bubbles bubbles everywhere

[AnakMoon]

do bubbles on the fish, like tiny little bubbles on them mean the water is not getting enough oxygen?

[mousey]

sometimes if the water is not stood out long enough the bubbles get on the fish. Also if they play in the outflow of the filter they sometimes get bubbles on them. on't worry about it. When you set up a new tank you need to let it sit for a few days to get the bubbles to come out before you put in fish.

[AnakMoon]

the tank has been established for some time now and on top of that our filter actually just stopped working, as in, it stopped blowingbubbles out, its still heating though

[ron v]

Originally Posted by AnakMoon

it stopped blowingbubbles out, its still heating though

What kind of filter do you have?

[Chicklette]

I did read something called "Gas Bubble Disease." Im not sure if this is the same thing but you may want to look into it.
Here are a couple links:
http://www.algone.com/fish_diseases.htm
http://www.fishjunkies.com/Disorders...le_disease.php

'Gas bubble' disease

“'Gas-bubble' disease (which is uncommon) presents the opposite problem to hypoxia. It is caused by over-saturation of the water with air. During summer it is tempting to try and force as much oxygen as possible into the water but it is important to realise that at any given temperature there is a maximum amount of oxygen the water can naturally hold If this level is exceeded for example by forcing air into the water under pressure the water can become supersaturated with oxygen.

Given my earlier comments about the dangers of hypoxia, this may seem a desirable state of affairs but it isn't. If excess air is forced into water it will gradually come out of solution as the natural equilibrium is restored. This excess air may come out of solution in the fish's bloodstream.

Typical signs of which are visible air bubbles in the eyes, gills and sometimes in the skin. This problem can be detected by measuring total dissolved gases (DO, nitrogen, argon, dissolved carbon dioxide etc.) though the equipment required is expensive.”

[TheOldSalt]

Well, that's the first thing I thought of when I read the title of this thread, but with the filter not working anymore, I suppose we can probably rule that one out for now, although the mystery of the bubbles is still unsolved.