Smelly Elodea Specimens

[CaitxSith]

I'm getting elodea from my science teacher (as some of you heard), but then I noticed that there is this horrible smell coming form it. probably the reason why she's giving it to me. any ideas? should i wash it with tank water?

:huh: :confused: :help:

[fballguy]

Rinse it off really well. Maybe even to a bleach dip. If you can't get the smell off then it probably will be fine to put it in your tank and use carbon for a little while to take out the smell.

[CaitxSith]

thanks! just waiting for other answers right now...


man, that was FAST! :D

[webcricket]

I wouldn't bleach dip anacharis/elodea, they tend not to respond too favorably.

I'd quarantine the elodea in a bucket of treated or tank water for a week or two - just stick a desk lamp or something similar over it.

[Star_Rider]

I wouldn't bleach dip anacharis/elodea, they tend not to respond too favorably.

I'd quarantine the elodea in a bucket of treated or tank water for a week or two - just stick a desk lamp or something similar over it.

Ditto..do not bleach dip elodea..

[CaitxSith]

i'm on it! :D

oh and by the way (this is :OT: ), can anyone explain why my betta has red "holes" in his back fin? he had it ever since I bought him... i thought it was coloring but i noticed in the book i checked out ("Handbook of Tropical Aquarium Fishes" by Herbert R. Axelrod and Leonard P. Shultz), i looked at the diseases section (oh by the way, this book has over like, 700 pages of fish, each page with one fish on it... i counted :D) and found out this little article while reading this-


FLUKES (Gyrodactylus and Dactylogyrus)
At first the colors fade and the fish grows very pale; then the fins are folded and gradually become torn, while the skin becomes more slimy than normal and shows some small blood spots. Small blood spots may also show at the base of the fins. Generally, breathing frequency is increased, even in cases where the gills are not affected...
soo..... when my betta comes into the light,
1)folded fins
2)red "blood looking" spot on fin (it's big!)
3)on skin, the back outline is red
what is this???
oh, by the way, this book is from 1955 :D
no wonder it has nothing about cycling... but nothing about aging the tanks for a day or so, or the lifespan of the fish... seriously, this book has stuff that we still (or at least I) didn't know lol. Of course, this book states that popeye (Exophthalmus or Protruding eye :eek: ) can't be cured. or at least it states "cures are not known".

i know, long :OT: but still, :help:!