Clear Stuff Growing On My Glass

[mark134]

hello i was wondering if this is normal
my tank is about 5 weeks old and the water was foggy and now it turned clear
but now there is this stuff attached to the glass its little specs of clear stuff it looks like jelly
i was wondering is this pre algae or somthing

 

[fifefish]

It could be snail eggs thats my guess,
or an out burst of protozoa maybe just a wild guess

 

[mark134]

no i have no snails in the tank
it looks like dryed water spots on the glass but if you look closer its inside

it looks like they all move around too because on the water current

 

[MermaidMel]

Bubbles?

 

[mark134]

no its like slime

 

[fifefish]

up close does it look like this?

Or does it look like this?

 

[shelaghfishface]

fifefish, put me out of my misery.. what are they? look gross

 

[mark134]

no its definitaly not as bad as those pictures i just think its clear algae

 

[Honeythorn]

fifefish, put me out of my misery.. what are they? look gross

The top one is snail eggs, the bottom one is a slime mould. They're quite interesting things. You think they're static growths at first but they do move around feeding on fallen food and waste.

 

[shelaghfishface]

thanks honeythorn, ive got loads of snails and never seen that, and certainly never seen the bottom one, i think if i did see it moving around my tank it would be nightmares for a month for me lol- like something off scooby doo!