Green Things

[bettas]

in the bag with my catfish i got yesterday there is 2-3 weird green things.there now going round the tANK.

they may be a bit of plastic plant not sure

 

[Ethos]

Gould you explan it more? So, I'm assuming its more solind that liquid, so its prolly not algy, might be a bit of a plant, yes.
Can you explan it more?
Is it on the bottom?
Is it floating?
Is it algy like?
I'm sure you took it out of the tank, though, right?
Oh yeah, could it have been some sort of tablets the LFS put in for the catfish, I mean like pellets for the transportation?

 

[bettas]

it is floating at the top
no i never got it out
i will now
yes more sollid
little green round things 2 are toghter

 

[Ethos]

First step: Take it out and put it down the toilet. (Or if you thinkk its worth something, keep it and try and take piccys of it)
I can't tell by your description what it is, but if you could find a pic of it on the internet, that'd be great.
Take it out, but keep it in water if you want to eventually figure out what it is..

 

[bettas]

ill see if its plastic plant
i wont flush it away who knows
i dont know how to find oppics on the net as i dont know what to search

i wont take it out it may be sommet
i cant search it as i dont know what to search

 

[modernhamlet]

Does it look like this?

 

[bettas]

yes v v similar to if not
it seems to be yes

 

[bettas]

what is it

 

[pseud]

Duckweed.

Eat it. Might be good.

 

[modernhamlet]

Duckweed.

Eat it. Might be good.

Yup. Duckweed. A very common hitchhiker in fish and plant shipments and bags.

It's a fast growing floating plant. You can remove it now or you can leave it and it will eventually grow over the entire surface of the water. The good thing about it is that it will absorb nitrogen and stabilize the tank somewhat. Once it takes hold it's tough to get rid of though, so make up your mind now.

 

[b.c.f.c]

i had it once,its a right pain,i got it off my grandad he said it will be horrible stuff but i thought it would look nice, and it did look nice to a certain extent,but there was a few probs,firstly it blocks light in your tank not a lot but i could tell other plants were not doing so good.secondly when you put your hand in the tank ie. to clean glass or to catch a fish alll the plant will stick to your hand and its right irritating to get off back in to the tank.any ways i would get rid of it as you will regret it later.

 

[Ethos]

Eat it. Might be good.

And if its not?

 

[pica_nuttalli]

Eat it. Might be good.

And if its not?

you've learned an important life lesson

 

[Ethos]

Lol, wont the tank water make you sick though? Or is it really ok?

 

[nino]

Eat it. Might be good.

And if its not?

That's why we need to him to taste it, so we can find out if it's good or not.