I have the fluffy white bacteria in both of my tanks. I removed most of it with the aqua leash. It has latched on to one of my favorite males, Sea King, really bad. I am hoping he'll pull through. I have added Sea Medic to both tanks and have been aerating a lot.
I was reading some old posts regarding Sea Medic, and I saw that some people add it to their tanks every 1-2 weeks for prevention. This sounds like a good idea. I imagine I would go through quite a bit Sea Medic that way.
Is there an alternative to the Sea Medic that is readily available at the pet store? Wouldn't it be some bacteria/fungus fighter for salt water tanks? Has anyone tried this?
I bought a vial of brine shrimp eggs and spirulina (food) at the pet store. It's enough food to last many many years. I feed it to the brine shrimp that are in one of my tanks. The other tank are the Sea Monkeys, and they get the Sea Monkey food.
Any advice would be appreciated.
LisaH
LisaH wrote:I have the fluffy white bacteria in both of my tanks. I removed most of it with the aqua leash. It has latched on to one of my favorite males, Sea King, really bad. I am hoping he'll pull through. I have added Sea Medic to both tanks and have been aerating a lot.
Hey Lisa,
I had the same problem with one of my smonks, Big Momma. She had bacteria stuck too her and after a day or 2 she actually died, but I did manage to get it off in the end before she developed the infamous "black dot". Instead of aerating the water with the million bubble air pump or aqua leash, empty the smonkey tank a few times into another container. The fast swirling and swishing of water managed to dislodge the bacteria. As far as damage to the smonkey is concerned, I'm guessing that the main problem is the fact that it can really slow them down and that stops them eating and breathing since they rely on the movement of their legs to breath and eat. (Please correct me if I'm wrong!)
I hope that is of some help! Good luck.
John. >:{{{----