water question

[yungnhopless562]

hi yall, just a quick question, on the top of my fish bowl it appears to be oily without the colors? if that makes sense... but its not clear like it should be and its got this wierd substance on it and when i put my finger in and take it out it appears clear i nthat spot until the substance moves in again... any ideas on what it good be/ how to get rid of it?

 

[jacblades]

did you wash the tank out well before using it?
it might also be the food you are using. are you feeding flakes?
is there a cover on the tank?

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Yeah, I used to have a veritable skin on the water.

Not sure how I solved the problem, I'm afraid. Hm.. Perhaps less feeding or whatnot.

Oh yeah, it was the fry trap. Less feeding.

 

[yungnhopless562]

i dont have a lid n i clean it out thoroughly every 5 days and it comes back and i feed him 2 Hikari pellets in the mornin n 2 at night

 

[jacblades]

you might not think so, but dust can form a film on the water pretty quickly.

i would sugges getting a lid anyways since bettas do sometimes jump.

 

[yungnhopless562]

hmm im not sure what lid would fit on my bowl

 

[AlexsDaddy]

Depending on the size of the opening of the bowl, and old CD would work nicly for a lid.

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Some sort of glass or glass-like substance. Just drill holes and make sure the betta has a few inches of air above the water level. CD sounds like a good idea.

 

[yungnhopless562]

thanks yall