My betta fish just had his 1/2 gal. tank cleaned a few days ago but now there are little tufts that look like cobwebs on his plant and treasure chest. I feed him once every other day and this is the first time it has happened. I don't know what the white stuff is or how I get rid of it so please help!
2006-10-08 15:13:53 · 21 answers · asked by Nicole 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I do have a water dechlorinater but no filter.
2006-10-08 15:14:50 · update #1
I use tap water treated with a Betta Plus Treatment, which take sthe chlorine out of the water.
2006-10-08 15:55:10 · update #2
Use bottled water or tap water and use start right to get rid of any chlorination that may be in the water and make sure it is not in the sunlight. It's probably algae. Wash your plants off really well with just hot water. You should be feeding him 3 Beta pellets daily.
2006-10-08 15:23:58 · answer #1 · answered by unicornfarie1 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You don't say if these are green or white or brown or? but algae and bacterial slime, and yes molds even can build/grow quickly. As a rule, these are harmless. Some of these are seasonal even I've noted. A good established tank's echo system will sometimes bloom too well even. Just scrub it off. Test the water also, high phosphates actually feed the forms of algaes and there's not much you can do short of use phosphate removers in the filter to help. Otherwise don't worry about it, just clean it down and perhaps step up the water change to two partials a week. Keep the nitrates down also.
2006-10-08 19:54:16 · answer #2 · answered by Fire_Wolf 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's nothing serious. I've seen this in tanks before (in fact I have this white whispy stuff in one of my tanks after it had completely cycled - looks like a cobwebb of some sort).
Mine was gone in about a week, and it's not harmful if that is what you are worried about. Just vacuum it out or clean it off whatever it's on.
Also - be careful using bottled water if you have been dechlorinated the water he/she is currently in. Chances are that the bottled water (Purified/Spring/Whatever) is going to have a different pH level than what is in your tank now, and that could kill the fish if there is a drastic difference.
2006-10-08 15:22:09 · answer #3 · answered by sly2kusa 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Betta's in the wild come from small pools of water almost stagnant. If your betta is behaving strange then you can do another water change but only do 1/2 water change. If the plant is plastic take it out and wash it in bleach water make sure you rinse it thoroughly as well as the treasure chest. If you notice this same cobweb matter on your betta then he has a disease that most bettas get and it is incurable.
2006-10-08 15:20:43 · answer #4 · answered by miamac49616 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
my daughter had this problem with my grandsons betta. she put the fish in an other container and then used a very small amout of bleach to clean everything in the tank. Rinse every thing Very very well, then let it all air dry. This should take care of it.
2006-10-08 15:26:55 · answer #5 · answered by Mustang 95 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
enable me to describe. maximum fish prefer 10-20 gallons to be thriving. on the grounds that beta fish are ordinary to preserve, they only prefer 5-10 gallons. curiously, you have offered a one gallon tank, that's very much less and the beta fish might go through by way of fact of such much less area and coffee high quality. in short: Get a bigger tank. Your pal might have a extra perfect high quality tank than you do, and subsequently it in no way gets grimy or foggy till one month. it is not your beta fish's fault that the tank is getting grimy. you should get a extra perfect high quality tank this is a minimum of 5 gallons, positioned flora, castles, and nicer gravel, a clear out. The issues you're describing all finally ends up interior the tank's high quality and length. Please take extra perfect extra perfect care of your fish!
2016-11-27 01:50:01 · answer #6 · answered by chafton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put your fish in a another jar or glass or some sort filled with room temperature spring (bottled) water. Then wash out the tank and everything in it. Scrub the tank out well with hot water, no soap. The fill the tank back up with spring water, and put your fish back in.
2006-10-08 15:23:43 · answer #7 · answered by xkrista44x 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its growing fungus......clean the tank out thoroughly with very hot water.....add a fungicide to the new water and moniter for a few days before adding your fish back in
2006-10-13 01:26:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put your fish in a container filled with spring water (bottled). Do not use filtered water.
The tank and so forth will have to be cleaned out well.
Right now, just save the fish.
2006-10-08 15:16:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Put your betta in something with some of the existing water. rinse his tank out with hot water and every thing in it do not use soap just plenty of hot water . let it all air dry refill with non clorinated water and put him back in. dont overfeed and clean his bowl out often this way and he will thrive.
2006-10-08 15:19:31 · answer #10 · answered by bidderbidder2000 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