Duration 6:46

7 Reasons Why Your Fish Tank Has Bubbles

by Aquarium Co-Op

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Published 28 Jul 2020

🌱 Visit https://aquariumcoop.com/ to buy aquarium plants, lights, fish food, and more from Aquarium Co-Op 🐟 Buy fish at https://geni.us/LiveFish from our preferred online retailers with the code aquariumcoop to save 5% ‎ Does your aquarium have strange bubbles or foam? Here are 7 reasons why bubbles could be popping up. 🌱 Buy plants, lights, food, chemicals and more from our online store: https://aquariumcoop.com/ 📕 Want in-depth articles on freshwater aquariums? Visit our blog: https://aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium 🐟 Searching for that respectful community to talk about fish? Join our forum: https://forum.aquariumcoop.com/ WHO WE ARE ------------------------------------------------ At Aquarium Co-Op, we focus on your aquariums. We specialize in freshwater tropical fish, aquatic plants, and the overall betterment of the freshwater fish keeping hobby. Our goal is to help you with your first pet fish and graduate you to an advanced aquarium hobbyist. If you'd like to take it to the next level, subscribe to Aquarium Co-Op and check out our weekly videos. Cory McElroy is employed by Aquarium Co-Op LLC. He also owns Aquarium Co-Op LLC. Therefore, all content is sponsored by Aquarium Co-Op. 0:00 Intro 0:28 #1 Air-driven devices 0:53 #2 Water change 2:00 #3 Fish medications 3:01 #4 Film on water surface 4:15 #5 Excess ammonia 4:56 #6 Bubble nests 5:32 #7 Pearling plants #Aquariumcoop #Aquariumfish #Fishtank

Category Pets & Animals

Comments - 166

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@AquariumCoop4 years ago Want to see the original live stream that inspired this video? Check out "Don't Miss These Signs in your Fish Tank!": ... 22
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@jamesgreen93724 years ago Other causes :
- A family member topped off the tank with seltzer water.
- A "friend" put "FIZZIES®" in your tank. (A childhood memory from another generation)
- The fish is named "Bubbles." :)
As always, thanks for the easily digestible science to help the community,
Jim ... 51
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@Aquadiction4 years ago This was very helpful actually, really appreciate your input Irene. Cory must be very happy to have you on staff :) 59
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@nicholasdiezmckenna99724 years ago Hands down one of the most valuable videos I've ever watched. 12
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@angiemoore17414 years ago Thank you for this video. I actually saw a video made in the past where Corey mentioned if you see foam on top you could have high ammonia. I’ve tried to find more information on that subject since. So happy to have a more in depth explanation. Thanks Irene and Aquarium Co-Op for all of this wonderful content! ... 2
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@WhoTheHellIsHarvy4 years ago Pearling on plants is one of the coolest sights in my tanks I love it. Makes me think the plants are happy XD 11
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@soupbonep4 years ago Great rare and important information. Thanks so much for this! It puts my mind at ease. I love it because it is a fast guide compared to Cory's live stream video in which you have to search for the nitty gritty. Don't get me wrong, Cory's talks are full of great information, but most of the time I don't want to sit through them every time I need the information I'm looking for. Cory should have hired you a long time ago! You are a gem! ... 6
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@exdruidic7726last year This was SO helpful. I thought I messed up setting up my tank but #2 was the reason and I am so happy I didn’t mess up. 2
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@claudiafotiou75464 years ago This is brilliant, looking forward to see many more videos featuring Irene! 2
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@vivianwhitaker38773 years ago I always enjoy your video’s, You and Cory are my go to source for information, glad you have teamed up.
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@greensapling3424 years ago I'm currently aquascaping my new fish tank! I've finished with the hardscape and now I'm adding in the plants 9
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@ekhatchmax14052 years ago very informative and you bring in scientific facts and points to boost the description of the problem. awesome video. 1
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@cassiopeaknack7 months ago I have a newish tank (a month old) and I finally got my plants to pearl! I’m so happy, this is my first tank ever so I’m happy I’m doing a good job for my plants
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@victorgibson24614 months ago The info,is fantastic,well done,very informative,Thanks.
