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Re: Foreign substance
Could it be some type of mould (threads) growing on a piece
of organic matter (the core)?
regards
Stephan
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From: Harold LaRoux <hlx@sbcglobal.net>
To: <aga-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 8:20 PM
Subject: Foreign substance
> I too am new to AGA and planted aquariums and am glad to
see this list
> active.
>
> Rather than tell my story of my own rapid descent into the
depths of
> Aquariholism, I'll get straight to my current question for
the group.
>
> I have a newly setup tank that I noticed something
floating in shortly
> after adding some new plants. I have to admit that since I
didn't really
> rinse the plants off well, I don't know if it came from
the new plants
> or was already there from some previous plantings, but
here's what it
> looks like.
>
> It is spherical and about the size of a small marble in
diameter. It has
> a center core that looks somewhat fibrous with very thin
white hair-like
> threads extending outwards. The core is a darker opaque
sort of ivory
> color. Imagine if you clipped off the head of a dandelion
seed pod
> before any of the tiny seeds had a chance to blow away and
this is what
> this looks like.
>
> Any ideas? It definitely seems to be vegetable in nature
but I am very
> curious as to what it is. If it is a seed of some sort,
should I put it
> back in the tank?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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