EmmaJT Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Hi, here we go again, I got more newbie questions.. My betta seems to be on its way to mending after I discovered some pinholes in the fins. I done partial water changes every other day & added salt & bettafix. I don't have any IAL as of yet but working on it. But as I was giving the tank it's weekly all over clean I discovered some of my spikey moss (attached to a resin pine tree) got this yucky looking grey slime covering it? Does anybody know what this is, is it some kind of algea? And most importantly, how the heck do I get rid of it?? I read somewhere about dipping the plants in some sort of bleach bath, is that what I need to do & how do I do that in that case. Worried I would poison my betta with it. Actually it looks like I got some on my liliapsosis next to it as well! Tank around 23 litres of water excluding gravel. Planted with spikey moss, driftwood with anubias & liliapsosis. It got a hang on filter with surface skimmer model MH-300 flow 300L/H and a fluorescent 8W on for 11-12 hours a day, not next to a window but with a fair amount of morning light. ph 6,5 & no ammonia. Tank about 4 weeks old. Any ideas from you people with all this experience. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaBeginner Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I don't know the exact name for this but I do know that I had this very slime on some of my driftwood and the two recommendations I got on getting rid of them was 1) Boiling the wood, and 2) Putting an Otto Catfish in. I think that may imply that it's some sort of algae? I'd be interested to know exactly what this is called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I don't know the exact name for this but I do know that I had this very slime on some of my driftwood and the two recommendations I got on getting rid of them was 1) Boiling the wood, and 2) Putting an Otto Catfish in. I think that may imply that it's some sort of algae? I'd be interested to know exactly what this is called. It's not an algae, it's a fungus, after a few weeks it is outcompeted by other life forms and goes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaJT Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 YES! Matt, that is just the kind of answer I like RiffRaff can you put ottos in a betta tank? I would actually like to have some shrimp in there but not sure if my betta Oscar will just find them munchy.. Thought I wait for the plants to take of first so they would have somewhere to hide. Has anyone tried this? I googled it & it sort of looks semi successfull. At the LFS they said amber tetras would work otherwise.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Sorry, I completely ignored your question. It shouldn't be fungus on a resin ornament, any chance of a photo? It could be black beard algae, only thing I can think off of the top of my head. Although slime makes my think Cyanobacteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAF Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 i have java moss in my betta tank and it also was getting this grey slimey looking stuff on it. it looked like a cross between mucus and cotton bud, but more on the mucus side and webbing between the java moss. I bought a ramshorn snail yesterday and put him in the tank and today its all gone. Its just moss now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaJT Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Ok Matt, tried to attach a photo. You can really see it on the bottom one, it's the worst one. It's really gross & if I scrape it of it floats away in a lump. []http://s1067.photobucket.com/albumsy/u432/MisSteam/?action=view¤t=ea6d274c.jpg&evt=user_media_share SAF I do really like the thought of a Ramshorn snail but worried it will escape since its a gap in the glass for the filter & heater cable, I coved most part with a ruler But still a few inches open. Lucky Oscar haven't tried any escaping yet..No success with that link. Try this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 From what I can see it does look like some sort of fungi, I would just leave it and it should clear up on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaJT Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Cheers Matt. It des look pretty unsightly, just hoping t won't spread anywhere else. Maybe it has something to do with the cotton string I used on top of the nets to hold the moss in place.. SAF, I looked into Ramshorn snails a bit more & a bit worried about a lot of aquarists seem to have trouble with them taking over the aquarium but I guess it can't really do much on its own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zui Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 I had the same thing in my betta spawn tank. I never tried to get rid of it other than scrubbing the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaJT Posted September 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Oh no! Now the moss have started getting brown spots or just going brown What's going on? Is it dying? It's pretty stressfull being new to it all, fish, tanks & plants.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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