Fish is covered in air bubbles, need help asap?

Question

I just got a fighting fish 2 hours ago from the pet store and put it in a fish bowl. I looked at the bowl and the whole inside wall was covered w/h little air bubbles and there are some little air bubbles stuck to the fish. What is going on w/h him? I called the pet store and they said he was fine but he seems to be just floating on the bottom of the bowl, not really swimming. Please help asap!! Thanks!

Answer 1

he is ok. when you fill a bowl there is airbubbles. they will go away in a day. and bettas don't do much. they usually just sit at the bottom of the tank and go up only if they need air or food.

Answer 2

Is he a Betta Fish / Japaneses Fighting Fish? I have one too. He is either building a bubble nest or the water has not settles yet. My fish was inactive, just sitting at the bottom until I got him a bigger tank and a filter. They are much more active in bigger spaces - just because they CAN live in a small space doesn't mean they SHOULD. Buy a 10 gallon tank and give him a plant or other toy in there. They tend to 'guard' items in the tank. They are fun to watch when they have room to swim around. Make sure you remember to keep a top on the tank, or a big plant...they are jumpers...mine jumped out one morning when I left the heat on where his tank was. they don't like changes in their environment, so be careful.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-betta-fish.htm

Answer 3

Bubbles sometimes stick on a fish for a little while in new water, they will not hurt and fall off in a little while. The move is real stressful on fish and they respond by producing more slime which holds those bubbles better.

Also, some retarded pet stores put StressCoat in their fish bags when they sell a fish, this causes more bubbles to attach to fish as well. If you ever see someone at a pet store squirt that stuff into your bag, stop them. It does no good at all and only serves to lower the oxygen content in the bag.

Answer 4

Before you set up a tank, make sure you wash it first. That is what causes the bubbles on the side of the tank. The fish is going to be fine. Just give it a couple days and the bubbles will go away.

Answer 5

did u make sure the bowl was clean and also did u have the water at room temperature before u put the fish in the bowl.. and the also should have told u to leave the fish in the original bag and let him float on top of the water that u put inside the new bowl.. maybe the fish is in shock... was he shaken or is the water too cold.... this is the best i can do.

Answer 6

When you get water out of the tap, it has dissolved gasses in it. When you added water to fill up the tank, the gasses in the water collected on the sides of the bowl on on the fish's slime coat. They'll go away on their own, or you can wipe them of the sides of the bowl yourself.

Always try to get the temperature of the new water the same as that the fish is in and add a conditioner to remove any chlorine or chloramine - too much of these can kill your fish.

Your betta might not be moving around because he still isn't used to the new home. He'll also do better in warmer water, around 76-80o.

Here's a link with good information on how to take care of your betta: http://www.bettatalk.com/

Answer 7

He is just probably just getting used to his surroundings a bit. As for the water, always try to sit the water in a open jug overnight to distill it and remove bubbles.

Answer 8

did u put the conditioner in the water?
that happened to my fish but it is fine now.

Answer 9

hes just too stupid to know that what he's building a bubble nest for is his reflection. and the water might be a little too cold for him... bettas are tropical fish.