What on Earth is this???

**PCKH** · 11th Jun 2008, 23:14

Does anyone know what this strange thing is?

It seems to be scaling up the glass real real real slow and there are 3 clusters of them only in 1 segment of my tank!

**d2sign** · 12th Jun 2008, 14:15

Oh my... They look nice indeed.

**PCKH** · 12th Jun 2008, 14:46

huh? You got to be kidding me.Haven't anyone seen this before? I have no idea how it has manifested it's self into my tank........

**Shadow** · 12th Jun 2008, 15:03

first time for me, is it somekind of fungus?

**d2sign** · 12th Jun 2008, 15:34

Just google around and guess this is some kind of slime mold.
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/slime1.htm

**PCKH** · 12th Jun 2008, 15:41

but it can move! like a real slow crawl.............

**d2sign** · 12th Jun 2008, 16:13

Check out wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slime_mould
Interesting speaks from David St. Hubbins:"They are both plant AND animal...it's like they can't make up their mind...".
Yours' think they are animal, so they move... haha

**bossteck** · 12th Jun 2008, 16:46

Never seen this before, but I tend to agree with

sign, it's quite interesting.
What are you planning to do with it? Are your fauna as freaked out as you are?

**PCKH** · 12th Jun 2008, 17:16

they seem oblivious to it. yes its interesting but jus need to try find out what it is. it has moved about 3" since this post.

**d2sign** · 12th Jun 2008, 18:04

Take video and show us

**PCKH** · 12th Jun 2008, 18:24

uurrrmmmmm,.....U are going to watch an almost 18hr video jus to see this thing crawl?

I am now trying to do this recording system, and will, from time to time take a pic and post on its progress. 1st Pic show the start time at 1830hrs.

2nd pic shows a much larger cluster jus below the water line.

**d2sign** · 12th Jun 2008, 19:19

Urghhhh.... They grow way too fast man! Be careful they crawl out to your bed at night...

**PCKH** · 13th Jun 2008, 00:34

Hahaha,....good one!

Anyways here's it's progress at 0030hrs.

**FireSpitter** · 13th Jun 2008, 06:49

I'm more fascinated than disgusted by it.....

**lowell** · 13th Jun 2008, 07:42

Originally Posted by PCKH

uurrrmmmmm,.....U are going to watch an almost 18hr video jus to see this thing crawl?

I am now trying to do this recording system, and will, from time to time take a pic and post on its progress. 1st Pic show the start time at 1830hrs.

2nd pic shows a much larger cluster jus below the water line.

whoa!!!alien life form?do they grab your fish with their tentacles?

**d2sign** · 13th Jun 2008, 11:27

The shape also keep changing

**ranmasatome** · 13th Jun 2008, 12:19

errr.. its an ameoba of sorts isnt it? so this should be natural what...

**PCKH** · 13th Jun 2008, 16:25

well,....I guess its some ssort of an ameoba,..it can even go round tight corners to the other side. frail as it may seem, it can navigate as 1 piece....will show pic of it now soon.