alli789
New Member
I'm new to the hobby and I'm unsure what this is. I originally thought fish waste, but I only have one betta in the tank and I don't think he could produce as much as there is. It also doesn't really look like poop. It's like little grayish specks that look like dust that mostly settle on my plant leaves (silk plants) as well as a bit in the gravel. I've also included a photo of some weblike stuff on the edge of the log that might be the same thing but also might be something else (I know bacteria can form web looking stuff, right?) The little specks stir up very easily with the gravel vac and float around the tank before settling again. They don't seem stuck to surfaces at all, just seem like they settle on them.
My tank only has one moss ball, all the other plants are silk. I do have a high nitrate problem but my tank doesn't get much light at all, so I wasn't sure if it could be black beard algae. I keep my tank lights off almost all the time and my tank's away from windows, so it really just gets light when the room lights are on.
Is this algae, dirt, fungus, something else? Would getting a shrimp or snail help once I get my nitrates under control?
Thank you for any help!
My tank only has one moss ball, all the other plants are silk. I do have a high nitrate problem but my tank doesn't get much light at all, so I wasn't sure if it could be black beard algae. I keep my tank lights off almost all the time and my tank's away from windows, so it really just gets light when the room lights are on.
Is this algae, dirt, fungus, something else? Would getting a shrimp or snail help once I get my nitrates under control?
Thank you for any help!