White Fluffy Stuff On Plants?

[jenny6165]

ive noticed over the past week that there seems to be some white fluffy stuff growing on my plants, does anyone know what it is?

 

[xltd1]

I had some what I am guessing to be hair algae in my tank last week. About 1-inch in length and gray-white in color. Stuck on a leaf of a plant(fake). I just removed the plant and scraped it off.

 

[Griz]

It''s hard to be certain but it sure sounds like hair algae to me.

 

[soundey]

would an algae eating fish remove this problem?

 

[DarkEntity]

If its white its generally not Algae, it sounds more like Fugus. I had a simialar white stuff on my wood, which i then binned!

 

[Griz]

IME, hair algae starts out looking like a white fuzz. Only later when it grows longer does in start to look green. I've also have a white fungus growing on wood but never on plants. It seems to come and go but is easy to remove and is harmless AFAIK.

 

[khelbena]

I get the stuff growing every now and then but my dwarf plecos eat it up.