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@MasterPhotographer4 years ago Thanks Irene, for another great, and very informational, video!
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@DankDaHerbalist4 years ago Great concept for content!! I notice when I seed a new tank I see bubbles. 1
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@neillcoetzer91332 years ago I'm currently running a 20L nano shrimp tank, and I've completely planted in out. And only 3 shrimp. Even have a proper mini CO2 setup, and I can watch bubbles pearl out of my plants. It's so good to see
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@johnjwedrall42909 months ago This video helped my fishkeeping for the best 😊👍 1
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@brianmarshall17624 years ago when I see a slick on my main tank, I’ve found it’s usually a dead fish somewhere in there and I need to fish it out. 4
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@Loveofpets4 years ago I love your videos. Thanks for your information 👍
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@MichaelClark-uw7ex4 years ago Great video, I get a lot of people asking me about bubbles too, now I can just point them to this video..
Another thing is microbubbles that are too small to float to the surface quickly so the water movement keeps them suspended and gives the tank a slightly cloudy appearance.
The way to tell the difference between bacterial cloudiness and suspended bubbles is bubbles are shiny, bacteria have a dull non reflective appearance.
No problem, its normal in this situation, actually its a good sign that you have full gas saturation.
I have that going on right now in one of my tanks, its a fairly newly set up 75g that has an overhead trickle filter/sump with a gravity drop(so there is no chance of a siphon) and very few fish, the water has so much air dissolved in it that these small bubbles don't dissolve.
When the tank is fully stocked these tiny bubbles will dissolve more quickly because the fish will be using more oxygen. ... 3
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@Joshuakoffmansculpture4 years ago So helpful. Thank you. Do you know if HOB filters (10 gallon) create enough surface agitation?
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@jeffluke59614 years ago Great vid. I always wondered why sometimes id get more bubbles after a water change. I thought it might have been due to the flow rate when refilling....never realized it was impacted by the season. 1
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@piperthirtytwo2 years ago New fish owner. Newly installed tank. 2 female Panda Guppies. 2 Mystery Snails. First fill of 5.5 gl tank. No bubbler but Filter and heater(which were applied to tank last after 1st full fill and bubbles were already there before heater and filter were introduced. Your 2nd half of reason 2, , sounds exactly what I have; Millions of small bubbles over entire tank and plants and figures and sand. You say to keep an eye on it(which kinda makes me think it could be serious, just how you said it) but then said nothing about what to keep an eye out for or what to do if your keeping eye sees something that should be fixed or ignored. I hope you are still answering questions after 2 years of this video upload. I liked and subscribed. thanks to you or anyone in advance! oh fish and snails seem just fine. EDIT: I also poured the water in the tank in 5 mixing bowl fills(1 bowel also had a dose of API Quickstart) cuz it was the largest thing in the house that i had and also poured it deliberately on the centerpiece which caused some splashing. I did this to avoid the fills from creating divots in my new evenly placed sand like stuff on the bottom. ...
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@lornak24124 years ago Hi thanks so much I was so worried !!! 1
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@neithermanc1last year i was wondering about the "oil slick" on top of my water. thanks to this video i discovered out my own grubby paws were likely the culprit as i've been in there moving the scape around recently. 1
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@Justin_Raccoon4 years ago The hair on the top of the water around speaks volumes to me. My girlfriend's hair gets everywhere and I legitimately found it at the bottom of my tank last week wrapped around some plants 😂 ...
