Little black balls

[DaveWatkin]

Was just staring at my tank waiting for stuff to grow and noticed these little black balls on a limb of my redmoor close to the substrate. At first i thought it was just soil but it's stuck on there and quite a lot on the underside in the shadows on the picture.

The fact that it's mostly in the shadows makes me think it's not any type of algae.

Not tried removing yet. Tank inhabitants are amano shrimp, neon tetras and a male guppy.

 

[The grumpy one]

Looks like the beginning of black beard algae?

Possible BBA and a host of questions

Hi all, New member having been recommend this place on a fish forum for some advice. I've been reading and researching all weekend to a point where I feel I have a basic understanding of the chemistry involved and how it should all work however trying to put it into practice on my tank I'm a...

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[Krisps21]

I've had this on wood before,it stayed like this and never progressed to anything else

 

[DaveWatkin]

I've had this on wood before,it stayed like this and never progressed to anything else

Reassuring. Been keeping an eye on it and not changed at all. Waiting for the big BBA outbreak haha

 

[Welearn]

Hi Dave,
I've had these that you described on my Bonsai driftwood,mine haven't progressed either so I took the driftwood out and used boiled water along with a toothbrush and they came off really easy. I don't think it's any type of Algae for sure. Hope this helps.
Simon.

 

[Wolf6]

If in doubt, dose some liquid carbon on it. If it is bba it should disappear a few days later.