Reply With Quotejust found out it might be white fungi as discussed by bros here ...wonder why my cherries are not eating them
i find some translucent white ( almost clear ) sticky stuff on some parts of my tank (mostly bottom) and on leftover shrimp food ...i wonder what they are ... has it go anything to do with some mosquito larve i found on the surface of my tank ?
just found out it might be white fungi as discussed by bros here ...wonder why my cherries are not eating them
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i am not sure whether they pose a hazard to your shrimps, how about manually removing them just to be on the safe side?Originally Posted by enhanzed
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If I'm not mistaken on your description. I got that once. Its due to poor circulation of water at the bottom part. Got myself a cheap submerged pump to improve circulation. It'll go away in no time.
thanks for the help
seems like the almost the entire floor of my tank probably got white fungi ...what fauna should i introduce to get rid of them ? my shrimps don't seem to be taking care of the white fungi
Last edited by enhanzed; 12th Dec 2007 at 18:19.
i dont think shrimps eat white fungi. how big is your tank? is it practical to remove them manually? I've gotten that before, white translucent, fluffy looking. Used a hand pump to suck them out. Tiring.
Its really not easy to clean them. Only possible to pick up little bits and pieces here and there. Got fed up and left all the work to the pump. Think the pump kind of broke it down. On the 2nd or 3rd day, did a wc and managed to get rid most of it.
think no choice but to pick them up manually ...how come WC will get rid of it ah ? cause the white fungi is stuck to the sand ...
It'll be sucked out with a little substrate which has already been engulfed by it.
errmm how u do WC ? cause i normally use the output of my canister filter...connect it to a long pipe into my toilet ...
are you using DIY CO2?
not using any CO2
The last I had a problem with white fungi, some of my platys made short work of them. Perhaps you can give it a try?
Mosquito larvae means that your water is too stagnant. Actually, mosquitoes can lay their eggs on water surface that is fairly agitated. Perhaps the best idea would be to have one or two small fishes like Rasboras to take care of any larvae.
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