weird sac in dwarf puffer tank

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weird sac in dwarf puffer tank

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Help! I found this attached to the plant in my puffer tank? Is it snail eggs? Fungus? Should I take it out asap?
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hfaith88 wrote:Help! I found this attached to the plant in my puffer tank? Is it snail eggs? Fungus? Should I take it out asap?
it must be VERY small, I can't even see it :o
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No pic attached
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[welcome]
You have to upload your pic at http://www.photobucket.com & then link it here.
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eieio wrote: it must be VERY small, I can't even see it :o
Actually laughed out loud at this one.
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eieio wrote:
hfaith88 wrote:Help! I found this attached to the plant in my puffer tank? Is it snail eggs? Fungus? Should I take it out asap?
it must be VERY small, I can't even see it :o
Rotfl!
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Yes I agree pics will help. :)
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Pufferpunk wrote:[welcome]
You have to upload your pic at http://www.photobucket.com & then link it here.
Or you can just resize it if it's on your phone and attach it to your post :) I can do that with my iPhone, not sure about others
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This person hasn't come back...
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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I hope we didn't scare them away. Laughing at a comment not the initial post.
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