Guest manini Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I've had this plant in my tank for about one year. Recently, I noticed a few black spots on my plant - I only have one plant, and it's silk (or some other fabric). Within the last 2 days, the spots multiplied, and now I'm afraid that they might be some kind of mold that's harmful to the baby fish! There are 3 fry that were hatched about a month ago. This is their safe-haven, and I really like the plant. Is there a way to clean it safely? Will the black stuff even come off??? SHOULD I JUST GO OUT AND BUY A NEW ONE - AND IF SO, DO I NEED TO CLEAN IT BEFORE PUTTING IT IN WITH THE BABIES? I feel that I MUST take immediate action, before my entire plant transforms from green to BLACK> by the way, anyone know of a good image host? mine pooped out. or maybe i'm just not internet-savvy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chishower Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I think its just algea. You can take the plant out and rub the leaves under some hot water with no soap and see if it comes off. If it doesn't I don't think it is harmful, don't fry like algea? If it IS mold like you think, you should be able to clean it off the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest manini Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 okay, I'll give it a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member touchofsky Posted July 14, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 14, 2005 As Chishower said, it is just a type of algae and is not harmful. Another thing you can do after you scrub it off, it is put it in the sun for an afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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