JohnFizzle
New Member
Hi all,
Firstly, me name is John. Never really used forums before, but due to the lack of experiance in my new chosen hobby, ive decided its a good idea to start
A recent breakup has lead me to seek something to take up my time and keep my head ticking. I decided Tropical fish. Im a complete noob to tropical fish.. actually, fish in general. But im set on really learning the skill of keeping tropical fish.
So i got my tank. Set it up and was advised by the shop to leave it for 3 days before putting any fish in. Even thought their panflet said 7 days. So i read around and found lots of different opinions for how long is safe to wait. It got to 4 days and i was due to work for 8 straight days. I really wanted fish in there. Im rather inpatient. So went to my new fish shop i found and the lady advised 7-10 days. To which i didnt listen and took the risk. An idiot i know. But the fish were dead by morning 4 zebra danio's i put in there.
So i did a partial water change and kept at waiting. i went back to the shop Friday with a water sample this time for them to test. The water was little amonia and nitrite. but was told its nearly there and another 4 days should do it.
So thats pretty much my story. Im dying to get some life in there and the thing properlly started... but ive found a problem im really hoping someone can help/advise on. When i did the partial water change, i noticed that there was a strange white substance around the heater. It was on the suckers and the knob to adjust heat. Shop didnt know what it was either. So i cleaned off anyway.
Few days later it was back.
Now, ive just looked in the tank and ive noticed past few days the surface of the water seems cloudy. The tank in general seems fine, but on the surface its werid. I run my finger across the top and, with difficulty explaining, there's a layer of odd, oiley - stuff. it turns white as my finger runs through it, and stays on my finger too. Its all very strange and im worried what it is. Was really hoping to get some fish in there next couple days. If anyone has any idea what so ever - any help would be greatly apreciated.
Ive attached a couple of images, but its a pretty difficult thing to capture. Especially with an iphone.
**OK, so i cant work out how to upload a picture! any help in this area would be super...
***apologies for my cluelessness.
Firstly, me name is John. Never really used forums before, but due to the lack of experiance in my new chosen hobby, ive decided its a good idea to start
A recent breakup has lead me to seek something to take up my time and keep my head ticking. I decided Tropical fish. Im a complete noob to tropical fish.. actually, fish in general. But im set on really learning the skill of keeping tropical fish.
So i got my tank. Set it up and was advised by the shop to leave it for 3 days before putting any fish in. Even thought their panflet said 7 days. So i read around and found lots of different opinions for how long is safe to wait. It got to 4 days and i was due to work for 8 straight days. I really wanted fish in there. Im rather inpatient. So went to my new fish shop i found and the lady advised 7-10 days. To which i didnt listen and took the risk. An idiot i know. But the fish were dead by morning
4 zebra danio's i put in there. So i did a partial water change and kept at waiting. i went back to the shop Friday with a water sample this time for them to test. The water was little amonia and nitrite. but was told its nearly there and another 4 days should do it.
So thats pretty much my story. Im dying to get some life in there and the thing properlly started... but ive found a problem im really hoping someone can help/advise on. When i did the partial water change, i noticed that there was a strange white substance around the heater. It was on the suckers and the knob to adjust heat. Shop didnt know what it was either. So i cleaned off anyway.
Few days later it was back.
Now, ive just looked in the tank and ive noticed past few days the surface of the water seems cloudy. The tank in general seems fine, but on the surface its werid. I run my finger across the top and, with difficulty explaining, there's a layer of odd, oiley - stuff. it turns white as my finger runs through it, and stays on my finger too. Its all very strange and im worried what it is. Was really hoping to get some fish in there next couple days. If anyone has any idea what so ever - any help would be greatly apreciated.
Ive attached a couple of images, but its a pretty difficult thing to capture. Especially with an iphone.
**OK, so i cant work out how to upload a picture! any help in this area would be super...
***apologies for my cluelessness.
