Regular Member phishnet Posted May 3, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted May 3, 2011 I had a tank with (almost) three week old fry and this morning they're all floating. There was some mysterious white substance on the bottom of the tank. I can't figure out what it is or how it got there. It was a sad morning.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporter Helen Posted May 3, 2011 Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2011 more information needed otherwise it will remain as mysterious as you see it.. are they floating alive? is their tank covered? what are the params? what do you feed? what ornaments/plants in the tank? give us something to go of so we can suggest what could be wrong.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sakura Posted May 3, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted May 3, 2011 How sad, I'm sorry for your losses. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ashlee18 Posted May 3, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted May 3, 2011 So sorry to hear 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted May 3, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted May 3, 2011 I'm sorry to hear. Hope you can get it sorted out! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Erinaceus Posted May 3, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted May 3, 2011 To get an idea of possible causes, the questions that stakos asked are essential. In particular the levels of ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, your tank's pH (and preferrably KH and GH). It might be useful is one of the mods or helpers moves this to D&D. Once it's there (or even now already), please look at the top of the page there and copy-paste + answer the questions that are listed there. The ones I (and stakos) mentioned above are the minimum to get any idea about the situation, but the other questions are also important to get a good sense of what might be the matter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member number20121 Posted May 3, 2011 Regular Member Share Posted May 3, 2011 Did you always remove uneaten food / vacuum the bottom of the tank? Uneaten food grows fungus which is white. Especially with fry food which is very fine and spreads out all over the tank it might result in the bottom being covered in fungus. It is white-ish clear fluffy? Kind of like this http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2905257358_1ecfe552b6.jpg - but in your case not covering a plant but the bottom of the tank in a thin layer? If the fish are still alive, I would get a clean container to temporarily hold them in. Remove them very carefully. If they don't move a lot, fill the container with water first, and then carefully move the fry with a larger spoon. Then do a 100% cleanout of the tank. Scrubbing it all down and doing two back to back 100% water changes to get all the fungus out. Make sure water temperature and pH are matched before you very carefully put the fry back in. I hope everything works out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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