stuff on tank walls

[elvispacman]

yea theres these things growing on my walls where ive got the oscar healing in and i think that i saw a pair of mosquitoe larva in there too,i took them out

[elvispacman]

its hard to see the line there but yea theres a bunch of those in the tank

[Totenkampf]

do they look like they have pointy heads? planarians?

[imagirlgeek]

I can't tell from the photos, but I'm with Totenkampf...probably planaria. The tend to show up when there is excess food in the tank. Won't hurt the fish, but it's a sign that you might be overfeeding a bit.

Google planaria and see if the photos match what's in your tank.

[mistahoo]

Re: stuff on tank walls

I would leave mosquito larvae. Fish like them ad treats

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[Totenkampf]

an oscar wont eat em, so they grow out and bite ya lol. my betta sure does love em though. had to kill my breeding tank cuz of the damn west nile tho. grr

[elvispacman]

well yea but thast not what im wondering im wondering what the things on the wals of the tank are, they cant move and scratch it off the tank with my nails
heres diferent pics from a diferent tank its the same thing,

[Totenkampf]

the video is about a big arsed pleco?

[elvispacman]

dang i linked the wrong video to the wrong thread that was for the are pleco edible thread but yea the picture any info

[Totenkampf]

i still cant tell from the pic, if they arent moving then idk

[mistahoo]

Re: stuff on tank walls

Are they scratches that have algae build up inside? That could be pretty hard to get off

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[Ballinxalex]

well yea but thast not what im wondering im wondering what the things on the wals of the tank are, they cant move and scratch it off the tank with my nails
heres diferent pics from a diferent tank its the same thing,

that is some dirty water ?

[brandon_rss18]

If you are talking about the things above the water level it might be old food depending on what you feed. If you feed frozen bloodworks or freeze dried bloodworms, these could stick to the side. Then when the water level drops they dry up. Just an idea.

[elvispacman]

oh ok cool and no its just a lot of tannnins

[allysangels]

tannins wouldnt make it cloudy like that, just red/brown in color but still clear. i'd just scrape the sides and then do a big WC and be sure to vacuum the substrate while doing so.