ID on funny hitchhiker

aelysa · 01-06-2007, 04:08 AM

Pellia? Subwassertang? Alien algae? I noticed I have little bits of this in every tank. Must be slow growing, there have only been bits here or there that are gradually getting a teensy bit larger.

mrbelvedere · 01-06-2007, 04:14 AM

Looks like Pellia.

Suesswassertang is rare, I doubt any hitchhiked, but it does look kind of crispy like suesswassertang.

Ryzilla · 01-06-2007, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mrbelvedere

Looks like Pellia.

Suesswassertang is rare, I doubt any hitchhiked, but it does look kind of crispy like suesswassertang.

Pellia for sure. I have a 20"x12" patch that is 4 inches thick at some points covering an entire 10g bottom. Cherries are very happy

aelysa · 01-06-2007, 06:53 AM

Thanks guys!

Momotaro · 01-06-2007, 03:27 PM

Pelia.

If you have seen the plant up close you'd find it doesn't look like Subwassertang at all.

Mike

fish_lover0591 · 01-06-2007, 03:44 PM

how does pelia grow ?

**hooha** · 01-06-2007, 04:00 PM

.....quickly and invasively

Pieces break off and you'll find it a week later all over the tank.

fish_lover0591 · 01-06-2007, 04:09 PM

ah ok thanks

D.gilly · 01-06-2007, 04:29 PM

pellia is worse than java moss in my nano i had a small clump on driftwwod and in a week it tripled its size and was growing all through the carpet i would reccomend some way to keep it in a small area where you want it and when trimming take it outof the tank like ricca.

01-06-2007, 04:08 AM	#1
aelysa Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (27/100%) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: sd, ca Posts: 773	ID on funny hitchhiker Pellia? Subwassertang? Alien algae? I noticed I have little bits of this in every tank. Must be slow growing, there have only been bits here or there that are gradually getting a teensy bit larger.

01-06-2007, 04:14 AM	#2
mrbelvedere Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (51/100%) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Saint Joseph, Illinois Posts: 2,783	Looks like Pellia. Suesswassertang is rare, I doubt any hitchhiked, but it does look kind of crispy like suesswassertang. __________________ In college....so no aquariums for a while.....

01-06-2007, 03:44 PM	#6
fish_lover0591 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New york Posts: 695	how does pelia grow ? __________________ - Fishlover . My Tanks :

01-06-2007, 04:09 PM	#8
fish_lover0591 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New york Posts: 695	ah ok thanks __________________ - Fishlover . My Tanks :

01-06-2007, 04:29 PM	#9
D.gilly Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: scarborough,ontario Posts: 705	pellia is worse than java moss in my nano i had a small clump on driftwwod and in a week it tripled its size and was growing all through the carpet i would reccomend some way to keep it in a small area where you want it and when trimming take it outof the tank like ricca. __________________ happy fishing 75 gallon Tanganyika Community Planted

01-06-2007, 06:53 AM	#4
aelysa Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (27/100%) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: sd, ca Posts: 773	Thanks guys!

01-06-2007, 03:27 PM	#5
Momotaro Doesn't like Kool-Aid (View User Tanks) PTrader: (52/100%) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hawthorne, New Jersey Posts: 10,117	Pelia. If you have seen the plant up close you'd find it doesn't look like Subwassertang at all. Mike

01-06-2007, 04:00 PM	#7
hooha Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (72/100%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 973	.....quickly and invasively Pieces break off and you'll find it a week later all over the tank.

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