Jelly like stuff on my rocks

[rebelyeller89]

Recently put in some lace rock and it was doing fine. I've been away since Friday morning, and had a friend feeding the fish. When I turned the lights on I noticed this jelly stuff all over two of my rocks. Any idea what it is?

 

[Fishkeeper26]

I was gonna say snail eggs, but that looks way to concentrated and too much area covered....

 

[MABJ]

You ask your friend if he put anything new in? I'd also like to know have you had any new additions to the tank? Or any sicknesses recently?

 

[Fishkeeper26]

What kind of tank is it?

 

[rebelyeller89]

It's a 75 gallon with 10 J. Transcriptus. Very small Julies, none over 2 inches. She wouldn't have done anything but feed them, she's kept fish before

 

[Fishkeeper26]

So there's no inverts?

 

[rebelyeller89]

Nope, just those guys.

 

[Fishkeeper26]

Thats really weird, have you tried scrubbing it off

 

[rebelyeller89]

I'm going to try vacuuming it in a few minutes, could it be mold, like from food they didn't eat?

 

[Fishkeeper26]

It may be fungus but fungus is usually white and fuzzy

 

[rebelyeller89]

Well, vacuuming helped somewhat, I guess I'll just keep an eye on it and see what happens.

 

[Batt4Christ]

Looks like someone got happy with the fish food and a pile stuck to the rocks and turned funky. I have seen that before... some kind of bacteria/bleh. I would get it out ASAP.

I could be wrong... but sure looks familiar.

 

[Gubernaculum86]

^^ I have to agree looks like bacteria. Ur friend might of gone a bit crazy with the food. If ur going on vacation for less than a week to there's not really a need to find someone to feed ur fish. I know I get paranoid about letting other people feed mine.