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@patriciafarrow95864 years ago Thank you - all good to know [I'm a newbie]
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@Jagdpantherl4 years ago You can use dawn dish soap. ive used it for years and havent had any problems with it as long as you rinse it throughly. it is also enviromentally safe 6
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@TheKidSutcliff4 years ago Irene is awesome. I love her videos. 💕
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@yourlocalaquarist31344 years ago I use rodi, so I find when I make water I let sit next to my tank so the temperature gets pretty similar, just to keep the fishes stress down. Thank you for this video tho, allways great to know more in this hobby 😄
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@Richblondin4 years ago Irene I think I am using the same type sub straight as you have. I am having trouble keeping the plants, planted any suggestions?
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@karenarriaza16424 years ago Forgot to mention cyanobacteria creates a foam. I have seen it twice. Both times, I caught cyanobacteria before it became a problem big enough to need antibiotic treatment--just vacuum a little substrate out of the aquarium and keep the lights off for a few days. ... 2
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@sotkourt23874 years ago Hey Cory if you could awnser this question I would really appreciate it. So do you consider the chili rasbora a begginer fish and is it hardy??? Because I wanna have a school of fish for my 5.5 gallon aquarium tank and cause am kinda a begginer I want to have some easy fish. Also if it doesn't a begginers fish what fish would you suggest me to keep in this 5 gallon that is a begginers fish ... 1
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@didnthurt40772 years ago Thanks! i will try the surface agitation method, if it persists i will clean the bottom of the aquarium. I do feed high protein food, but i have no ammonia.
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@CoffeeLiberal4 years ago Hey Aquarium Co-op, I have a Cardinal tetra that had a white lump on it's side/belly a little over 1 week ago and now it has 2. I have read so much about ich that I really don't think it's that, so I don't want to stress the fish unnecessarily with those meds.
Do you know anything about glugea? Or lymphocystis? I know lympho isn't fatal, but there is so little about glugea and from what I've read, it seems fatal. Wondering if I should separate the poor fish immediately? I don't want my community tank to suffer. Thank you for all your wonderful videos and help! ...
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@kolbass43194 years ago Hi guys
How do you check the pH level when do the water changing before adding the conditioner or after? Does adding a dechlorinator somehow change the water chemical characteristics?
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@joanfergusonsgirl47744 years ago Hey Irene, totally different question to the video. I’m getting ready to do some aquascaping for the first time and want to raise my substrate by putting netted bags under the soil. Could you pretty please recommend anything ideal I could use to fill those netting bags with that would be fine for under the soil long term? Would gravel or ceramic rings be okay? Any help would be much appreciated thank you 😊
P.s love your videos ❤️ ... 2
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@TrimmedPage4 years ago I'm in love with these quick Irene videos. 5
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@MegaMindyLou4 years ago I couldn’t help but notice your B roll had a top fin 5 gallon tank. I love mine but the motor went out on it and it’s very hard to find a replacement to fit. Have you had to replace yours? I ended up just using a desktop canister filter. 🤷🏼‍♀️ ...
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@dinafetahovic13264 years ago Where did you find the screen cover thingy that hides the filter? It's shown in your betta tank, aprox at in the video... I've been going nuts trying to find something like that! Would really appreciate a reply ♡ ...
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@jayfuller37093 years ago Hi, I set up a new 10 gallon quarantine tank recently. I rinsed the gravels & all the media in the HOB filter. Since day 1 there has been a bubble film on the water, the whole surface. The water is clear, nothing showing. I can't figure out what is causing this. Also, he water parameters are fine. ... 1
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@edatx4 years ago Aquarium Co-Op with more quality content. Great work and great work Girl Talks Fish! 2
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@dremtheduck5404 years ago Mines don’t have bubbles but I still watch loool 😂 1
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@degoose83392 years ago I used the Aquarium testing kit, ammonia etc, and my water is completely fine however, there's still lots of bubbles above the surface. Also, I wasn't putting any medication on my aquarium tank. I do a weekly 25 percent water change. The only thing I put on the water is water conditioner and stress coat. It seems like my fishes are doing well but I'm just worried about the bubbles above the surface. What do you think the cause of that? (I have a 10 gallon tank) ... 1
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@user-mp4xz3ko9y4 years ago I have very hard water (310mg/L) im setting up an aquarium with neon tetras, and albino corydoras. What can i do to decrease the GH so i wont accidentally kill my fish? 1
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@carlyholmes36042 months ago with the sponge what happends if the bubbles dont pop quickly and you get what looks like a bubble nest
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@stephaniesmith53263 years ago Ever since I put 7 fertilizer capsules into my substrate in my 10 gallon, if I use my air stone I get surface bubbles; it's been about a week. I got one of the capsules partially out. I also cleaned out my filter tubes and lost a ton of good bacteria at that time. It's slowly coming back. My water tests are ok. A little on the low Ph but I did a small water change to bring that backup. Could the fertilizer capsules be causing the bubbles and lower ph? Any advice would be appreciated! ...
