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I recently added a piece of driftwood in my new tank, and since I have noticed a mold growing on it and on any piece of left over food. On the driftwood the mold is slimy looking. On the food it looks furry. I have done a partial water change and got most of it out, but I can't get all of it.

I have been researching all kinds of mold and what I have come up with is: saprolegniaceae

From what I have read I am to just leave it and it will go away, none of my fish are bothered by it, with the exception of a feeder fish I found on the bottom with the furry mold attached to the tail. Not dead but not able to swim very well.

Anyhow, all parameters are great and fish are fine.

Anyone seen this?
Any answers would be greatly appreciated, I am at a loss

Hi,
First, you are feeding way too much food to the fish.
You should not have leftovers, there is no refrigerator
to put them in.

The feeder with the mold should be removed from the tank
and put down. It probably won't recover and can cause
problems in the main tank.

I'd take the driftwood out of the tank and scrub it with
a stiff bristled brush under running water, and then return
it to the tank.

You might want to also do a water change and at the same
time vacuum the substrate.

Frank


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You can also use a 25% bleach water solution to to clean the DW Mkae sure you rinse it good, and you may want to change the floss in your filter and clean that up. As it has sucked up some of the extra food and will most like have the spores in it. Than do your weekly WC's while vacuming the gravel. No more than a 1/4 of the gravel at any give WC's. Cut back on the food, a pinch in the morning and a pinch early evening before the lights go out. You also might want to look at bottom dewelling fishies, that will clean up any food that lands on the gravel.

Djrichie
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I have seen a mould some times when a rock or another piece of DW are resting on each other. All I ever do is just rub it off. If it a large area take the DW out and clean it as Frank as mentioned.

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