Henry the fish keeper Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Hey everyone! It's been a while since I posted a question on the forum but I had to ask. Does mold affect the water quality? I wanted to ask this question because it seems that my aquarium got an ammonia spike and one of my fish have pink gills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 @Biotope Biologist has mentioned that it is an allergen before and adviced to remove it. Maybe they may help further. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 How do you mean? Like there is mold in your aquarium or just mold spores? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry the fish keeper Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 3/31/2023 at 7:17 AM, Biotope Biologist said: How do you mean? Like there is mold in your aquarium or just mold spores? Actually I'm not sure if its mold in the first place. The only place I found it was on the filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Do you have a picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry the fish keeper Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) No, although it's orange in color. Edited April 1, 2023 by Henry the fish keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 On 3/30/2023 at 5:03 PM, Henry the fish keeper said: Hey everyone! It's been a while since I posted a question on the forum but I had to ask. Does mold affect the water quality? I wanted to ask this question because it seems that my aquarium got an ammonia spike and one of my fish have pink gills. Have you done water changes to remove the ammonia? Also (just checking) the fish that has pink gills now did not have pink gills before? I have some light colored guppies and a white swordtail whose gills look pink all the time. A photo of whatever is orange on your filter would help to know what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry the fish keeper Posted April 2, 2023 Author Share Posted April 2, 2023 On 4/2/2023 at 4:36 AM, PineSong said: Have you done water changes to remove the ammonia? Also (just checking) the fish that has pink gills now did not have pink gills before? I have some light colored guppies and a white swordtail whose gills look pink all the time. A photo of whatever is orange on your filter would help to know what's going on. I did at least 3 water changes already and removed all of the ammonia. I think the mold wasn't really mold at all as the mold doesn't seem to be harming the fish. It could be overfeeding as the fish seems to have red gills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 On 4/2/2023 at 5:03 PM, Henry the fish keeper said: I did at least 3 water changes already and removed all of the ammonia. I think the mold wasn't really mold at all as the mold doesn't seem to be harming the fish. It could be overfeeding as the fish seems to have red gills. If your tank is showing ammonia when you test water, it might not be cycled yet. There’s lots of info about getting your tank cycled on the Co-op YouTube channel and in the blog if you need it. If you’re worried about the fish with the pink gills, you can ask for help in the Disease section of the forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry the fish keeper Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) On 4/2/2023 at 5:57 PM, PineSong said: If your tank is showing ammonia when you test water, it might not be cycled yet. There’s lots of info about getting your tank cycled on the Co-op YouTube channel and in the blog if you need it. If you’re worried about the fish with the pink gills, you can ask for help in the Disease section of the forum. Alright thanks for the advice! Although the tank is already cycled for about 9 months now. Edited April 4, 2023 by Henry the fish keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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