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Old September 21st, 2008  
Fish Bum
 
white fuzzy growth

one of my tanks has 5 xray tetras and 6 zebra danios and a little catfish. i feed the catfish a few sinking pellets each day and if he doesn't eat them they get all broken down and white fuzzy stuff grows. i vaccuumed it out but it has never happened in any of my other tanks. any idea what this is? thanks!
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Old September 21st, 2008  
Fish Master
 
To me it sounds like some kind of bacteria bloom. I'm not 100% sure though...
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Old September 21st, 2008  
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Food can get moldy sitting in the water.
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Old September 21st, 2008  
Fish Keeper
 
Its mold/fungus.... you should remove uneaten food like sinking wafers and pellets after an hour or so to avoid this.
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Old September 22nd, 2008  
Fish Bum
 
Thanks!
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