Hi, it's been 4 days since I got my 55 gallon tank filled with water.
I have been doing a fishless cycle by adding pure ammonia at 5 ppm. Its been 4 days and i see white web like stuff hanging from my decors..... What is this stuff and is this harmful? Should i get rid of it? Also, there pretty a lot on my decors.
2006-12-29 14:09:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Its probably just hair algae or some kind of beard algae. If that's the case then it is harmless. I can't think of what else it could be.
P.S. Its good to see someone here on Yahoo that actually cycles their tank before adding fish. Just thought I should say that. Keep up the good work!
2006-12-29 14:14:20 · answer #1 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It definately could be some type of algae but it also could be mold. Both are somewhat harmless, but is usually a bi product of something bad. Usually mold appears from an imbalance of other chemicals. I would check EVERYTHING again.
Alkalinity
Nitrates
Nitrites
PH
Ammonia
make sure that everything is in balance and ready for fish. If it is, then it is harmless and the first fish i would add would be a pleco and mollys
Both plecos and mollies are hearty fish, they arent sensitive to chemical changes and the pleco eats algae and mollys eat mold.
That should solve your promblem
Also if you have any live plants, that could be a cause aswell
2006-12-29 15:21:54 · answer #2 · answered by lindsay g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might be some sort of algea. that is harmeless to only some types of fish/
2006-12-29 14:37:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it old? did u get it out of ur garage or somthing? SPIDER WEBS! lol
2007-01-02 11:10:40 · answer #4 · answered by ::h:o:l:l:i:s:t:e:r:: 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