Laurel
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Hi all! I just noticed this strand of who-knows-what in my betta tank. The tank is the Vita (from Kickstarter; made by Ecoxotic; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1652660578/vita-bring-life-into-your-home). I had it set up before, but the betta died about a month after I got it. 
I cleaned the rocks and followed the directions that came with it. I did use tap water but used a conditioner/dechlorinator. Plus I let it sit for a couple of days before adding the fish.
After he died, I cleaned everything (rocks and tank) with white vinegar and rinsed it all well. I set it back up (a snail moved from the 1st tank to the 2nd). We tried again thinking that maybe the fish wasn't healthy. We aren't sure what was wrong with him. No white spots. He just wouldn't eat anything. I tried all kinds of foods and "treats" (bloodworms, etc.).
Now this weird stream thing is in the tank. I clean it weekly with about a 50% water change. He is not over fed. His appetite is great. His coloring has changed, but I'm not sure if that is because he was still immature when we got him. His face was mostly black, and now it looks like there is a film on his whole body. It's not white. It looks like he has been is dirty water or something.
I have attached a picture of now (with the weird "thing" in it) and two of when we first got him.
Any suggestions? Should I switch to RO/DI water? I don't want to lose another fish.
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I cleaned the rocks and followed the directions that came with it. I did use tap water but used a conditioner/dechlorinator. Plus I let it sit for a couple of days before adding the fish. After he died, I cleaned everything (rocks and tank) with white vinegar and rinsed it all well. I set it back up (a snail moved from the 1st tank to the 2nd). We tried again thinking that maybe the fish wasn't healthy. We aren't sure what was wrong with him. No white spots. He just wouldn't eat anything. I tried all kinds of foods and "treats" (bloodworms, etc.).
Now this weird stream thing is in the tank. I clean it weekly with about a 50% water change. He is not over fed. His appetite is great. His coloring has changed, but I'm not sure if that is because he was still immature when we got him. His face was mostly black, and now it looks like there is a film on his whole body. It's not white. It looks like he has been is dirty water or something.
I have attached a picture of now (with the weird "thing" in it) and two of when we first got him.
Any suggestions? Should I switch to RO/DI water? I don't want to lose another fish.
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