Cabomba Query

[totally tropical]

I have a 300 litre tank which has some bunches of thriving Cabomba - I have since transferred a bunch of Cabomba into a much smaller 60 litre tank (only plant in the tank) with Platy fry and after a week or so a strange brown meshy fibre like stuff! has appeared from several stems and continues to grow larger.

This phenomenon if I can call it that! has never appeared in any of my Cabomba in my larger tank. I do not know whether this plant is struggling or whether this is normal - both tanks have much the same water as I have transferred 50% from the larger tank previously. The larger tank water is around 3 month old and the smaller tank two - any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[tom_os]

sounds like algae maybe, does it come off?

is it a part of the plant?

 

[totally tropical]

sounds like algae maybe, does it come off?

is it a part of the plant?

Hi, yes it does come off though not too easily. I have previously pulled a large clump off, but it continues to grow elsewhere on the plant and back again from where I originally pulled the large clump from. Strangely my large tank has a fair amount of algae, more so than the smaller tank, yet this has had no bearing on the Cabomba? I have since bought some wild Bristlenose plecs today for the larger tank which will control future algae.

The brown fibre like substance looks so unsightly - a mystery.

 

[Amunet]

Here ya go...
Really nice website that lists algae....
http/theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm


Maybe it's BBA, or staghorn or something. What does it feel like? Slimy and breaks away easily? Or rough.. almost like dry course hair?

 

[totally tropical]

Here ya go...
Really nice website that lists algae....
[URL="http/theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm"]http/theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm[/URL]


Maybe it's BBA, or staghorn or something. What does it feel like? Slimy and breaks away easily? Or rough.. almost like dry course hair?

Thanks for that great link amunet. In answer to your question: It is slimy and breaks away easily.