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@klutzybrewster4 years ago I always thought that cleaning with chlorine or bleach was a huge no-no, so I'm surprised to see that suggested here. 16
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@ML-ks2lj3 years ago So I have a volcano bubbler via stone bubbler. And I have a waterfall filter in a ten gallon tank, most accurately not is the top fin underwater world's all in one aquarium starter kit. I have it set up with a treasure chest and barrel with holes in them a bigger tree stump Buddha head to hide the heater and a volcano bubbler with natural stones in the bottom and three different low light low maintenance plants. Do I have to much o2 in there? I need a better test kit before I trust adding fish but my strips right now have been testing ok. I used rain water that sat stagnant for months before it was used for anything ...
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@caroleinwv4 years ago What about those bubbles that come out of a substrate that might be too deep. I have read they might be H2S. 1
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@PLT1233 years ago I have two air stones and have never had foamy unpopped bubbles at the surface until recently I put Melafix in my tank
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@jalakor4 years ago What should I do if my local tap has a stupid high pH? It’s literally like 9.5-10 sorta range. It’s way off the scales on my normal tests 1
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@prizraks15344 years ago I won't lie. I totally forgot Betta fishes made bubble nests, and thought I somehow got soap in my boys tank.
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@kayleed24974 years ago Irene- adore your channel, you’re goals!! Also your makeup looks really pretty and matches your earrings 🥰❤️ 2
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@ArchangelHornetlast year this maybe 2 years old, but it helped me in March 2023. :)
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@nenger4083 years ago hello my aquarium have so many tiny buble that swimming everywhere just like in the video at 07.00.
do you know the reason? it doesn't go out, everyday i see it and i think that my tank so dirty because of those buble look like a particle, i have skimmer and hang on back filter. ... 1
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@erelfink88224 years ago Sometimes planted aquarium soil can cause a lot of bubbles when you set it up
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@aleksgames96963 years ago I bought this piece of wood for my tank but I took it out because the water turned brown what can I do for that? 1
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@dorianfoster81072 years ago can anyone help so i have been setting up a 29 gallon for my fish and it seem like a lot of foaming under the filter outlet its a aqueon quiet flow 30 i usually use artifical but i used a real piece of driftwood in this setup does that cause foaming ...
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@scottplumer36684 years ago What about bubbles coming from gravel when you vacuum it? 1
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@thegingersnaps80753 years ago We have a tank we have been trying to prep for fish my son really wanted glo fish and we had everything prepped for them but unfortunately they did not last more than 10 hours. We have checked every point: temperature, prepped the water, cycled the filter for over two weeks, did water checks everything looked good however when we took the dead fish out I noticed that the bubbler started producing what looked like medication bubbles that you have described clear but only stay on surface while bubbler is going but then they finish popping once its off. The water has a slight yellow hue if you look through the tank at the walls. But that is the only way you notice it. The plants are artificial so it didn't seem to be an algae bloom I thought it was just from the fish passing over night. It's a 10 gallon and we only had five fish which now I am finding is too much. The only thing that was added to the water was a tank conditioner and a water balance by the glo fish brand. Anyone that wants to help out on advice. I know glo fish get a lot of stigma but that is what my son wanted. I am thinking it was stress or the bubbler which is along the back wall, I am just concerned the bubbles may mean something. ...
