hair algae?

CaitxSith

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I just found stringy green hairlike things... could this be "hair algae"?

if it is.... yaaay! my first algae! lol.

 

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Red Tailed Wonder

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I wouldnt yay too much as hair algae spreads like wildfire and is hard to get rid of in my experience.

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• Nov 4, 2006

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Hair algae is awful and it has been my experience that it can suffocate live plants. If that is what you have I would try to get rid of it. Sorry.

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CaitxSith

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hold on... wwwaaaiiiittt..... oh well.

it's another plant! looks like a baby of my fern, just growing on the tip. so THAT'S the hair thing... the roots! And i see the itty bitty rhyzome lol.
that's a good sign, i guess. My water sprite started making more leaves and my ferns (all of them, can you believe it?!) are making more plants!

I'm still happy anyways

 

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lol good for you!

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CaitxSith

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but wait a minute...

i thought ferns get more leaves from the rhyzome! and besides, my ferns (2 out of 3) has spores on them...

:OT:
wow at the same time, i saw my hermit crab switch shells for the first time in my life lol.
yay, good luck!
but i don't believe in luck...
hmm...