Will someone please help me out here!
I am a new fish keeper started my 10gallon tank abut a month ago.
I have 2 male mollies and 2 male guppies. Unforntunatly, i had bought sick fish (unknowingly) until i researched and found out what was wrong with them. One of my mollies had ick and my other molly had ick AND cotton wool. To add to this trouble, right when the fish seemed sick my nitrites spiked like crazy and no matter what i did (add conditioner, water changes, etc) they only went up. Every time i do a waterchange i do and conditioner and dechlorinator. Needless to say i treated for both the ick and the cotton wool both and they are gone now. (yes i took out the carbon filter) I just put the carbon filter back in and tested my levels. My levels are:
Ammonia-0 Nitrite-3 (i know its high but it used to be 10 plus so its better) Nitrate-20 ph- 7 Chlorine and chloramine- 0 Temp.- 80
I thought i was out of the woods but nope. Now in my tank is this slim that is clear. It feels like snot but it is over EVERYTHING. My plants, filter, decoration, tank walls, gravel, everything. Ive done one 15% change and cleaned the whole tank decorations, gravel, walls, everything. Sure enough next day its ALL back. What is this stuff? Some of the slimy stuff grows off in strands some in beads an some flat against the walls, gravel, and plants. I looked at my carbon filter the other night and this slimy stuff was on my filter so much, it completly surpressed one side down like gel would to hair. I scrapped the smily stuff off and am worried. My mollies seem to be eating it so im kinda worried i dont want another illness. None of the fish seem bothered by it but its making my water cloudy and its really gross to the touch. I researched and it could be an algea bloom but im not 100% sure can anyone help me out?
I am a new fish keeper started my 10gallon tank abut a month ago.
I have 2 male mollies and 2 male guppies. Unforntunatly, i had bought sick fish (unknowingly) until i researched and found out what was wrong with them. One of my mollies had ick and my other molly had ick AND cotton wool. To add to this trouble, right when the fish seemed sick my nitrites spiked like crazy and no matter what i did (add conditioner, water changes, etc) they only went up. Every time i do a waterchange i do and conditioner and dechlorinator. Needless to say i treated for both the ick and the cotton wool both and they are gone now. (yes i took out the carbon filter) I just put the carbon filter back in and tested my levels. My levels are:
Ammonia-0 Nitrite-3 (i know its high but it used to be 10 plus so its better) Nitrate-20 ph- 7 Chlorine and chloramine- 0 Temp.- 80
I thought i was out of the woods but nope. Now in my tank is this slim that is clear. It feels like snot but it is over EVERYTHING. My plants, filter, decoration, tank walls, gravel, everything. Ive done one 15% change and cleaned the whole tank decorations, gravel, walls, everything. Sure enough next day its ALL back. What is this stuff? Some of the slimy stuff grows off in strands some in beads an some flat against the walls, gravel, and plants. I looked at my carbon filter the other night and this slimy stuff was on my filter so much, it completly surpressed one side down like gel would to hair. I scrapped the smily stuff off and am worried. My mollies seem to be eating it so im kinda worried i dont want another illness. None of the fish seem bothered by it but its making my water cloudy and its really gross to the touch. I researched and it could be an algea bloom but im not 100% sure can anyone help me out?