'stuff' on my driftwood

@TropicalCool , pics here!
http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/showthread.php?7879-my-30cm-nano

 

@Donny, I did a quick gravel vac yesterday and I could easily suck (err slurp??) up the worst of the slime from the wood. will see if it helps a bit

 

i didn read the whole thread but @Anine, i saw ur tank.. i got the exact wood that u have in your tank. i also had the exact slime. it goes away after a while without ill effect on the fish..

 

Hey guys, just registered on this site and a newbie "aquarist". Started a 20g Betta tank two weekends ago and found the same white "snot" on my driftwood. i thought it was because I didnt boil the wood since its too big for a pot, but I did scrub using boiling water. I must say I was freaking out this morning after my find but thanks to the divine powers that lead me here and you guys for all the info I know what i gotta do.

one question though, i was kinda excited that my betta had become extremely lively after moving him from the pet shop but even more so since the weekend. I started thinking maybe he is stressed. I have ordered some plants that are on their way which will eventually provide cover but can anyone tell me if its a problem that Valentino is swimming up and down constantly?

 

The fungus that causes this is saprophytic - meaning it lives off dead wood,particularly the cellulose of the woods cell walls... once it uses this up from the surface cells,the fungus dies back and dissapears... QED...

I have some of this wood in my paludarium,some of it above and some below the water... had the same happen underwater... now almost a year later,I am getting bracket fungi starting to grow on the emersed parts WAY COOL - Hope it turns out like the ones you get in the Tzitzikama forest...

@Rainer... No worries bout your Betta mate... its just happier being in a new tank and exploring its environment... often male bettas are kept in tiny,unfiltered jars...no heat or filter - I'dd mope in a corner too if I was them... just keep up with the waterchanges and dont feed to much...

 

Thank @azurekoi really helps a lot. I hope he is alright, just seems weird that he does this all the time as if he's not even sleeping. I leave pretty early and and get home after 8 and he's always just darting up and down. Maybe I should give him a snack of bloodworm coz i gave him one last week last. Will post pics of my tank soon once i figure out how to take proper photos

 

Rainer, I was exactly the same when I just got my Betta! mine's also very active and is constantly busy. is the tank cycled though?

 

Yep tank is cycled. He seems a lot more friendly with me considering i only have him for a short while. Rubbed against my fingers last after feeding him some bloodworm

 

Lucky you! Mine doesnt like to be touched, but they love to bite me! Ive gotten both to jump for they bloodworms when I hold it onmy finger just above the water. Last night my one boy decided its more fun to bite me! And both my boys play with the gravel vac when I clean their tanks. Also both have habits of attacking the eye dropper I use to give them their mysis and daphnia with. I love these guys tho, so much personality

 

mine's also very curious and sociable and wants to inspect and help with anything I do in the tank. makes gravel vac-ing interesting!

 

Do you guys have community tanks? I want to get a few cory's and an apple snail coz Im using playsand. maybe oto's instead of cory and some harlequins.

2 gallon 2ft tank
pennplax cascade 400 submersible filter using spray bar
snotty driftwood lol
heated ofcourse

 

haha yea, Ive learnt to be VERY careful, my one boy actually loves going up the vacuum He tries it every time I clean the tank. Fortunately since I keep a close eye on him, hes only managed it two times and didnt get very far

 

@Rainer - I currently dont have one, altho my brother does. Are you sure its only 2 gallons? Ask the rest of the guys here tho Im sure they will be able to help you out.

 

lol Sorry guys I meant 20 gallons lol what a hole that wouldve been for my betta lmao

 

LOl no worries But yea ask the guys here, Im not sure what can go with him, Ive heard various things over the past few months and for now I keep my boys alone in the tank except for a snail that hitched a ride on one of my plants