having no movement at all or else he wont build the bubble nest. At least now I know that it wont make him ill or anything. Thanks

 

[sausagewinkle]

Well if it wont hurt anything I guess I wont worry about it. y betta didnt really seem to like the bubble stone either anyway.. He likes having no movement at all or else he wont build the bubble nest. At least now I know that it wont make him ill or anything. Thanks

What foods do you feed him??

 

[Ritingyou]

thawed out bloodworms twice a day.

 

[ZoddyZod]

thawed out bloodworms twice a day.

bloodworms are not recommended as a single food source - more of a 'treat' food.

How many bloodworms (roughly) do you add at each feed?

 

[Ritingyou]

Its not used as a every day meal. It's part of the conditioning as some people like to call it for breeding. But its only 2-3 and he always finishes it. I watch just to make sure.

 

[sausagewinkle]

Yeah blood worm does this to my water