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fungus? algea?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:09 am
by LouDiamondz
i woke up to feed my turtle and notice some tiny tiny green fungus looking spot in between her scutes. i cant get a picture right now but what could this be?, so i can take action now. thanks.

Re: fungus? algea?

PostPosted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:55 pm
by steve
Probably algae. Do you have any growing in your tank?

Re: fungus? algea?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:05 pm
by marisa
You can use a q-tip to gently remove the algae from the shell.

Re: fungus? algea?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:17 pm
by LouDiamondz
it ended up going away on its own the next day.. should i wipe or clean off her shell every now and then? if so how?

Re: fungus? algea?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:10 pm
by steve
Algae doesn't come and go. Maybe it was something else?

Re: fungus? algea?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:57 pm
by LouDiamondz
well it isn't there? what should i do?

Re: fungus? algea?

PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:07 am
by steve
... if there's nothing there, then you don't need to do anything. Just keep an eye out for anything unusual.