Strange white stuff

[MissClaire]

Hello there, just noticed as I was fiddling with my tank arrangement this arvie, a strange *white cottony fluffy fungusy* thing is growing across my driftwood. Any ideas what this is and is it harmfull?

Cheers, Claire.

 

[Gazoo]

Does it look something like this?

 

[Ava_Banana]

Gazoo.........I have that occaisionally.

It seems to appear, then move........or dissapear within 10 hrs or so, then appear somewhere else a small distance away.

We don't know what it is, but were beginning to think it was something to do with our MTS under the gravel.

 

[MissClaire]

Thats the stuff!!
Looks like a spiders home or something
what the hell is it!
And whats MTS.......

 

[charmd2]

mts maylasian trumpet snails. OR however that is spelled.

Also known as multiple tank syndrome.

 

[MissClaire]

Mmmm I have two large snails.....
Is this something to do with breeding? Im getting them out of there right now if it is!!!! Ark!

 

[MissClaire]

yes? no? Not a snail breeding thing? Just slime?
I need answers! -has tantrum-

 

[Ava_Banana]

Sorry I still don't know........

.........and yes, as was explained.........MTS in my post was Malaysian Trumpet Snails........(Loach-proof snails pretty much).

.....and MTS in my sig relates to Multiple Tank Syndrome.........

 

[Gazoo]

I took the picture when my new tank had been cycling for 10 days with only a Betta. I picked the stuff out of the substrate and rinsed the plastic plants and a piece of wood. A few days later I noticed a small amount on the wood again so I cleaned it with a toothbrush and it never returned.

 

[freddyk]

It's looks like a common problem with wood that has never been soaked in water before. It will stop growing after a while (a few days/weeks, depending) and it is harmless to the fish.

 

[k2snowboards88]

.........and yes, as was explained.........MTS in my post was Malaysian Trumpet Snails........(Loach-proof snails pretty much).

Are malaysian trumpet snails really loach proof? I need a snail to turn my sand, but that can keep a small population despite 5 clown loaches.