White Stuff Floating Around Tank...

[Water]

The male is 9 inches if that helps...

I've had the same thing too. I forgot what it is, but it shows up when you have high ammonia or somethings wrong with the water. Scrape it off and do a big water change. Another reason your pair isn't breeding may be because of the water.

 

[RiverMonsterFisher]

I've had the same thing too. I forgot what it is, but it shows up when you have high ammonia or somethings wrong with the water. Scrape it off and do a big water change. Another reason your pair isn't breeding may be because of the water.

Okay thank you. What does the water need to be like?

 

[Gruntking]

Okay thank you. What does the water need to be like?

What is your current water temperature and Ammonia/nitrite/ and nitrate readings?

 

[RiverMonsterFisher]

What is your current water temperature and Ammonia/nitrite/ and nitrate readings?

I dont have any of that stuff. Do I need to get a kit?

 

[Nate_N_Nicole]

I dont have any of that stuff. Do I need to get a kit?

might help if your having a spike... Jd are really tough fish and can handle crappy water better them most fish... I would do a large water change about half and add some stress coat or prime... Then I would probably start doing 25% water changes once a week... You will probably have better luck breeding if you do more water changes... (warm water)

 

[Gruntking]

You should get one so you can effectively see when you need to do water changes.

For example you might be doing 50 pct a week when you can be doing that in a month.
On my 10 gallon planted my nitrates are only about 10 ppm after a month with the same water. If i didnt have the test kit i would be performing water changes every week for no reason.

 

[Nate_N_Nicole]

You should get one so you can effectively see when you need to do water changes.

For example you might be doing 50 pct a week when you can be doing that in a month.
On my 10 gallon planted my nitrates are only about 10 ppm after a month with the same water. If i didnt have the test kit i would be performing water changes every week for no reason.

you do the water changes for breeding

 

[codybeane]

the stuff you see is called ick its a paracite....do a big water change asap and put alot of aquarium salt in the tank....jack your heat up to about 86-88 the fish will be fine wait two days and do a 50% change and resalt again... keep the temp up for one week and monitor for more ick... repeat steps until cured

 

[Gruntking]

the stuff you see is called ick its a paracite....do a big water change asap and put alot of aquarium salt in the tank....jack your heat up to about 86-88 the fish will be fine wait two days and do a 50% change and resalt again... keep the temp up for one week and monitor for more ick... repeat steps until cured

^^^^^It is not ick, do not do this..........

 

[NCStateFisher]

sounds like it could possibly be a type of worm people get from bad water quality/overfeeding, dont remember how to get rid of em but try to go from there, water changes and scraping em off is always a good place to start can't go wrong there