Spider webs?? on artifical plants. Pics included

[rohitp78]

I just noticed something looks similiar to a spider web in my tank present on artificial plants with dense leaves. The webs are made with very thin silk and can see them only if i look closely.

does anyone know what it is and how to get rid of it?

Thanks

[Simpte]

Could be staghorn algae. A pic would help a lot.

[rohitp78]

Thanks for the reply. I am attaching a picture of this...

[QTOFFER]

Could be algae or some fungus. I'd take the fake plants out, run them under hot water, and put them back.

[Blazeherd2306]

My guess is some threadlike algae. Try cleaning it off.

[rohitp78]

Thanks for the reply guys. I will try cleaning it off with hot water.

[gouramiguy]

It does look like some sort of algae. However, some fish, like my moonlight gourami, does shred the fake plants. And mine looked similar to yours.

[malkore]

Originally Posted by rohitp78

Thanks for the reply guys. I will try cleaning it off with hot water.

Hot water only...no soap. The residue can cause problems in the tank.