So as the title states, I have what looks like a white fuzzy fungus/bacteria growing in my tank. It was originally introduced by a piece of driftwood that due to its size i was unable to boil it, so i sprayed it with a bleach solution and apparently i missed some. I do water changes with vaccuum cleanings 3-4 times a week depending on my schedule. Anyway, I have tried using Jungls fungus clear without success and yes i followed directions with removing carbon and UV. A week after the treatment I noticed the fungus was back. So then I tried a combination of Maracyn and Maracyn two, pretty much, and I had the same result. I have not seen any problems with my fish and they have now been moved to a quarentine tank. They are eating normally and I havent seen any fungus on them. So how and the world do I get rid of this fungus?!
White looking fungus/bacteria growing on uneaten food.
- Thread starter Rijkaard
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So is the fungus on uneaten food or on the driftwood/decor? If it's uneaten food, siphon it out. Its presence, other than being unsightly, is going to ruin water quality (if it hasn't already -- do you test?). Is this aquarium driftwood, like from your LFS, or wood you found? What are you parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate?). The fungus will likely not hurt your fish. I would move them back to their tank UNLESS you test and find ammonia or nitrite above zero, or nitrate above 20. I'm worried about this "uneaten food" and why it hasn't been removed, and what it's been doing to your water quality. Rotting food can easily overwhelm the biological filter, throwing parameters out of whack.
I found the driftwood locally and it has since been removed. All my parameters are good. The reason I have excess food is I have a RD that wont eat food whole. She has to chew it up and spit it out before she eats its and you can imagine how messy that can be. Her eating habits are why I clean my tank everyother day. Any Ideas on how to get rid of the fungus?
This is a picture I found on google of the stuff growing in my tank, but it is nothing near as bad as this.
http://www.glennschaeffer.com/aquarium/fungus.jpg link of the photo
Okay, it's working. This definitely looks like the fungus that grows on uneaten food, except this photo is picturing it on driftwood... I've not that experienced with fungus. Hopefully a fungus expert will chime in. Good luck.
Does it look like this
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/Misc.InvertPIX/Praecox%20rainbow%20prob..JPG
or
http://www.aqua-spider.de/krankheiten/bilder/saprolegnia1.jpg
or
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2252/2124098311_8d875566b8_o_d.jpg
if it does its most likely saprolegnia fungus
id pull it from the tank and boil the dw. the saprolegnia fungus can attack your fish and can eventually consume a fish with its cotton like appearance. Problem is if your fish get it youll want to dose with Acriflavine. But it will make your tank yellow. So id quarantine your fish in a smaller tank and use Acri if they are showing signs of catching this fungus. But you might not have any issues with your fish w/ the drift wood covered in this fungus as well. It really is a remains to be seen. But for me id pull it and treat it, why take the chance. Remember also fungus breeds well in low PH.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/Misc.InvertPIX/Praecox%20rainbow%20prob..JPG
or
http://www.aqua-spider.de/krankheiten/bilder/saprolegnia1.jpg
or
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2252/2124098311_8d875566b8_o_d.jpg
if it does its most likely saprolegnia fungus
id pull it from the tank and boil the dw. the saprolegnia fungus can attack your fish and can eventually consume a fish with its cotton like appearance. Problem is if your fish get it youll want to dose with Acriflavine. But it will make your tank yellow. So id quarantine your fish in a smaller tank and use Acri if they are showing signs of catching this fungus. But you might not have any issues with your fish w/ the drift wood covered in this fungus as well. It really is a remains to be seen. But for me id pull it and treat it, why take the chance. Remember also fungus breeds well in low PH.
Rijkaard;3564484; said:
Im not a mycologist and dont know anyone who is but it looks like it could be a sp. related to plasmodium or saprotrophic fungi.
Eitherway this dw has not been properly cured. So id remove it, cure it then stick it back. Its just the organic material breaking down thats feeding these fungi. Often these fungi can leach in toxins and consume oxygen in the tank. So its suggested to cure your dw.