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@bartkub49934 years ago hmm, since this morning I have bubbles forming in the surface like in number 5 (excess amonia), the water is perfectly clear, there is no film on surface. But the bubbles dont pop. There is only 20shrimps in 20L tank, I did water test for amonia (NH3) and it show's 0. What else can it be? ... 1
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@dre1997ful4 years ago Hmm is it possibly that food was left on top of the tank/and the oil from the food cause it?
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@wrillywonka13204 years ago So i noticed my tank started getting bubbles once i put in a male beta. But there are no other betas in the tank, only angel fish, mollies, tetra.he chases a few of the other fish playfully. Is it possible he could mate with any of these fish? ...
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@hariombrahmbhatt93414 years ago I used to have a planted tank and used the substrate for a month, then I stopped using it for a year. The soil is now completely dry not like the way it came (wet). Btw it was Carib Sea Eco-Complete. I wanna give planted tanks another shot, can I use it again??? PLease help!!!! ...
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@ENr3693 years ago Does anyone know if using a bubble wall on low causing micro bubbles to saturate the whole tank is a bad or good thing?? I've heard of bubble eye and gill and wonder if that would happen to my fish
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@crit_cannon10903 years ago Ok so it is fine to have some bubbles on the walls on my brand new freshly filled tank? I was told to wait a day before putting the fish in. Should I wait longer?
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@SovTheCherub2 months ago Hi. My fish tank has bubbles on the sides, and plants and other decorations. however I have put no fish inside and my hands have not touched the water unwashed. Help please.
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@gentlegiant35333 years ago What if the bubbles from the bubbler stone don't pop quickly? They cover the entire top of the water and can be almost 1/4" thick. Is it possible my pump is putting out too much air? I have a ten gallon tank and the pump is rated for 10-20 gallons. Bubbles are clear and when the pump is turned off the bubbles are gone in two minutes. ...
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@miyukiwynter8854 years ago I'm struggling with the oil film in my betta tank. I have floating plants and if I direct the filter to the surface it moves the water and plants so much that my betta can't find her food. I got a feeding ring and I'm trying to get that to work for her but she... Isn't very smart compared to other bettas I've had. ... 2
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@Pafkatax3 years ago Hey there! i have a problem with my fish tank.the problem is number 2,but i just filled my tank with fresh water and it is full of these micro bubbles.i tried removing them twice and they still build there...is the problem with my water? Or will it be ok if i boil the water before filling my tank.i still have no fish inside,it is just the water(also no air pump).any suggestions?i'd be thankful ... 2
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@chillausmc4 years ago Yay Irene! Thank you for the video! Its nice yall make it a learning and informative experience. Not making me feel stuped..
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@thatinvincibleguyyt2 years ago Hey nice i rescued a dyong betta and its fins were completely sheded it hade pale greyish color after i rescued it which was 5 days ago now it has color and it is same color as your betta its wings are developing🙏
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@wondercrafts94063 years ago Hello I have a small fish tank with 1 goldfish and 2 koi fish (gonna bring 1 more goldfish soon.. I had 2 of them but one died 1 month ago so ig my goldfish is lonely so bringing another one) So the goldfish is making bubbles out of it mouth on the top of the surface and ik that gold fishes are not bubble nesters so I need ur help is it unwell or needs to be put in another tank??? Pls help ...
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@anna-be6hr4 years ago What happens tho If when the fish eats,there are bubbles floating at the top what does that mean?
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@petesbeats48310 months ago What about tiny bubbles floating around the tank?
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@TankTastic4 years ago Always so detailed and concise. Thumbs up if you think so too! These episodes should be called “the more you know” 🤣🤣🤣 1