Animalcrossing Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I couldn’t find pictures anywhere online that looked like what I have on my tank glass! They’re super hard to scrub off so I don’t think they’re snail eggs, and they don’t move with the water. I’m not really sure what to do. I have a guppy tank with a Java moss wall and some Pygmy. The tank is heavily planted. Not sure if this is hydra or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) If you are talking about the green spots. It is green spot algae. It happens when there is not enough phosphate in the tank. If you have one of the phosphate remover pads in your filter take it out. You can also buy phosphate to add. cute guppy 😁 Edited February 26, 2022 by Guppysnail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animalcrossing Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 11:16 PM, Guppysnail said: If you are talking about the green spots. It is green spot algae. It happens when there is not enough phosphate in the tank. If you have one of the phosphate remover pads in your filter take it out. You can also buy phosphate to add. cute guppy 😁 Unfortunately I’m talking about the firs on the tank 😞 I definitely will take your advice on the green spot algae’s though! I was able to pinpoint them but the little fuzz balls I’m unable to identify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Do they coil back when you touch them? It's hard to tell but at first glance they don't look like hydra. Hydra have a kind of tube-like stalk with tentacles on the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 I was not sure which you meant. The tough to scrub off made me think you meant the green spot. Those are not hydra. I’m a fan of hydra and keep several species. I have seen similar fuzzies but they wipe right off. I’m curious now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 The fuzzy stuff looks like the beginning stages of BBA to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 5:24 AM, DaveO said: The fuzzy stuff looks like the beginning stages of BBA to me. Interesting. I thought BBA only turns white when it dies? @Animalcrossing can you get a clear close-up photo of any of them? I'm so curious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animalcrossing Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 8:09 AM, Jennifer V said: Interesting. I thought BBA only turns white when it dies? @Animalcrossing can you get a clear close-up photo of any of them? I'm so curious! They don’t seem to coil back when I touch them!! It’s only on the glass not on any of my plants/wood/or rocks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 It's the gray color of the fuzz that makes me think it is BBA. I've had it on the glass before and it slowly spreads to plants and substrate and will take over the tank. If this is indeed BBA it can be a struggle to get rid of. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 6:25 AM, Animalcrossing said: They don’t seem to coil back when I touch them!! It’s only on the glass not on any of my plants/wood/or rocks!! Oh my! Ok well, @eatyourpeasmight have some insight. They are actually trying to grow BBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 You can spot treat BBA with seachems excel or co-op easy carbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 10:33 AM, Colu said: You can spot treat BBA with seachems excel or co-op easy carbon What do you do if it's just on the glass? Do you treat the whole tank in the water column? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 6:02 PM, Jennifer V said: What do you do if it's just on the glass? Do you treat the whole tank in the water column? You can dose the water column just be careful not to overdose as it can be harmful to your fish following instructions of the bottle when doing a water change and the water levels lower you could use a dropper to spot treat as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animalcrossing Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 2:33 PM, Colu said: You can dose the water column just be careful not to overdose as it can be harmful to your fish following instructions of the bottle when doing a water change and the water levels lower you could use a dropper to spot treat as well Thank you so much for your help. I’m picking up a bottle today depending on what they have! I’ll update so you all if it worked well for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 I do agree that they look like BBA. They are little tufts like those in the culture I added to my tank. Mine are not quite spreading yet, though. 🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaW Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 BBA can come in a variety of colors, and it does look like BBA to me. I have some in my tank from some moss balls I purchased years ago. It is tough to get off the plants and decor (you have to pinch it off, or dose it with hydrogen peroxide -- which is what I did with my fake plants and decor). I imagine you could scrape it off your glass with a razor blade, but while that will physically remove it, I think it can still spread and will have already spread throughout your tank so you will still be battling it in the future. Honestly, I consider it part of my mature tank (I've had running about 20 years now), and I will probably always have it. It's never gotten really bad, but I always have some in the tank. Mine is dark green. I have plans to redo that tank and add live plants. I am worried that it will take over the plants when I do though, but I don't want to start from scratch cycling the tank again, and any seeded materials from the tank potentially would still have BBA. I have seen people treat it with hydrogen peroxide, Flourish Excel, and other treatments, but you have to be careful with your tank inhabitants. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 I get those I scratch them off with a plant care tag or credit card, if I do it when the fish are hungry the SAE's and barbs will eat it while it's floating around. I have quite a lot of algae I only care about the stuff on the front glass I feel the rest is a normal thing for fish to have in their lives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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