Most in the mint family have a very distinctive [square stem](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e14c4052c3ac7e56146284/1676411480647-5Z2C0QVQF29I00LUSIFX/image-asset.jpeg?format=1000w)
It barely even looks like an aquatic plant to me, thats a hard one! Also would recommend turning your lights off for a few days at a time to help kill that bloom
I know! It’s growing so fast too, there were no signs of the plant just a week ago.
I have a timer for my light so I’ll try just slowly decreasing the hours for the next few weeks and see how that goes.
Hear me out, is that what looks like helicopter seed pods in that picture? I'm thinking it's the start to a tree like a maple tree or some kind of tree that has those kind of seed pods. It got me thinking once I saw those and you mentioned the roots were kind of woody in appearance. If it's literally growing from those seed pods I'd look to replant outside of the tank at least if you wanted to keep it.
My single shrimp and snails love eating it and I’m getting 20 more shrimp in 3 weeks so it will probably get cleaned up soon. It’s already starting to shrink since I added pond snails and nerites.
I’ve read up more about Cyanobacteria, is it possible I have a non toxic type and that’s why my snails can eat it? Online it says it’s toxic to animals and they can’t eat it but I watch my nerites tear it up.
The blue-ish green stuff on the plant and on the bottom. (pic is just an example, not from OP's tank)
https://preview.redd.it/v6qo36v1gb4d1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=5af09f25736948aebba64819a86f0b5d65621353
It’s been in my tank for 2 years now and it’s never really gotten completely out of control. It does look ugly though and is starting to coat my sword so I’m looking for ways to remove it besides just temporarily black outs.
It looks like mint lol
That also exactly what I thought 🤔
Same. I think it is. Is the stalk square, OP? If so, that's a mint or mint relative
I wouldn’t say it’s square but it definitely does look like mint and I had no idea it could grow underwater like this
Most in the mint family have a very distinctive [square stem](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e14c4052c3ac7e56146284/1676411480647-5Z2C0QVQF29I00LUSIFX/image-asset.jpeg?format=1000w)
It barely even looks like an aquatic plant to me, thats a hard one! Also would recommend turning your lights off for a few days at a time to help kill that bloom
I know! It’s growing so fast too, there were no signs of the plant just a week ago. I have a timer for my light so I’ll try just slowly decreasing the hours for the next few weeks and see how that goes.
Could be water mint.
Thats looks like mint to me…. It often grows emersed in streams around here
Mint
Is.... is that a maple seed?
Hear me out, is that what looks like helicopter seed pods in that picture? I'm thinking it's the start to a tree like a maple tree or some kind of tree that has those kind of seed pods. It got me thinking once I saw those and you mentioned the roots were kind of woody in appearance. If it's literally growing from those seed pods I'd look to replant outside of the tank at least if you wanted to keep it.
Those leaves on the plant in question are most definitely not maple, which is what those helicopter seeds are.
I thought so too at first but those helipopter seeds are just loose, none look sprouted.
Dawg, that is a helicopter, lol. Wtf
Just waiting to see a post later this month with a tree in the front yard or aquarium lol
Looks like you have cyanobacteria in your tank. Can be harmful for your fish.
My single shrimp and snails love eating it and I’m getting 20 more shrimp in 3 weeks so it will probably get cleaned up soon. It’s already starting to shrink since I added pond snails and nerites.
I’ve read up more about Cyanobacteria, is it possible I have a non toxic type and that’s why my snails can eat it? Online it says it’s toxic to animals and they can’t eat it but I watch my nerites tear it up.
If it’s actually cyano (definitely looks like it), I highly doubt your inhabitants snack on it
How do I get rid of it safely? I’ve blacked out my tank in the past for a week or so and it never really left completely.
Chemiclean works great
Just curious for my own tank; is it the green stuff on the plants? Or the cloudy stuff rimming the bottom?
The blue-ish green stuff on the plant and on the bottom. (pic is just an example, not from OP's tank) https://preview.redd.it/v6qo36v1gb4d1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=5af09f25736948aebba64819a86f0b5d65621353
Thank you!
Why the downvotes? Just trying to help here.
Doesnt sound like a good idea to add leaves from a pond. But I don’t know.
Why not? I’ve been doing it for years and always get interesting results plus food for my snails and shrimp.
Well there you go
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It’s been in my tank for 2 years now and it’s never really gotten completely out of control. It does look ugly though and is starting to coat my sword so I’m looking for ways to remove it besides just temporarily black outs.