Fan Algae?

Rhinoman · 07-28-2006, 02:13 AM

I have this [Algae?] growing on my driftwood. I like the way it looks. It looks like small bright green fans. Since I like it and it isn't growing on any plants I don't really want to eradicate it just want to know what it is.

fresh_lynny · 07-28-2006, 03:04 AM

ohhh sounds cool...take a pic!

247Plants · 07-28-2006, 05:24 AM

Does it look like this?

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lbwhit...cd.jpg&.src=ph

cbennett · 07-28-2006, 05:20 PM

247plants, what is that?

JenThePlantGeek · 07-28-2006, 05:46 PM

wow, I've never seen that before 247Plants, what a weird looking algae...

247Plants · 07-28-2006, 10:56 PM

Ive heard from somebody it might be a fungus.......It doesnt seem to hurt anything...is very soft and delicate....grows in the dark, vanishes during the day ...started when i started overfeeding hikari algae wafers...

I honestly have NO idea what it is but its very interesting to watch...I can almost sit and watch it expand in to "fan" shapes. Over the course of a few hours it will go from about the size of a quarter to about 6"

It used to be a lot worse when i was overfeeding, it doesnt come back as strong as it did but its still there.....Funny thing is some of my smaller fish like to nibble on it so i dont think its harmful to my tank, just weird....

Rhinoman · 07-29-2006, 02:19 AM

I don't know how to post a picture. But I do have a digital camera. It does not look like the "247plants algae"

yoink · 07-29-2006, 06:59 AM

Hydra maybe?
http://www.microscope-microscope.org...hydra-187h.jpg

247Plants · 07-29-2006, 07:00 AM

nope....they dont move and are like powder to the touch....

When i say watch it expand its like watching tiny highways beig built from a main stem

yoink · 07-29-2006, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 247Plants

nope....they dont move and are like powder to the touch....

When i say watch it expand its like watching tiny highways beig built from a main stem

I was refering to the orignal poster

I've never seen anything like your "algae" before.

yoink · 07-29-2006, 07:07 AM

Double post.

247Plants · 07-29-2006, 07:14 AM

lol...sorry

Rhinoman · 07-31-2006, 01:56 AM

They really are shaped like a paper fan, as far as the triangular shape goes. Another words it spreads out from the attachment point in a flat fan-like shape. Maybe it's a type of moss?

Naja002 · 07-31-2006, 02:24 PM

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I don't know how to post a picture. But I do have a digital camera.

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Rhinoman · 08-04-2006, 02:53 AM

I just looked at the "Algae guide" link provided on another post. It's none of the Algae pictured.

07-28-2006, 02:13 AM	#1
Rhinoman Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicopee MA Posts: 217	Fan Algae? I have this [Algae?] growing on my driftwood. I like the way it looks. It looks like small bright green fans. Since I like it and it isn't growing on any plants I don't really want to eradicate it just want to know what it is.

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07-28-2006, 05:24 AM	#3
247Plants Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/88%) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 400	Does it look like this? http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lbwhit...cd.jpg&.src=ph

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cbennett Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 786	247plants, what is that?

07-28-2006, 10:56 PM	#6
247Plants Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/88%) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 400	Ive heard from somebody it might be a fungus.......It doesnt seem to hurt anything...is very soft and delicate....grows in the dark, vanishes during the day ...started when i started overfeeding hikari algae wafers... I honestly have NO idea what it is but its very interesting to watch...I can almost sit and watch it expand in to "fan" shapes. Over the course of a few hours it will go from about the size of a quarter to about 6" It used to be a lot worse when i was overfeeding, it doesnt come back as strong as it did but its still there.....Funny thing is some of my smaller fish like to nibble on it so i dont think its harmful to my tank, just weird....

07-29-2006, 02:19 AM	#7
Rhinoman Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicopee MA Posts: 217	I don't know how to post a picture. But I do have a digital camera. It does not look like the "247plants algae"

07-29-2006, 06:59 AM	#8
yoink Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (69/100%) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,981	Hydra maybe? http://www.microscope-microscope.org...hydra-187h.jpg

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247Plants Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/88%) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 400	nope....they dont move and are like powder to the touch.... When i say watch it expand its like watching tiny highways beig built from a main stem

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247Plants Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/88%) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 400	lol...sorry

07-31-2006, 01:56 AM	#13
Rhinoman Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicopee MA Posts: 217	They really are shaped like a paper fan, as far as the triangular shape goes. Another words it spreads out from the attachment point in a flat fan-like shape. Maybe it's a type of moss?

08-04-2006, 02:53 AM	#15
Rhinoman Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicopee MA Posts: 217	I just looked at the "Algae guide" link provided on another post. It's none of the Algae pictured.