it's not his water - i religiously wc both tanks tues/weds and test twice a week on other days. amm and nitrite both 0, nitrate 30 (comes out of tap like that)
dp reckons either he's starving (not likely - he gets fed flake in a morning/sinking pellets in an evening) or after attention .....more likely i think as he's a fairly sociable chap 
any thoughts or am i stuck with the bubble popping clicky nuisance?