Thanks Cody, the bellus doesn't "scoop" air from the surface but my fox face constantly does it, since I got him 8-9 months ago.. I just thought he liked making bubbles lol . I noticed the color blur on my bellus too I thought the same thing about him maybe changing to male, I'm not sure I want it to tho (like I have a choice lol) I like the colors on the female more, oh well. That's life.