What is this on my aquarium wall?

[GallonsOfFun]

What is this white, bacterial looking substance on the inner side of my aquarium wall? They're located in clumps mostly on one side of the tank.

 

[GallonsOfFun]

Trying to upload the photo, bear with me.

 

[GallonsOfFun]

Ok it won't let me upload photos but it's essentially tiny white specs of what looks like bacteria. It's also on the surface of the water. I have Melafix and SafeStart in the tank if it has anything to do with those.


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[sealife]

Planeria or detritus worms.

Google them to see if it's the same.

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[GallonsOfFun]

I think it may be detritus. Just researched them a little bit. I have puffers, who are very messy eaters, and when you add that to the fact my filter is due for a cleaning as is all the waste on my substrate, I wouldn't be surprised.


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[sealife]

Both are harmless, and most fish try to eat them.

They just look ugly. Thats all.

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[GallonsOfFun]

Of course it's the one thing my puffers don't try to eat! (They even tried to eat a test tube earlier...)


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[henningc]

Siphon time. Scrape it and suck it out.