summersnz Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Hi Guys, So this tank has been going about 3 months now, 91 litres, 6 Danio, 3 Striata loaches and 4 little catfish, random plants from animates in the back corner and some sort of sword in the front (a couple of little "crypt'?s that have been munched somewhat). Water chemistry fine, religiously change approx 30% of the water weekly, filtration = Aqua one hang on 500L/hr. Lighting = a 30 cm UV tube and a 60cm strip light that doesn't give off as much light as I would like. Ever since I started this tank the water has been cloudy, I did my research and figured it was just the driftwood (from HFF), but now it seems the problem is getting worse and you can see from the photo's that the plants are covered in a furry algae. I would love to have crystal clear water in this tank, but don't really know what I'm doing wrong... the only thing I can think off is that I don't have enough light? but thought I'd ask you guys before going and buying expensive new lights... Any help would be greatly appreciated. FNZAS keeps saying my pics are too big so here are some direct links: http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff4 ... 0112-1.jpg http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff4 ... 2_0107.jpg http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff4 ... 5_0110.jpg http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff4 ... 6_0111.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBen Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Interesting danios.. *cough* ontopic; apart from the tank getting direct sunlight, idk why you would have insane algae o.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Interesting danios.. *cough* Was waiting for somebody to say that Ever since I started this tank the water has been cloudy, I did my research and figured it was just the driftwood (from HFF), but now it seems the problem is getting worse and you can see from the photo's that the plants are covered in a furry algae.Did you rinse out the gravel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBen Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Guess I should include this http://www.fnzas.org.nz/index.php?PG=PestTaskForce Scroll down Did you rinse out the gravel? Filter should have cleared any gravel dust by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allister_B Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 I had this problem with a piece of driftwood i was given from a previous tank, the furry "algae" is not a algae but a fungus that eventually left untreated started doing the same thing but not as bad as i treated it fast, i used pimafix, a fungal treatment for fish but worked on the tank also, got it from animates. If anyone else knows a better way to treat this i would be interested also, but i would try pimafix it worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summersnz Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 uuuuhhhhh..... not danio? Thats what they were sold to me as from animates...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 uuuuhhhhh..... not danio? Thats what they were sold to me as from animates...... Yes danios, just very illegal ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 uuuuhhhhh..... not danio? Thats what they were sold to me as from animates...... Are they pink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBen Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff472/summersnz/_MG_0295_0110.jpg /\ GM Danio I could be wrong but they look the same =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Are they pink? They look pink, but I'm now starting to think it's actually the lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summersnz Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Yes, both Gravel and sand were thoroughly rinsed, I don't think this is the problem as it has been getting worse from about a month in.... Yes danios, just very illegal ones. Wha??? Please explain.... Animates can sell illegal fish??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allister_B Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 http://www.hollywoodfishfarm.co.nz/deta ... 0ml/m/943/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summersnz Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 no, not pink.... Give me 5 mins, I'll take some better photos.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Please explain.... Animates can sell illegal fish??? Anybody can sell illegal fishy, illegally. Do you have pinkish lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 The pump in the first pic appears to have the same pink tinge, I am thinking plant tubes? Anyways, I had the issue with the dust. My sand wasn't well rinsed enough and all the dust got caught on the algae. Try get some flow around the plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summersnz Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Yes the UV tube is pink.... No the fish are not pink at all.... Yellow with black dots and glod with black stripes.... Here is a close up of them... under the pink light.... http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff4 ... h_0313.jpg Please tell me if these are illegal or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBen Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 As long as they aren't actually PINK, then they're legal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summersnz Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Jeez, you guys really know how to freak a guy out!!! I'm quite an avid conservationist, was about to take up a crusade against all animates everywhere!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBen Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 :lol: :lol: Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summersnz Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 P.S. Thanks Allister_B, will give that stuff a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Here's putting an end to the debate hopefully... No one can sell illegal fish. The danios were brought into the country a long time ago now, and made it into the country because they were imported in with another name. NZ has anti GM laws (treehuggers)... Subsequently that made the fish illegal to import in the first place. If your fish are the red ones like in that pic, take them back to the store with proof of purchase (can be looked up if you are in the club) and you will get a refund or a replacement as you wish. Make sure to take the fish back and the store will deal with them appropriately. If they are not, do not panic. The GM danios were sold by almost all retailers when they were imported. The modification was done my transplanting the gene for luminosity of that type from a jellyfish species into the danios genome. In all honesty your danios do not appear to be the GM danios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allister_B Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 is the furry stuff greyish in colour? if so its exactly what i had, and within a week of treating the tank it was gone, some left on the driftwood but my bristlenose cleaned it up pretty fast anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summersnz Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Yeah, greyish... Will take a trip to HFF this weekend. Would just like to catagorically state for the record that these fish are not pink and, as far as I can tell from the link provided, are not genetically modified. Here is what they looked like in my old tank: http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff4 ... G_1787.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 No one can sell illegal fish. Legally anyway :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Your fish look fine. Phoenix44 has given good advice. Please note (to all the others on this topic as well) that there are legal colour variations of zebra danio in the country for sale in shops that are not gm danios. There are pinks and yellows but they are no 'glofish' at all but just colour variants on the legal variety. Please be careful not to jump to conclusions. What sort of media are you running in your filter? I am thinking that both the cloudy water and the 'furry' plants are two types of algae. I'll have a better look at your pics this evening as I need to go to work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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