dirrtybirdy

theres some weird white mucusy slime growing on the wood..can any help me get rid of it or tell me what it is

Afyounie

When the wood is new, it grows that stuff. You can wipe it off. It eventually dies off. I think it is a fungus.

bratyboy2

did you get the rest of your cardinals yet? any updated pictures yet?

fishlover

Nice tank I have a similar Rio Negro biotope and I can tell you you are going to enjoy the way the fish will feel at ease in this tank that recalls their origins...
The white slime is probably fungus which will disappear eventually, I had the same problem and after a few days, maybe a week everything was back to normal.

KRiley

Ottos will take care of the slime that your having. Add some fish!!! I want to see this tank with some apistos!

dirrtybirdy

Wow i thought you guys would have forgotten about my tank =P.

I really appreciate everyones interest in my biotope!

I was going to get them last week, but an aquarium guy that comes into my work to maintain the saltwater tank we have said that he can get cardinals for 60cents each! and filters for half off. I was going to buy a used one on ebay for 60 bucks but if he can get it half off then i might aswell get a new one =P. i forgot to ask him if he can get green neon tetras as well cause im still torn on the fishes i want to get.


i cant wait to have school of tetras! the few that i have in there already swim with each other in and out of the drift wood. it looks awesome! and as for the fungus problem i took care of it manually today. the way the scape was looking didnt look right to me. so i took it all apart, scrubbed all the slime away and redid it AGAIN! lol i think i changed it 3 times already =P..im pretty content right now with the lay out.

i really want to get the filter! i cant wait i want to add fishes already! lol


ive tried to look everywhere for apistos! LFS in the in west LA sucks!! everything is super expensive and not alot of options. i added one otto a few days ago but the tank is so dark i can barely find him sometimes.


i will take new pictures tomorrow as soon as i get home from work. i want to know what you guys think about the new lay out.

well good night everyone! gotta wake up early and go to court to fight a stupid ticket =l

chadly

Love the way the tank looks. To me, now that I see it. I wouldn't put any plants in it.

I'll be getting ready to do a similar tank w/ larger cichlids. My tank is 120 gal (4'x2'x2') I'm gonna look for some almond leaves.

KRiley

If your having a hard time finding apistos....checke these out:

http://twofishguyz.com/shop/index.cf...ory=59&start=1

http://www.southernapistos.com

I have not dealt with either source but I have heard good things about both sources. I intend to do business is with TwoFishGuyz soon. Good luck!

dirrtybirdy

ive been to the twofishguyz.com but i get kinda sketchy buying fishes that i havent seen with my own eyes. i really picky when it comes to my fish lol. i dont know why. maybe i should just get over it and get one online if i cant find one within the next month =P thanks for the links

dirrtybirdy

Well well well. im trying to take pictures of the tank and the dark water is reflecting everything in the background!!! grrr does anyone know how to work around this?? i cant get a decent picture without the reflections.