What is this???

[Rodeo one]

This is growing on my DW, it s about 1/2 inch tall?!?

 

[Rivercats]

Never seen anything quite like that so what I would do is cut off the tiny branches it's growing on and see if it comes back. If so then I'd do a Hydrogen Peroxide treatment on it.

 

[Rodeo one]

Here s the thing, I did a hydrogen soak & scrubbed the dickens out of that DW outside of the tank maybe a month ago.
It was on the DW then, too.Those are main branches, so amputation s not an option.
I may just let it grow & see what happens ! It has kind of a 'stag horn ' look.

 

[Rivercats]

I've never seen staghorn that looks so thick. It's usually very delicate looking and branches like crazy. Try hitting it with a syringe of hydrogen peroxide 3% but turn off your filters first and leave off for 20 minutes. You can use a liquid carbon as well.

 

[Rodeo one]

Thanks, Rivercats.

 

[venymae]

I'd be curious to see what it grows into. Leave it, leave it!

 

[Rodeo one]

IKR?
I ll leave it for awhile.
IF it doesn t spread, then I d be scared !

 

[Khuligirl93]

Here s the thing, I did a hydrogen soak & scrubbed the dickens out of that DW outside of the tank maybe a month ago.
It was on the DW then, too.Those are main branches, so amputation s not an option.
I may just let it grow & see what happens ! It has kind of a 'stag horn ' look.

I think Rivercats meant cut off a tiny "branch" of the growth, not a branch from your driftwood!

 

[Rodeo one]

Oh.....**blushing****

 

[Rodeo one]

So someone I sent a pic to from my LFS thinks it s hydra......not convinced tho.

 

[SgtMjr]

Its a brackish water seaweed. Your wood probably came from a brackish water inlet somewhere and still contained the "seed" plant.

 

[Rodeo one]

Thanks for the info! Was wondering why it would just show up, it s been in my tank for almost a year.
So is it ok to leave it in there ?