Pencapchew95 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) They seem to come back after a week everytime I brush them off . I noticed they move with the water current .Fish are doing great, parameters are great . Thank you! Edited August 30, 2022 by Pencapchew95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJs Aquatics Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 It’s hard to tell with the picture, I would say it could be a number of things ranging from actual live organisms to different forms of algae attempting to start, personally if your fish are happy and healthy, and parameters are good, i might try to document this week to week when I do maintenance and see what it turns out to be to decide the best course of action but I wouldn’t worry too much about it unless I saw firsthand the start of any adverse effect. If it’s a concern and not a display tank or heavily stocked, you could medicate the tank or do a more thorough cleaning, but I honestly wouldn’t recommend it unless after monitoring I noticed it to be harmful 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Hi I've had these in a couple tanks in the past, and never found them to harm fish or other critters. I was never able to figure out exactly what they are (and I'm pretty good at bio-sleuthing). Not even sure if they are fungal or algal. I would clean it off when it appears, and generally keep a tidy tank (feed lightly, change water, vac if you have gravel, clean filter media and etc). It would always go away after a time, but that time varied from weeks to months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 It looks like infusoria, but based on the picture I am not sure if it's a creature, algae, debris, or even fish eggs, perhaps. Does it seem like they are moving on their own or getting pushed around with water flow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashBandit05 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I have the same thing(s) in my 29gal. Moves with the current too. Wish I could answer your question.. I'm pretty sure my snails munch on it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pencapchew95 Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 Thanks everyone for your replies! I don’t know how to reply directly to you all but as far as I can tell it all moves with the water current . They don’t seem to move on their own and seem more like an algae of some sort. When I use a scrubber it comes off dark brown . I’ll try everyone’s suggestions for sure! I’ve just been doing regular water changes with more intense vaccing as well as keeping the glass clear of it . Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 @Pencapchew95 If it's coming off dark brown and moves with the current, it could be brown diatoms (algae). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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