Help!

[Jesss]

Hi guys. I’ve had my tank for over a year now and I’m having trouble with my torch. I have had him for about 6 or 7 months and noticed some white growth around him. Has this happened to anyones torch? Can someone tell me what it can be? I took photos to a local fish shop but they really couldn’t tell me anything. Help please and thank you!

 

[Troylee]

Sponge! You can manually remove it if you want but it doesn’t cause any harm.. I have a hammer with the exact same one, that’s how I can tell from your blue pics lol.. I just pull mine off every once in awhile..

 

[twentyleagues]

White light photo will help. But like @Troylee said probably a sponge.

 

[Jesss]

Sponge! You can manually remove it if you want but it doesn’t cause any harm.. I have a hammer with the exact same one, that’s how I can tell from your blue pics lol.. I just pull mine off every once in awhile..

Oh okay. Great! I thought it had an infection or something. I’m going to work on removing that today. Thank you!

 

[Jesss]

I’ll get some photos with white light for clarity.

 

[Troylee]

Oh okay. Great! I thought it had an infection or something. I’m going to work on removing that today. Thank you!

Nah you’re good! Haha… just peel it off and toss it if you want.

 

[Troylee]

Mine was getting outta control..

 

[Jesss]

will it continue to come back even after taking it off?

 

[Troylee]

will it continue to come back even after taking it off?

If you get every little bit off of it then no… I had a couple small pieces left and it’s been like 3 months and it’s still tiny.. if you get it all off it’s gone and done for good.

 

[Jesss]

Got it. I appreciate your help, Thank you!

 

[Jesss]

This is the white light photo for a better view.

 

[twentyleagues]

This is the white light photo for a better view.

yup sponge. peal it off. you can toss it or put it in a dark spot in your sump. I had a nice "cryptic" zone in my last setup all kinds of sponge, dusters, can help with water quality.

 

[Troylee]

yup sponge. peal it off. you can toss it or put it in a dark spot in your sump. I had a nice "cryptic" zone in my last setup all kinds of sponge, dusters, can help with water quality.

Agreed! Sponges are one of the many signs of a healthy tank.

 

[kevgib67]

If it were me I’d leave unless I noticed an adverse reaction from the torch.