fluffy tuffs of fungus

Tofu567 · 10-27-2005, 07:25 PM

Does anyone know how to COMPLETELY get rid of fluffy white balls of fungus ----without having to restart my tank??? Previously, I think my vacation feeder went bonkers and dumped too much food into the tank during the month I was out of town---for after I got back, all 5 of my goldfish were dead and there was a crop of fungus balls that mushroomed everywhere all over the gravel!! Ugh, yuck! The only fish that survived all that were my 2 corydoras. I fished out those poor things and changed out my water and vacuumed the gravel, but they still keep coming back. Please help!! Thanks!

**TheOldSalt** · 10-28-2005, 03:26 AM

Cleaning the tank is nice, but it only goes so far. There are plenty of aquarium antifungal medicines on the market, so try one of those. Until you eradicate it, it will keep coming back every time it gets a chance.

Doodles · 10-28-2005, 11:36 AM

Salt I find does a really good job at getting rid of fungus. I've had it a few times in my quaranteen tank and it worked well for me. I also used Melafix and Primafix together.

10-27-2005, 07:25 PM	#1
Tofu567 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 1	fluffy tuffs of fungus Does anyone know how to COMPLETELY get rid of fluffy white balls of fungus ----without having to restart my tank??? Previously, I think my vacation feeder went bonkers and dumped too much food into the tank during the month I was out of town---for after I got back, all 5 of my goldfish were dead and there was a crop of fungus balls that mushroomed everywhere all over the gravel!! Ugh, yuck! The only fish that survived all that were my 2 corydoras. I fished out those poor things and changed out my water and vacuumed the gravel, but they still keep coming back. Please help!! Thanks!

10-28-2005, 11:36 AM	#3
Doodles Zoo Keeper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada Age: 31 Posts: 222	Salt I find does a really good job at getting rid of fungus. I've had it a few times in my quaranteen tank and it worked well for me. I also used Melafix and Primafix together. __________________ Tropical Community Tank, Bala Sharks, Two Plecos, 2 Dwarf Puffers, 3 Green Spotted Puffers, 2 Bettas, 2 Clawed Frogs, 3 Dwarf Frogs, 2 Jack Russells & 8 Chinchillas

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TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,369	Cleaning the tank is nice, but it only goes so far. There are plenty of aquarium antifungal medicines on the market, so try one of those. Until you eradicate it, it will keep coming back every time it gets a chance.

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