White Film On Tank Surface?

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

Every two days or so, there's some cloudy-white film that sits on the surface of my betta's tank. If I get some of it on my finger, it's really slimy. I think it must be sometthing in the water, because the filter circulates it just fine.

 

[iBetta]

Generally you get that white film in the surface when there is little or no circulation of the water.. Not sure exactly what it is, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't harm your fish...

 

[BETTY BOO]

Generally you get that white film in the surface when there is little or no circulation of the water.. Not sure exactly what it is, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't harm your fish...

+1 it wont harm the fish.you need more circulation to break it up.another way to clear it is to lay a few paper towels on the water surface to soak it up.

 

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

Generally you get that white film in the surface when there is little or no circulation of the water.. Not sure exactly what it is, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't harm your fish...

+1 it wont harm the fish.you need more circulation to break it up.another way to clear it is to lay a few paper towels on the water surface to soak it up.

Oh, thanks! It hasn't seemed to harm the betta, so that's good. I hadn't thought of soaking it up with a paper towel ^-^

 

[soap3r123]

if it looks like that it means he is ready to mate...
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[comocrayfish5]

i usually clean my betta tanks when the film comes.

 

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

if it looks like that it means he is ready to mate...
http/s1.hubimg.com/u/3474916_f520.jpg

no, that's definitely not it.

 

[comocrayfish5]

well then it is just a film that appears when the water is still. the only solution: clean the tank!

 

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

well then it is just a film that appears when the water is still. the only solution: clean the tank!

Yeah, I guess I'll just have to clean the tank more often.