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zer0-60 Hobbyist Posts: 117 Kudos: 19 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Mar-2003   | Hey everyone Trying to figure out what this white fungus-like 'stuff' is on the bottom of my tank. It looks like a milky film, maybe a fungus of some kind, and it seems to be in large patches on the gravel. Any ideas? Last edited by zer0-60 at 04-Dec-2004 10:39 |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19 |     |
| zer0-60 Hobbyist Posts: 117 Kudos: 19 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Mar-2003 | I haven't tried using a gravel vac yet because I don't want to disturb it and cause any outbreaks and kill my fish. But it almost looks like it's holding large chunks of the gravel together. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19 | |
ACIDRAIN      Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002   | It is probably uneaten food, that has fungused. It would be best to vac it up and out of the tank. If you have a large "pile" of it, you may do a fish count, as it may be one of your fish has died and the fungus is now it. The "scattered" spots are most likely uneaten pieces of food on the bottom of your tank. Be causious when feeding, and only feed your fish what they will completely eat in about 5 mins. Anything else needs to be removed from your tank. HTH..... There is always a bigger fish... |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19 | |
| zer0-60 Hobbyist Posts: 117 Kudos: 19 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Mar-2003 | That's what I wondered.. It's actually my girlfriend's parents' tank, and near the beginning they overfed quite a bit, so maybe I'll try using the gravel vac and see how that goes. Thanks! |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19 | |
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