White patch in fake cave...

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White patch in fake cave...

Post by brooklyn »

ok my fish have a little fake cave in there tank and inside of it there is what looks like a small white patch or sack of sumthing...wut couls it be???
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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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just a possibility.... could they possibly be gsp eggs? ive never seen them, but i see you have 2 gsp... totally a shot in the dark tho... i dunno
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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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I'd go with eggs....
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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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Do you have live rock? It could be pineapple sponges...
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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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no live rock yet ive just finished converting to saltwater a couple of weeks ago so none yet... could they really b eggs?
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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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Pufferpoop.
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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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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really? i clean there little cave out once a week when i do water changes... why did it build up so fast?
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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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Getting stuck in the cave.
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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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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hmm ok good to know. how can i stop it from building up in there it never did it before
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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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What's this cave made out of? Take it out & look at what that white stuff is. Fungus?
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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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i willhave to do that...the cave is plastic i believe and like i said it jus popped up over the past week
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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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I'm curious to hear what you find.
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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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how will i kno if its fungus? or fish poo? lol
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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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or eggs!.... has anyone ever seen gsp eggs? maybe a good discription could be useful... we need more info on its appearance and im sure you can get a better identification... or better yet, PICS! we love pix yup
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Re: White patch in fake cave...

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is there even a chance it could b eggs and if it is, wut will happen if i remove
them from the water
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