Damn Mist

[Munch]

Hi all,

Last night i set up a 4 gallon (UK) tank with gravel, air stone, heater and light.

I went to work this morning then after work at 6pm i decided to goto the local pet shop and get my self a male betta, when i got home with my betta in a bag i looked at the tank.... it had gone all misty!

What i want to know is will my male betta be ok in a tank with my guppies, mollys and Bristle Nose / Ancistrus Pleco?

Please give me a reply because i dont want it in the bag too long.

Thanx

Chris

 

[fourplayfishy]

dont worry about him being in the bag to long... i floated mine overnight... i slept for 12 hours that night lol... i did open the bag though

 

[Munch]

Would i be ok putting fresh water and some aqua safe in the tank and add him to the tank tonight?

 

[thellama]

sounds ok

 

[sinistral]

Munch, your post caught my eye...I'm a bit confused about what the problem is with a misty tank. Why did that mean you couldn't put the betta in there?

I understand that male bettas and male guppies don't tend to mix very well, as the guppies tend to look like too much of a rival for the bettas.

 

[Munch]

I just assumed that the water must be contaminated or something was wrong with it and i cant understand why it would go misty overnight

 

[Auratus]

It's a bacterial bloom. Part of cycling, it's completely normal.

But I don't know if you should but a betta in the tank when it's in that part of cycling.

 

[sinistral]

It's a bacterial bloom. Part of cycling, it's completely normal.

But I don't know if you should but a betta in the tank when it's in that part of cycling.

I thought Munch was referring to his 4ukgallon tank which is empty. Was it that there was mist on the outside of the tank or that the water itself was cloudy?

 

[Munch]

Sorry for the mis-understanding, it was the water its self that was cloudy, i have put fresh water and aquasafe in and he looks pretty happy now... he has been in there about half an hour.

 

[sinistral]

I love happy endings!

 

[Munch]

He's been in there for just over 3 hours now and i havent seen him flare once

Ive only seen him flare once and tht was in the lfs

I hope he is happy

Chris

 

[sinistral]

Put a mirror in front of him, or another betta. Not for too long though, he'll get exhausted!