bacteria? - Aquarium Advice

hoodla dollas · 02-17-2005, 08:50 PM

i got some brown strands of something in my tank. they vary in length, one was up to 2 inches. they're very thin but i dont know what they are. i have a large piece of driftwood in the tank i'm wondering if it has to do with that. its been in there since i september and i've never seen this before. i saw a fish try to eat one but spit it out right away. should i be concerned? thanks joe

xray · 02-18-2005, 12:18 AM

Welcome to AA

is it floating in the water or attached to something. Could it be solid waste (i.e. poop). It could be algea. tell us more about your tank and your problem.

jaysono · 02-18-2005, 05:13 PM

Are they solid, or look more like being able to pass through. Perhaps if it is a new piece of drigtwoord, maybe someting is leeching of it, like a natural chemical.

Did you have water parameters before and after? I'd check it out to be safe.

02-17-2005, 08:50 PM	#1
hoodla dollas Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: milwaukee, wi Posts: 15	bacteria? i got some brown strands of something in my tank. they vary in length, one was up to 2 inches. they're very thin but i dont know what they are. i have a large piece of driftwood in the tank i'm wondering if it has to do with that. its been in there since i september and i've never seen this before. i saw a fish try to eat one but spit it out right away. should i be concerned? thanks joe

02-18-2005, 12:18 AM	#2
xray Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New Orleans, Louisana, USA Posts: 356 Images: 4	Welcome to AA is it floating in the water or attached to something. Could it be solid waste (i.e. poop). It could be algea. tell us more about your tank and your problem. __________________ Dance as if no one were watching Sing as if no one were listening Live each day as if it were your last Irish Proverb Ray 90 [acronym:338d0a84ee="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:338d0a84ee] 9 L. Cearuleus 5 C. Moorii 4 P. Acei 2 N. Venustus 2 I. Sprengerae 1 unidentified Mbuna 1 Peacock with a slightly deformed tail.

02-18-2005, 05:13 PM	#3
jaysono Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: May 2004 Location: RSM, CA Posts: 156	Are they solid, or look more like being able to pass through. Perhaps if it is a new piece of drigtwoord, maybe someting is leeching of it, like a natural chemical. Did you have water parameters before and after? I'd check it out to be safe. __________________ 16 [acronym:28ee044d78="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:28ee044d78] Bow Front 4 - Leopard Danio's 3 - Bleeding Heart Tetra's 1 - Serpae Tetra 1 - Red Wag Platy 2 - Fancy Male Guppies 1 - Ghost Shrimp

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