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White Fuzzyness growing on uneaten food and I think my male apisto's fins are clamped (not sure b/c I only see him for a second at a time).
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Fungus????
- Thread starter Microgeophagus
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Microgeophagus said:
Clean your tank , feed less, uneaten food degrades water quality.
Do a small water change and observe your apistos.
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How new is the tank? I have seen this happen in one of my tanks. the problem went away once the tank hit about three months (if I remember). No matter how little I fed, fungus would form on the smallest piece of uneaten food. (At the time I was trying to get A. panduros to accept dry food as a staple, so there was always a little bit of uneaten food in the tank). It's not harmful (I've seen fish even pick at it and spit it out). It just looks really gross.
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It's been up four about 3 mos now, but only 1.5 w/ a substantial bio-load. I lost an Apisto last night and I think I may lose another today. As soon as I get home I am going to medicate my tank w/ Aquarisol and Melafix.mooman said:
I have no trites and barely any trates. I guess I have been mis-feeding. I am, going to have to pick up some frozen brine tonight for them.
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Overfeeding
Hello Micro,
As suggested, if there's uneaten food in your tank a few minutes after meal time, then you're overfeeding. Any leftovers should be syphoned out. The fungus-looking appearence of the leftovers is quite common and is usually not a cause for concern. Please syphon it out just the same, however.
Clamped fins are usually a symptom of parasitic infection. Following a water change, a medication like Quick Cure (formaldehyde and malachite green) should clear it up quickly.
Good luck!
Randall Kohn
Hello Micro,
As suggested, if there's uneaten food in your tank a few minutes after meal time, then you're overfeeding. Any leftovers should be syphoned out. The fungus-looking appearence of the leftovers is quite common and is usually not a cause for concern. Please syphon it out just the same, however.
Clamped fins are usually a symptom of parasitic infection. Following a water change, a medication like Quick Cure (formaldehyde and malachite green) should clear it up quickly.
Good luck!
Randall Kohn
