Hi thanks for taking the time to help me out in advance!
I noticed a white film that was growing from my new piece of wood that I boiled in hot water for a while. I researched and I'm pretty sure it's that fungus that people say is harmless from new driftwood. However it's spreading to my plants and I think it's killing them! Is it the fungus that's killing my plants or am I doing something else wrong?
Details of my tank:
- 3 gallon tank with a Fluval Mini Power Compact Lamp PCL 13W
- It is a fairly new tank about 3 weeks old, water taken from a cycled tank
- I have one baby betta ~3 months old which I have to do a water change every day or other day because he releases growth hormones and if there's a lot it stunts his growth
- Fine sand substrate with fertilizer tablets buried inside
- I've been dosing with Excel but haven't been doing it regularly
I know one is an anubias and I've been trying to grow a cuba carpet. I have 2 other plants but I forget their names. All my cubas are dying and they're the closest to the source of the fungus. The plants near the back doesn't seem to be encompassed by the fungus and they look healthy. My anubias isn't doing so well too but I think it's because the substrate moved and covered all it's roots. I'm so frustrated with my plants! They're harder to keep than animals! But I'm also a newbie so hopefully I can get some good advice. :wink2:
Tomorrow I'm going to buy some better substrate for my tank (specifically for plants) and I'm going to salvage what I can. I might hold off on trying to grow that carpet since I'm hindered from the fact that I have to do water changes almost everyday because of my baby betta and it shifts everything a lot. I want to do CO2 but I need to do more research.
Anyways I digress. I hope to get some input on whether it is the fungus that's killing my plants or if it's me... Thanks!
I noticed a white film that was growing from my new piece of wood that I boiled in hot water for a while. I researched and I'm pretty sure it's that fungus that people say is harmless from new driftwood. However it's spreading to my plants and I think it's killing them! Is it the fungus that's killing my plants or am I doing something else wrong?
Details of my tank:
- 3 gallon tank with a Fluval Mini Power Compact Lamp PCL 13W
- It is a fairly new tank about 3 weeks old, water taken from a cycled tank
- I have one baby betta ~3 months old which I have to do a water change every day or other day because he releases growth hormones and if there's a lot it stunts his growth
- Fine sand substrate with fertilizer tablets buried inside
- I've been dosing with Excel but haven't been doing it regularly
I know one is an anubias and I've been trying to grow a cuba carpet. I have 2 other plants but I forget their names. All my cubas are dying and they're the closest to the source of the fungus. The plants near the back doesn't seem to be encompassed by the fungus and they look healthy. My anubias isn't doing so well too but I think it's because the substrate moved and covered all it's roots. I'm so frustrated with my plants! They're harder to keep than animals! But I'm also a newbie so hopefully I can get some good advice. :wink2:
Tomorrow I'm going to buy some better substrate for my tank (specifically for plants) and I'm going to salvage what I can. I might hold off on trying to grow that carpet since I'm hindered from the fact that I have to do water changes almost everyday because of my baby betta and it shifts everything a lot. I want to do CO2 but I need to do more research.
Anyways I digress. I hope to get some input on whether it is the fungus that's killing my plants or if it's me... Thanks!