White things on my glass HELP!!!

adzigogov2001

adzigogov2001

FILTER FREAK
Dec 12, 2005
37
0
0
45
Skopje, Macedonia
I've noticed white things on may glass about 1-2 mmetars long and wide, they look exatcly like half a shell or like those shells atachet to rocks , the shell is transparent and the body is white, when I remove them from the tank they look litle brownish and they dry out but the shell remains , I've put about 1.5 teaspoons of natural sea rock salt per litar and they just keep reproducing they don't atack the fish or anything but they are in large numbers in the area where the filtrated water comes out eksternal filter , I scrape them but it's boring and because I dont like to mess with the water too much because of an outbrake of trihonomas vaginalis in the pet shops here in Macedonia (imported with some fish from South America) big conciquences for Females( my wife is pregnant) and I dont take chances big help will be apreciated about treating them with salt Thanks in advance
I have 3 Gold fish, 1 Trokaderas catfish, 1 ancistrus, 1 mistery snail HUGE and
Aponogeton boivinianus plat very big the aquarium is 100 liters
 
Sounds like some detritous eating creature, normally present but usually in smaller numbers. That means too much food in the tank, so you are going to have to up the water changes and use a gravel vacuum. Without a large food supply they will start to die off. Salt won't really do too much to them.
 
Do a few 20-40% waterchanges for the next 3 days or so vacuuming the gravel very well to cut off their food supply. Also reduce feeding and they should start dying off. Then keep up with the vacuuming at least every 3 days to get rid of the rotting carcusese so you don't get an ammonia spike from the dieoff.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
AquariaCentral.com
Top Bottom