Water changes for shrimps

[snailaquarium]

Hi,

My tank has white cap floating around. It was on the elodea Densa and I asked the seller on ebay about it and he says he checked all his plants and they look fine. I am wondering is this algea or fungi or bacteria? Tank had spring water so it is not chlorinated however he said something about anti bacterial treatments. If it doesn't work a nearby complete water change will the shrimp be happy or not? Thanks in advance.

 

[Colin_T]

pictures of the white stuff?

 

[FishGuest5123]

I do a 75% water change on my shrimp tank every week and they are fine.

 

[snailaquarium]

Hi obviously can't photograph a white blob as nothing to focus on but you can see white bits of on the leaves and on the the bottom where the stones are.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

It could be mold. I had some mold on my plants/substrate a couple of weeks ago, I just did a 75% water change and gravel vacuum, and it cleared in a few days.

 

[seangee]

My shrimp tank gets a 75% change every week. Last week I did 2 x 75% changes in 3 days as a precaution because I lost a fish. SHrimp and fish are thriving.

 

[snailaquarium]

Hi

They survived the water change and the guy on ebay says to put more plants in and says something about the cycle sorting itself out. That reminds me I need to learn more about the cycles of chemicals and lifeforms in aquariums.

 

[snailaquarium]

Do you think the source was the spring water and would it be prudent to boil the water first?