Well I have noticed many spiders in my tank.
I think they may be in there because all of my live plants were actually from springs. My cousin and I went to a local spring and got some live plants. I am guessing there were some spider eggs and they hatched. I have a bunch of spiders, very small ones, all on top of the lily pads on the top of my tank. How can I get rid of these. Any ideas, has anyone ever had this problem? I'd like to get rid of them so I don't have spiders all of the house.
Also, I have a piece of wood in the tank for decoration, and I have noticed just recently a small spot of some white stuff, looks like some kind of fungus or algae, I'm not sure what it is. It is white and looks fuzzy kind of. Any ideas?
Thanks so much for the help, I really appreciate it!!
your just going to have to catch the spiders and kill them or release them outside.
in the future buy store bought plants or pre rinse the plants in a bowl with tank water and swirl it around. it might not be super effective, but its better then just throwing it directly into the tank.
the white fuzz might be some left over food that wasnt eaten. i know that food will turn fuzzy like that when it sits in the tank for a few days. i suggest trying to net it out.
I bought a few plant bulbs at the store to put in my tank. Two of them have not sunk after a week. The two still floating have some of the white fuzz you're talking about. I thought it might be some kind of mold - not sure if mold can grow under water? I'm just going to watch it and see what happens.
I bought a few plant bulbs at the store to put in my tank. Two of them have not sunk after a week. The two still floating have some of the white fuzz you're talking about. I thought it might be some kind of mold - not sure if mold can grow under water? I'm just going to watch it and see what happens.
The white fuzz is probably a mold or fungus that attacks organic material such as driftwood and bulbs. It falls on the wood in the store, and then grows like crazy in the warm tank water. It soon dies out when it has run it's course. In the meantime it may make the water a little cloudy. It's not harmful to the fish as far as I know. I used to get this on my new driftwood until I started boiling it first.
Had the same issue with my driftwood. Didn't bother doing anything about it (other than to post about it) and it ran its course (as Satwood has said) and I haven't seen it since...
i know the "mold" you are talking about on plant bulbs, ive never experienced it on my driftwood. maybe because i pre-soak it separate first and never notice.
anyways i know left over food can get a smiliar "mold" growing on it, which i believe spreads.
i personally think it was smart to remove. how much/often do you feed and how much/often do you water change?
I feed every other day, and I feed just like a pinchful, maybe a little more sometimes.
I test my water usually every monday. If it needs to be changed I change it, if not I don't. I usually end up changing it every 2-3 weeks. I do about a 25-40% change depending on how the nitrates look.
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