White fungus stuff on wood

[ralph712]

I put some aquarium driftwood that I bought from fish store, after 2 days in the tank its growing some type of white fungus, what should I do to the wood to stop this?

[AquaticAddict]

I put some aquarium driftwood that I bought from fish store, after 2 days in the tank its growing some type of white fungus, what should I do to the wood to stop this?

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its just going through its natural cycling process, cory cats will eat it, or in time it will go away

[armthehomeless]

Agreed. It isn't dangerous. You can brush it off or let it go away on its own

[aquabee]

Haha! girlgeek and I have a whole thread on how annoying this stuff is and how badly we freaked out the first time we ever saw it. I brush mine off with a toothbrush but it grows back fairly fast. Corys, some fish, and plecos will munch on it, but armthehomeless and AquaticAddict are right, it'll go away on its own too.

[ralph712]

How long will it last been there for 3 days now and growing.

Haha! girlgeek and I have a whole thread on how annoying this stuff is and how badly we freaked out the first time we ever saw it. <img src="http://www.houstonfishbox.com/vforums/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Razz" smilieid="5" class="inlineimg" /> I brush mine off with a toothbrush but it grows back fairly fast. Corys, some fish, and plecos will munch on it, but armthehomeless and AquaticAddict are right, it'll go away on its own too.

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[davemonkey]

In my experience it takes about 2 weeks, maybe 3, to go away completely on its own. Mollies and SAE's will eat it like cotton candy.

[mgarrido]

In my experience it takes about 2 weeks, maybe 3, to go away completely on its own. Mollies and SAE's will eat it like cotton candy.

+1. Also bn plecos can do the job.

[ralph712]

Thanks guys first time I have used wood in a tank by the way heres the new tank 56galphoto[1].jpg

[AquaticAddict]

Looks good now you just need a little moss on your driftwood

[ralph712]

that and some fish, looking at getting some angelfish for it

[AquaticAddict]

that and some fish, looking at getting some angelfish for it

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ya I love angel fish, gave mine to my parents a few months ago. That size tank you have with the way its shaped is perfect for angels. Im thinking about doing a ram/angel tank myself

[aquabee]

Looks really good. I had a 47 XT with rams and angels. I'm on the same page with AquaticAddict for this one! Rams and angels! And maybe some lemon tetras, or black phantoms or something. Nice job on the tank! Keep us posted.

BTW I had a BN pleco years ago for my parents' tank who just mowed through several pieces of driftwood covered with fungus in just under 24 hours. It was awesome.

[ralph712]

I am thinking of the koa angelfish if I can find them love the orange on them. How many do you think could go in a 56gal

[aquabee]

I am thinking of the koa angelfish if I can find them love the orange on them. How many do you think could go in a 56gal

The koi are beautiful. If you're starting off with little ones, you could have 4-5 of them and then hopefully end up with 1-2 pairs and sell off the rest. Most people would say to only keep one fully grown pair in a 56gal at maximum, but I've gotten away with 2 pairs in a 55gal and they did beautifully, breeding and all. Also, the koi typically don't grow as huge as some of the other angels. That's going to be a beautiful tank!

[ralph712]

Thats what I was thinking 3-5 fish at the most, I cant wait to find them going to run the tank for a few weeks before I get them