I have been trying to fix this for many weeks and even bought a new tank.
I have 1 beta in a 10 gallon. 78 degrees, with water filter.
The water is always getting very filled with this white film no matter what I do.
I tried using fungus clear many times, which helps the fish feel better, but the white stuff always comes back soon after.
I just bought Triple Sulfa in a capsule to kill bacteria, it didn't really dissolve it just stayed on top, but it seemed to attract all kinds of the white stuff, but still the tank water is very disasterous looking. Now it looks like a white kind of oil slick on top of the water and the water itself still has white flaky slimy stuff floating around.
What is this and is triple sulfa going to do the trick, and is triple sulfa supposed to stay floating on the top and attract this white stuff to it???
This is crazy, weird, and getting to be a constant issue.Why does my fish tank have white slimy goopy stuff floating in it no matter how often I change the water?First of all, you have to stop putting meds in the tank. You're killing off all the beneficial bacteria and making the problem worse.
Do not TOUCH your tank for 2 weeks. And I mean, touch nothing. Feed your fish a minimal amount every other day (no, he won't starve), and I'm talking a very small amount if it's just the one fish in there. Don't change the water. Don't change the filter. Don't add any more fish and most importantly no more meds!!!
What you probably have is %26quot;new tank syndrome%26quot;. It just means that the helpful bacteria haven't colonized your gravel and stuff yet. Those bacteria break down proteins, ammonia and uneaten food in the tank. Another common mistake for new aquarists is overfeeding. Most people feed their fish WAY more than they need to. Fish are very efficient metabolizers and if they need to, could go a week without eating and suffer little if any ill effects. It's not good to, but I feed my fish only every other day unless I'm breeding them and they're healthy as anything. If all you have in the tank is the one betta fish, the most you need to feed is 2-3 pellets or flakes a day if you want to feed daily. Any more than that is overfeeding.
In the time you're leaving your tank alone, the film/froth might get worse, the water may turn cloudy, or you may notice an organic or ammonia smell. Do NOT worry about it. Keep aeration going and keep the filter going and don't touch it. Do not touch it even if your fish dies. Your fish is probably stressed out from all the meds, the ammonia, and the moving. Keep the tank running and at the end of 2 weeks, get a new fish and he'll probably make it.
At the end of that 2 week period, change 20% of the water using a gravel vacuum to get the dirt out of the gravel (that's taking out 2 gallons of water). Then do that once a week from that point on. Change the filter ONLY when it's clogged up and try not to do it on the same day you change water.
Hope this was helpful. Good luck!Why does my fish tank have white slimy goopy stuff floating in it no matter how often I change the water?I had this happen once to me. I had to take EVERYTHING out of the talk and hand wash/scrub it clean. Even though I was swapping out the water, there was goo on the rocks, sides, etc. inside the tank. As soon as I filled it up, three days later there was goo again. I hand wash/scrub the inside off the tank about every three months nowadays to prevent it.Why does my fish tank have white slimy goopy stuff floating in it no matter how often I change the water?what the hell r your fish up to i bet they r having sex behind your backWhy does my fish tank have white slimy goopy stuff floating in it no matter how often I change the water?you might be over feeding your fish, this kinda thing happened to my fish tank years ago it was due to left over food in the water dissolving...good luck!Why does my fish tank have white slimy goopy stuff floating in it no matter how often I change the water?ignore the idiot who said bettas like small space.
they LOVE large spaces and will grow larger and more extravagant as proof of it. I have a male betta and thought he was full grown but when i put him in a 20 gallon tank he grew much larger and his finnage grew ENOURMOUS and full colored..
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clean your entire tank. everything. put in a new filter cartridge.
then fill the tank with filtered tap water and put in the conditioner to remove clorine. Then put in the fish and NO ornaments/gravel/filter or anything. See if it develops again. if it does, your fish is the cause. if not, put on the filter then gravel. make sure everything is hot washed but NOT BOILED .
also, if the betta is all you have, only feed one pellet the size of his eye twice a day MAX. no more. even though he'll want more, that's all he needs. It's an instictive behavior from living in ponds when they didn't know when the next food would come. You know he'll get feed soon so don't over feed.Why does my fish tank have white slimy goopy stuff floating in it no matter how often I change the water?okay maybe its the type of chemicals your useing in the tankor if your feeding the fish some differnt color foods maybe its causeing it
good luckWhy does my fish tank have white slimy goopy stuff floating in it no matter how often I change the water?I'm wondering if you are overfeeding the fish. Maybe there is excess food he can't eat, and then the food may be disolving and floating on the top. Just a thought.Why does my fish tank have white slimy goopy stuff floating in it no matter how often I change the water?It's fish crap, sorry if that sounded rude, it wasn't meant to be offendingWhy does my fish tank have white slimy goopy stuff floating in it no matter how often I change the water?It shouldn't be near a window, light should only be on it 6-8 hours a day preferably dduring the day not night. Scrap it off and vaccum the gravel once a month (atleast). You can try algae fix.Why does my fish tank have white slimy goopy stuff floating in it no matter how often I change the water?First of all... betas prefer much smaller spaces. 10 gallons is way too big of a tank.
It could actually be all the crap you put in there. You don't need to use all that stuff especially with a beta, their live in puddles and ditches. It could also be your gravel. I would replace the water, wash off all the gravel and toys and rinse them with boiling water and get an external filtration system (not the under gravel type) and if that doesn't work set up a spycam maybe someone is playing with your head.
