BrandyLaRae Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Can anyone tell me what on earth this is?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill D Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Is it on the glass or floating near the glass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat_Rigel Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Kinda looks like hydra, but I do not have first hand experience. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Phill D said: Is it on the glass or floating near the glass? It looks like it's on the glass.. one end stuck to the glass, the rest flows with the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Kat_Rigel said: looks like hydra, but I do not have first hand experience. I have no idea what that is! I'll try googling it, can you give me a way to narrow it down? Flora or fauna? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill D Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Could it be like, the beginnings of staghorn algae? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garren Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Looks like hydra to me as well. Here is a pic of what it looks like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat_Rigel Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, BrandyLaRae said: I have no idea what that is! I'll try googling it, can you give me a way to narrow it down? Flora or fauna? I just realized I can't really answer that! LOL! Its basically an aquarium pest that can prey on very small fry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, Garren B said: Looks like hydra to me as well. I don['t think that's it. Those look stalky.. these are not stalky at all. Also, my husband looked them up and it said that when you touch them they kind of curl away, and he said it's not doing that. Is that picture magnified at all? These almost look like translucent white leaves with the stem end stuck to the tank wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Kat_Rigel said: just realized I can't really answer that! LOL! Hahaha... Im sorry! Flora (plant) Fauna (animal)! 🙂 For future reference! (see reply to Garren!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 12 minutes ago, Phill D said: Could it be like, the beginnings of staghorn algae? We are looking that up now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat_Rigel Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, BrandyLaRae said: I don['t think that's it. Those look stalky.. these are not stalky at all. Also, my husband looked them up and it said that when you touch them they kind of curl away, and he said it's not doing that. Is that picture magnified at all? These almost look like translucent white leaves with the stem end stuck to the tank wall. Hm, well they don't really look like planaria because your picture shows some kind of branchy-ness. Planaria are flat.... interesting question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garren Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) Ok, Interesting question for sure if it is not hydra. Could be the start of some kind of fungus. Someone else with more experience will chime in eventually and get it figured out. Edited October 14, 2020 by Garren B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, Kat_Rigel said: Hm, well they don't really look like planaria because your picture shows some kind of branchy-ness. Planaria are flat.... interesting question. I'm at a loss. I'll study them more tomorrow. Maybe try to get a better picture or even video. Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Definitely hydra...100%. Here is an interesting post on hydra. Spixey snails and croaking gourami are known to eat hydra if you don't like your cute tiny freshwater anemones 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 45 minutes ago, Daniel said: Definitely hydra...100%. Here is an interesting post on hydra. Spixey snails and croaking gourami are known to eat hydra if you don't like your cute tiny freshwater anemones A lot of fish seem to eat these. Honey gourami loves them. Mollies as well. Betta doesn’t touch them. I don’t see issues with them in my community tanks or tanks with adult guppies - only fry and single species tanks where the single species isn’t interested. I still have yet to witness them harm a fish, snail, or shrimp. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I have seen tiny baby gouramis investigate hydras, I have never seen one eaten by a hydra. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat_Rigel Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 11 hours ago, BrandyLaRae said: Hahaha... Im sorry! Flora (plant) Fauna (animal)! 🙂 For future reference! (see reply to Garren!) Lol yes, I know flora a fauna. I meant I wasn't sure which one hydra is. Per the previous explanation that they are freshwater anemone, fauna seems correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 10/14/2020 at 10:30 AM, Kat_Rigel said: I know flora a fauna. I'm sorry, Kat. Stupid assumptions. *facepalm* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Well, it's changed a bit in the last 36 hours but it still doesn't look like any picture or video I've seen of hydra so far. I've been more focused on my bladder snail infestation, to be honest. They're driving me batty, and it seems like every ten minutes there are more teeny tiny ones on my tank walls. We moved the baby Mysteries to the little tank, which can't last long. Maybe another week and I'll have to buy another tank for them if we don't resolve the 29's issues. So frustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill D Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 2 hours ago, BrandyLaRae said: Well, it's changed a bit in the last 36 hours but it still doesn't look like any picture or video I've seen of hydra so far. I've been more focused on my bladder snail infestation, to be honest. They're driving me batty, and it seems like every ten minutes there are more teeny tiny ones on my tank walls. We moved the baby Mysteries to the little tank, which can't last long. Maybe another week and I'll have to buy another tank for them if we don't resolve the 29's issues. So frustrated. A single Yoyo or Zebra loach will commit complete decimation of those bladder snails i think. At least mine did like a decade ago. Idk what exact species of pest snails they were but he took down at least 100 of them in a month. Despite being only 2 or 3 inch long. Of course if you have other snails or shrimp you'll have to keep them separated from the loach during and after his mission 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Phill D said: A single Yoyo or Zebra loach will commit complete decimation of those bladder snails i think. At least mine did like a decade ago. Idk what exact species of pest snails they were but he took down at least 100 of them in a month. Despite being only 2 or 3 inch long. Of course if you have other snails or shrimp you'll have to keep them separated from the loach during and after his mission Technically off topic, but after the loach has cleaned up the snail population, what would you feed? Or do you culture snails separate and feed those? Or both? Also yes, I’d agree and say that that looks like hydra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill D Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, Steph’s Fish and Plants said: Technically off topic, but after the loach has cleaned up the snail population, what would you feed? Or do you culture snails separate and feed those? Or both? Also yes, I’d agree and say that that looks like hydra Most loaches seem to like anything they can grab. In the wild they're kind of a micro predator for worms and inverts and larvae. From what i've seen and kept, they'll eat bottom feeder sinking wafers. They'll also eat freeze dried blood worms and brine shrimp (when it finally stops floating) and i'd imagine also go after live and frozen foods. Mine will eat algae wafers too if my otos haven't finished it and they want a snack between meals. I've also seen my kuhli loach pick at a green beans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Phill D said: A single Yoyo or Zebra loach will commit complete decimation of those bladder snails i think. We're looking at those now. Of course that gives me the same challenge as the assassin snails, but it's a new option to consider. Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill D Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, BrandyLaRae said: We're looking at those now. Of course that gives me the same challenge as the assassin snails, but it's a new option to consider. Thank you! They do also like being in groups if you have the tank space for 3-5 and don't mind getting that many Also they can be super derpy and fun to watch just in general Edited October 16, 2020 by Phill D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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