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Overcoming self-doubt
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:34 pm
by Sampson
I'm getting these weird floating things in my Biotape aquarium, don't know what they are. Recently added some Jungle Vallisneria and other plants from the local river, and 5 days later these things show up. Anyone know what they are and how to get rid of them, I also have Jewel fish in this tank.
Re: Overcoming self-doubt
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:23 pm
by julia
I'm having trouble making out the pics, but they resemble bubbles, similar to those in a beta's bubble nest. What's your tank's fish population like? It's possible they're some kind of eggs, but I'm leaning towards bubbles.
Wishing you a happy new year and hoping this helps.
EDIT- I'll just gloss over the fact that you can collect wild val - that's awesome. Our local creeks are pretty bare, but one has a section completely choked up with frogbit, which I'm pretty sure was carelessly flushed down the drain by an aquarist who didn't know better.
Re: Overcoming self-doubt
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:36 pm
by BadgersSong
I'm really not sure what those little floating things are, could you possibly get a closer picture of them? It's definitely not duckweed, is it, or something a bit more exotic?
Re: Overcoming self-doubt
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 1:40 am
by Sampson
julia wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:23 pm
I'm having trouble making out the pics, but they resemble bubbles, similar to those in a beta's bubble nest. What's your tank's fish population like? It's possible they're some kind of eggs, but I'm leaning towards bubbles.
Wishing you a happy new year and hoping this helps.
EDIT- I'll just gloss over the fact that you can collect wild val - that's awesome. Our local creeks are pretty bare, but one has a section completely choked up with frogbit, which I'm pretty sure was carelessly flushed down the drain by an aquarist who didn't know better.
Haha, Happy New Year bro. I kept Jewel Cichlids in the tank.
Re: Overcoming self-doubt
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 3:01 am
by Sampson
BadgersSong wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:36 pm
I'm really not sure what those little floating things are, could you possibly get a closer picture of them? It's definitely not duckweed, is it, or something a bit more exotic?
There's small white things, bro, not asking about Duckweed
Re: Overcoming self-doubt
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 8:32 am
by julia
You keep jewels, huh. I'm starting to think I'm the only one without access to a magical val-filled creek. BadgersSong, I wouldn't say so... duckweed's definitely green, not white. I'm sticking with my bubble theory, maybe from a fish or air rising from the plants or substrate. OP, try taking one out and placing it on a paper towel - if it's a bubble, it'll pop; if it's an egg or something, it should stay the same.
Re: Overcoming self-doubt
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:22 am
by Sampson
julia wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:23 pm
I'm having trouble making out the pics, but they resemble bubbles, similar to those in a beta's bubble nest. What's your tank's fish population like? It's possible they're some kind of eggs, but I'm leaning towards bubbles.
Wishing you a happy new year and hoping this helps.
EDIT- I'll just gloss over the fact that you can collect wild val - that's awesome. Our local creeks are pretty bare, but one has a section completely choked up with frogbit, which I'm pretty sure was carelessly flushed down the drain by an aquarist who didn't know better.
Yeah bro I have male & female Jewel, but male's always chasing so I separated them. When I collected Jungle Val and some other plants, I had Rohani Barbs in the next tank - one Barb jumped into Jewel tank. 2 days later, Barb's gone.
Re: Overcoming self-doubt
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:22 am
by graye
Can't really see much from the pics, need a better description of those little floating things - do they move around or just stay put?