White Flaky Bits

[Ny82]

I realised the temperature was reading a bit high on the thermometer even though the heater is set to 24-it was showing at 28 since doing the water change it's showing at 25 I think.

Guppies have no problem at 28 degrees at all, although I would do it only for fry when growing up. A problem is though when the temperature changes very quick. 3 degrees difference is a bit too much of a temperature drop over a water change. If you have done that quite often without realizing it, it can cause all kind of diseases due to stress.

Yeah see I didn't bother checking the temperature which I probably should have. I had my pleco, 2 male guppies 3 females and 2 endlers. I now have 1 male guppy, 2 females, 1 endler and my baby pleco.
Why would the temperature change if the heaters been set at 24 since I got it? This is why I didn't want to go tropical, had issues in the past with temperature

 

[Akasha72]

when you put fresh water in during your water change do you had some hot water to the cold? Cos if you just put cold water in the fish will react to the cold

 

[snazy]

Why would the temperature change if the heaters been set at 24 since I got it?

Something wrong with the filter maybe? Temperature should not fluctuate in a tank as it causes problems. Was the thermometer showing 24 before? Or is it too hot in the room where the tank is?

My heater is a bit too powerful for my tank. I have it set on 20 C, but it heats the tank to 26. However, the temperature never changes.

 

[Ny82]

Why would the temperature change if the heaters been set at 24 since I got it?

Something wrong with the filter maybe? Temperature should not fluctuate in a tank as it causes problems. Was the thermometer showing 24 before? Or is it too hot in the room where the tank is?

My heater is a bit too powerful for my tank. I have it set on 20 C, but it heats the tank to 26. However, the temperature never changes.

I squeezed the filter sponge and the filter zoomed into action. It's really fast now.

 

[Ny82]

Well I have 2 females an endler and my baby pleco left. I doubt there will be anything left tomorrow morning. The water stats are still showing as spot on

 

[Ny82]

when you put fresh water in during your water change do you had some hot water to the cold? Cos if you just put cold water in the fish will react to the cold

I'm sorry I didn't see your reply-oh no I mix the 2 together to make it lukewarm never just cold.

 

[nehpets81]

This happened to one of my guppies. After some online research I decided that Columnaris was the most likely cause (my guppy had the flaky white stuff on it's back, like a saddle). I tried treating for Columnaris but it did not save my fish, who died within a day so I'm still not sure exactly what happened.

I noticed that the body of my guppy became somewhat bent which is what I think caused it to swim in a kind of corkscrew motion when it tried to swim.

 

[Syphoniera]

Is there any possibility that the flakes were something toxic that fell into the tank, perhaps from the ceiling or elsewhere?

White flakes don't sound much like fish food, but do sound possibly like paint or plaster or some such thing...

Were you able to determine if it was soft or hard, or any other characteristics?

Because things like bits of spackle and plaster have been known to fall from walls and ceilings.

Or could it be something that fell in the water, perhaps, when the bucket/jug was being filled, or had landed previously, if the bucket/jug wasn't rinsed prior to use - or was used for something toxic previously by someone not understanding potential consequences or the function of your water change equipment?

Could the variation in the filter speed possibly have been due to some fragment of solid material perhaps temporarily impeding the impeller (assuming you're using a HOB) movement?



Just a thought from someone who's been up all night...

Might be silly, but I thought I'd mention.