Hi there, recently i've been a bit busy and my tank hasn't been getting routine cleaning.
I've just recently (maybe 2-3 weeks ago?) upgraded to a 1.5 gallon aquarium with a filter for a feeder fish i've been raising for a few years as i felt she had outgrown the bowl.
Recently i noticed an odd....goop forming in one spot at the bottom of her tank.
i took a picture of it:
Sorry it's so dark.
The goop was concentrated around the filter tube. I'm not sure if it's relevant but the filter tube doesn't reach the rocks, she was in a little fish bowl for awhile and i haven't had the time/money to go buy her more to make the tank more full, so i just took what she had in the bowl.
Right after i took the picture i did as detailed a cleaning job as i could to get rid of the goop. Scrubbed the filter (i think the tube was even clogged by this stuff x.x) changed the cartridge, cleaned the rocks in a strainer, scrubbed the plants. and did a substantial (not full, i know she needs her bacteria) water change.
it seems to be gone for now, and Lili didn't seem sick or distressed by it but i'd still like to know what it is in case it comes back or might have made her sick.
I've just recently (maybe 2-3 weeks ago?) upgraded to a 1.5 gallon aquarium with a filter for a feeder fish i've been raising for a few years as i felt she had outgrown the bowl.
Recently i noticed an odd....goop forming in one spot at the bottom of her tank.
i took a picture of it:
Sorry it's so dark.
The goop was concentrated around the filter tube. I'm not sure if it's relevant but the filter tube doesn't reach the rocks, she was in a little fish bowl for awhile and i haven't had the time/money to go buy her more to make the tank more full, so i just took what she had in the bowl.
Right after i took the picture i did as detailed a cleaning job as i could to get rid of the goop. Scrubbed the filter (i think the tube was even clogged by this stuff x.x) changed the cartridge, cleaned the rocks in a strainer, scrubbed the plants. and did a substantial (not full, i know she needs her bacteria) water change.
it seems to be gone for now, and Lili didn't seem sick or distressed by it but i'd still like to know what it is in case it comes back or might have made her sick.