I just noticed today that there are little small white balls at the bottom of my tank. I read about them online and they are defined as, "Small white cotton balls", but mine don't exactly fit the description. They aren ' t stuck to the walls, nor on my sea monkeys. They are down at the bottom of the tank, and they look like small white flakes, not balls. I'm very scared as my Sea Monkeys have just reached adulthood. I do not have any Sea Medic, Air-pump or Aqua Leash. I aerate my tank by using a spoon and mixing it once a day.
What do I do?
Is my Sea Monkeys going to die?
How do I clean the tank if needed?
Please Help. I do not want to leave them in any longer if they're deadly.
That could be the start of the cotton ball fungus which i think happens when dead sea monkeys are left in the tank ... you should remove the white stuff ... now the other guy told you to change the water - WRONG!!! unless you have more water purifier, if you put your sea monkeys in fresh water they will die ... the best is to get the white stuff as best you can out of the tank ... and the sea monkeys should be fine ...
sea monkeys are a form of brine shrimp and must live in water that is salted ... if you put regular sea monkeys into fresh water they will die ... fairy shrimp which are the freshwater version of sea monkeys would live in fresh water ... but not actual name brand sea monkeys, they need salted water
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i dont think your gonna find urgent sea monkey help anywhere ...
even on the internet
first of all get that stuff out with a spoon and then get online and buy some sea medic before its to late
I once had some Sea Monkeys, I enjoyed raising them.
First of all, don't panic! If these flakes are what I think you're talking about, then it's just gunk and dirt forming together. My advice would be to do the following.
1) Fill a seperate container with the water used with your Sea Monkeys. Use a spoon toremove each Monkey and put the container.
2) Ensuring all the sea monkeys are out, empty the tank of all the water and clean it (just rinsing should suffice).
3) Refil with clean water and sprinkle a small amount of food on the surface before returning the Sea Monkeys to their tank.
This should be done on a regular basis - once or twice a week.
EDIT: 'Owl' claims I am wrong wrong. Well, it's up to you. I've had lots of Sea Monkies over many years and know exactly how to care for them. I would, in your case, do as I have said above, however 'Owl' thinks otherwise. Your choice.
