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Bubble nest and filter problems2007-11-24 23:10:23

I have a 2.5 gallon aquarium. My fish has lived in it for about a day and a half and seems really healthy (and ornery :D). I have the filter my aqarium came with installed in the back corner. The top of my water is oily, and the surface water is swirling Where the filter is putting the water out. Should I lower the level of my water just a little so the water actually falls into the aquarium? Would that help the surface and the stillness of my water? I think my betta is trying to blow a bubble nest because there was a small pile of bubbles, but it was swirling around due to the pump. i've got the pump on the lowest settings. I dont really know what is causing the oily stuff because I checked the water, and it doesn't have any ammonia or nitrite or unsafe levels of nitrate. Please help

Answers:

In my experience, the lower the waterlevel, the higher the current

Hope that helps

good luck

EB

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LOWER THE PUMPING SPEED OF UR FILTER.. THATS It...

Neha

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Bettas do not like and do not need pumps in their tanks..

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well of all things bettas dont like filters in there tanks

but dosent mean you cant have a air stone to break up that scum on the top of the water

and i dont know if your bettas making a bubble nest unless you have another betta that its mating with that is