Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 First of all, let me repeat: WHAT IS THIS??? There is this anemone-shaped mold growing on my two-day old Xtreme betta pellet. Its this white translucent 1 cm anemone thingy. I freaked out so I took it out with tweezers right away, The weird mold is in a freshwater tank, so it can't be real anemone, right?? And it just freaks me out and I'm really stressed about it now... can someone help me?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Can you post a picture? It sounds like a slime mold, but without a picture it's hard to say for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDukeAnumber1 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) Google freshwater bryozoa, see if that helps. Edited March 29, 2021 by TheDukeAnumber1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 okay, but I can't take a picture because I freaked out and threw it away as soon as I saw it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 freshwater bryozoa looks very similar to that weird thing.... how do I get rid of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Just another filter feeder. I wouldn't worry too much about it if that is what you had. I suppose when people say anenome in freshwater I think either bryozoan or hydra. The hydra are capable of killing fish, so if you have hydra you will need to acquire betel nut extract. If it is a bryozoan, these are harmless and you can just let it do it's thing. In either case both animals will show up again and you can snap a pic and we can I.D it. The fact that you said "anenome shaped mold" makes me lean towards bryozoan especially if you live in the midwest close to the great lakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Does it look like this? If so, it is a hydra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 It doesn't look like that. It looked like a translucent anemone, like only one cm big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 46 minutes ago, Biotope Biologist said: Just another filter feeder. I wouldn't worry too much about it if that is what you had. I suppose when people say anenome in freshwater I think either bryozoan or hydra. The hydra are capable of killing fish, so if you have hydra you will need to acquire betel nut extract. If it is a bryozoan, these are harmless and you can just let it do it's thing. In either case both animals will show up again and you can snap a pic and we can I.D it. The fact that you said "anenome shaped mold" makes me lean towards bryozoan especially if you live in the midwest close to the great lakes. I live in Washington, where Aquarium Co-op is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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