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05/15/2006 01:03:19 PM · #1 |
I know a bunch of you raise fish and I have a question that I haven't been able to discover an answer for yet. I have a ten gallon tank full of fantail guppies. Just recently, I noticed that there appears to be some sort of parasites on the sides of the tank. The only thing I can come up with for white parasites is information about ick but the fish don't seem to be affected in any way. They aren't covered with it (I've seen that before) and they don't seem to be scratching in any way and as far as I can tell, they seem relatively healthy (and excellent baby machines).
Any idea what this is? I'm guessing I should get rid of it somehow? I do clean the tank and bake the gravel but it's been awhile since I've done that. Drops? Potions? Etc.?
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05/15/2006 01:05:29 PM · #2 |
Take a picture of it and take it down to the local fish shop. They will tell you how to get rid of it.
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05/15/2006 01:06:37 PM · #3 |
| I think I'd need a super ultra mega macro...attached to a microscope! They just look like tiny white specs. |
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05/15/2006 01:09:34 PM · #4 |
Does it look a bit cottony? (is cottony a word? :p. Does it have the texture of cotton?)
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05/15/2006 01:09:37 PM · #5 |
I'm wondering if your water pH may be on the alkeline side and perhaps that could be lime build up. Not sure that's what it is, but could be worth checking the pH.
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05/15/2006 01:11:08 PM · #6 |
| Well on the upside it is not covering the walls of the tank like I assumed.... I raised fish for many years and I never came across this. You are right ICH is usually seen on the fish themselves but if it is a typical fungus any of the antifungals may work. Cant hurt to try.......... |
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05/15/2006 01:37:36 PM · #7 |
I don't think it's lime build up because they move. Eew.
This is the best I could do with the photos.
 
There is a bit of algae on the side of the tank and the plastic plants and they appear to be eating it. |
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05/15/2006 01:41:50 PM · #8 |
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05/15/2006 01:47:42 PM · #9 |
| Hmmm...it's rather hard to tell, but it looks to me like they might be baby snails. I had a similar experience a few months back. They are usually introduced with the purchase of a new fish or plant where the water from the store has invisible snail eggs in it. If they are snails, you will know for sure soon. They grow very quickly. |
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05/15/2006 01:53:03 PM · #10 |
It's a little hard to see from your picture but I had something similar in my salt water tank. The cure was to give the tank a dose or 2 of copper. The first time I let the copper stay in a week before filtering out but they reappeared, next time I let it go for about a month and kept the copper levels high and it seemed to kill them off.
Pick a leaf off your plant and put it in a bag with water and take to a good fish shop and they should be able to help.
Message edited by author 2006-05-15 13:53:40.
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05/15/2006 01:54:17 PM · #11 |
Oh my word, that would be hilarious. There'd be tons. We haven't bought any new fish for over three years now. We had two and one got pregnant. Now we have a lot. (Let this be a lesson to you, kiddies.) Are there snails in my tap water? EEEW AM I DRINKING BABY SNAILS? I guess we'll find out. Until then, no water for me.
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05/15/2006 01:54:37 PM · #12 |
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05/15/2006 01:55:57 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by jrtodd:
It's a little hard to see from your picture but I had something similar in my salt water tank. The cure was to give the tank a dose or 2 of copper. The first time I let the copper stay in a week before filtering out but they reappeared, next time I let it go for about a month and kept the copper levels high and it seemed to kill them off.
Pick a leaf off your plant and put it in a bag with water and take to a good fish shop and they should be able to help. |
Hmm, copper. Interesting. The plant is plastic so maybe I can just grap the whole thing. Anyone know of a good fish shop in the St. Paul area? I've been going to PetSmart but it seems to take all the energy they have just to scoop the fish out of the tank. |
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05/15/2006 02:03:39 PM · #14 |
Useful link.
FishProfiles.com
If you haven't introduced new fish or plants, then it's probably not snails (lucky for you...they're a pain to get rid of!).
I concur on PetSmart. ;^)
Good luck - keep us posted.
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05/15/2006 02:05:07 PM · #15 |
yep, look like snails to me. It's odd that you would have so many without full grown ones though?
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05/15/2006 02:05:36 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Useful link.
FishProfiles.com
If you haven't introduced new fish or plants, then it's probably not snails (lucky for you...they're a pain to get rid of!).
I concur on PetSmart. ;^)
Good luck - keep us posted. |
What glad said! |
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05/15/2006 02:07:57 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by mk:
Originally posted by jrtodd:
It's a little hard to see from your picture but I had something similar in my salt water tank. The cure was to give the tank a dose or 2 of copper. The first time I let the copper stay in a week before filtering out but they reappeared, next time I let it go for about a month and kept the copper levels high and it seemed to kill them off.
Pick a leaf off your plant and put it in a bag with water and take to a good fish shop and they should be able to help. |
Hmm, copper. Interesting. The plant is plastic so maybe I can just grap the whole thing. Anyone know of a good fish shop in the St. Paul area? I've been going to PetSmart but it seems to take all the energy they have just to scoop the fish out of the tank. |
What was growing in my tank was very small, like you show, with a hard outer surface. Copper kills invertebrates which this seemed to be, also you can't have any in your tank (maybe a shrimp) or they are history. Be careful measuring it out and make sure to ask for the kind that won't turn the silicone blue. When treatment is done it will need to be filter out or removed with water changes.
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05/15/2006 02:12:29 PM · #18 |
Oh, perfect! All the sites I found were so flowerly and animated and...ugh.
Per a forum post on that site, I believe it may be Daphnia. |
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05/15/2006 02:18:46 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by mk:
Oh, perfect! All the sites I found were so flowerly and animated and...ugh.
Per a forum post on that site, I believe it may be Daphnia. |
I was right, Sea Monkies! :-O |
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