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abc123 asked in PetsFish · 1 decade ago

what is the white debris floating around in my tank?

i had my tank 20 gallon running for 2-3 weeks not..i have 3 guppies and i platy...ammonium and nitrate 0....i have white debris floating around in my tank when i did a water change and its clinging to my plastic plants... fish are swimming actively...

and water is cloudy...

is this fungus or a bacterial bloom? i have the tetra whisper filter..should i get a better filter?

Update:

fake plants...

the white debris is like white fuzz...

my ammonium and nitrite is 0

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    ? dead plant leafs? How big are the pieces? did you wash the gravel before using it? Did that stuff show up right away? After the fish went in?

    I've never seen anything like what you describe, so you'll have to give a better description of that stuff.

    Source(s): 50+ years breeding, raising and selling freshwater tropical fish
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    could be some kind of worm

    tubifex maybe

    or some fabric from the plants

    Source(s): i have an aquarium
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