PaigeIs Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) I noticed this "stuff" growing on a piece of of spiderwood the other day. I have been battling a little bit of BBA on a couple of plants, but this looks different. It's greyish/whiteish/greenish and appears in tufts or globs. The shrimp are a little bit interested in it, but I haven't seen any of the fish (including otos and snails) give it any attention. It's growing in a shady spot. Does anyone have any idea what it might be? 20H - planted tank with CO2. KH - 12 PH - 8 Nitrate - 20 Nitrite - 0 Ammonia - 0 Temp - 74 Edited January 3 by PaigeIs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Looks like fungus to me. Sometimes an oddball sort of algae can look like that at first. But every time I see that, I think of fungus. You can probably remove it with an oral syringe + airline added to the tip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaigeIs Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 On 1/2/2023 at 10:02 PM, Fish Folk said: Looks like fungus to me. Sometimes an oddball sort of algae can look like that at first. But every time I see that, I think of fungus. You can probably remove it with an oral syringe + airline added to the tip. Thanks! I'll give that a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 That could also be freshwater sponge. I need to see crisper focus on the squishy bit to say. If you can see tiny holes in it, then it’s almost certainly freshwater sponge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaigeIs Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 (edited) On 1/3/2023 at 12:14 AM, Odd Duck said: That could also be freshwater sponge. I need to see crisper focus on the squishy bit to say. If you can see tiny holes in it, then it’s almost certainly freshwater sponge. I wish! It's not "structured" like a sponge. Much more slimy. This morning I picked it off, spot treated the area with some Easy Carbon and did a water change. On the positive side, I now know there is such a thing as freshwater sponge. Edited January 3 by PaigeIs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFishChik Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 On 1/3/2023 at 3:14 AM, Odd Duck said: That could also be freshwater sponge. I need to see crisper focus on the squishy bit to say. If you can see tiny holes in it, then it’s almost certainly freshwater sponge. Wait.. there are freshwater SPONGES??!!😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 On 1/3/2023 at 7:03 PM, FLFishChik said: Wait.. there are freshwater SPONGES??!!😲 Yep, I’ve seen pictures. I’ve never had the good fortune to have one develop in a tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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