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Hi all,

I have two RES's and the last time I cleaned my tank which was about 2-3 weeks ago, I noticed that the filter sponge was pink (which it was never before.) I checked them and they looked fine, no cuts or weird symptoms. So I left it alone, changed the filter and after another cleaning today, I noticed the filter is pink again! Does anyone know what it is? Are they bleeding? They look and swim fine. I'm worried that there is some hidden problem that I can't find.

Please Help!
Thanks,
LT

It's probably some wierd algae or mold. Some of my filters get this bright rust red. Actual blood wouldn't be pink for long. I wouldn't worry too much.
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Alexander Skutch

have you fed them anything different lately?i ask because when i feed tetra jumbo-min pellets there is always a layer of pink scum in the filter.

Agreed probably some sort of algae or just broken down waste material. Definitely not blood though. blood stains would turn brown pretty fast.

No, I haven't fed them anything different. It's been the Nutrafin pellets for a while. And this is a recent thing. Well as long as my babies aren't hurt. I've tried changing the substrate, so maybe that will help get rid of any odd algae.
Thanks again!

Lisa