what is this algae or bacteria

[AnthonyFish20]

Its white and on the surface of the water

 

[skjl47]

Hello; Do not know what it is but did see something like it decades ago. I had a decent sized cichlid, maybe an Oscar. I for some reason decided to feed some hamburger. A day or so later there was the undigested fat floating around. I guess the protein was digested but the fat passed on thru. I stopped feed raw burger right then.

 

[AnthonyFish20]

Hello; Do not know what it is but did see something like it decades ago. I had a decent sized cichlid, maybe an Oscar. I for some reason decided to feed some hamburger. A day or so later there was the undigested fat floating around. I guess the protein was digested but the fat passed on thru. I stopped feed raw burger right then.

I dont feed anything like tht just fish food di it go away on its own

 

[skjl47]

I dont feed anything like tht just fish food di it go away on its own

hello; No I caught the fat with a net. No more such things as I stopped with feeding the burger.

 

[AnthonyFish20]

hello; No I caught the fat with a net. No more such things as I stopped with feeding the burger.

ok

 

[Gill Blue]

Could be fish remains. Everyone still accounted for?

 

[AnthonyFish20]

Could be fish remains. Everyone still accounted for?

how its literally unnoticible until u scoop the surface of the water

 

[AnthonyFish20]

how its literally unnoticible until u scoop the surface of the water

it turns into white flakes

 

[skjl47]

it turns into white flakes

Hello; I may have a decent guess with that information. My guess is you do not have a bubbler nor anything that agitates the water surface. Without the surface being agitated there will be a protein film formed on the waters surface. It does break up as you describe.
Add an air bubbler or adjust a power filter to break up the surface film.

 

[AnthonyFish20]

Hello; I may have a decent guess with that information. My guess is you do not have a bubbler nor anything that agitates the water surface. Without the surface being agitated there will be a protein film formed on the waters surface. It does break up as you describe.
Add an air bubbler or adjust a power filter to break up the surface film.

ok I have a canister filter guess its not strong enough