I have a couple peices of driftwood that are starting to grow white mold or fungus on the unsubmerged top parts.
What do I do??
Thanks
What do I do??
Thanks
LOLMy two pieces of real driftwood do not have this fungus on it. The one that i bought from the reptile section of Petsmart has it though. I knew it wasn't real driftwood but i boiled it for about 5 days and it looked awesome in the tank for about 3 weeks. I think because it wasn't real driftwood that it might be some sort of sap leaking out and turning into a fungus.
Anyone else have any experience with this stuff?
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-19995.htmlThis happens on some varieties of driftwood. Is it a whitish cloudy looking slime (basically looks like snot growing on your wood *ick*)? If that's the case, then it's pretty normal, and harmless to your fish. In a few weeks it will go away on its own, or you can take a brush and scrub it off and siphon it out (as it will clog your filter) to get rid of it. It's not uncommon with new pieces of wood that were once submerged, then dried out, and then submerged again. It also happens a lot with grapewood.
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32024It'll go away after awhile. Most of us have experienced it.
Someone mentioned in another thread that it's suppose to be bacteria colony I guess probably feeding on whatever stuff is on the wood.. So at least you know that the bacteria in your tank is alive and kicking.