General Care Discussion :: Question about Squirtle

[Chibi_Sephiroth]

im not sure how to exactly ask this question so ill just say it

when i was cleaning out Squirtle's tank i notice that theres alot of what looks like white slime or something is that just seamen or somethin? and i had to wash everything cuz it was like on everything

if someone could help me out that would be great thanks!

[SpotsMama]

I've never seen anything like that in Spot's tank - and he's an adult male. I've had him since he was around 6 months old so I had him through his adolescence.

I wonder if you've got some fungus or bacterial matts going. Or maybe some sort of algae. Was it completely white or sort of muddy looking?

[DavidY]

Could it be shed skin floating around?

[xsavingsaturdayx]

It could also be benefecial bacteria(tottally harmless), I sometimes get something similar to what your talking about inside my filter.

[Tenodera]

I have the same problem...There's white slime growing on the rubber of the heater...

[marisa]

To my knowledge, beneficial bacteria is invisible...Is the white slime floating or on objects? If it's on objects, it sounds like they need to be scrubbed.