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Buriram Province - General Category => Plants, Pets & Vets in Buriram => Topic started by: urleft on May 25, 2017, 06:43:22 AM

Title: Scum Nest in Fountain
Post by: urleft on May 25, 2017, 06:43:22 AM

Several times I have found a scum in my fountain and thought it was dog vomit.  Today I discovered the pics and now believe it is some kind of nest or egg sack. 

Anyone know what it's from? 

Title: Re: Scum Nest in Fountain
Post by: nookiebear on May 25, 2017, 07:44:57 AM

Hi Keith,it certainly looks like an egg sack but from what I don't have a clue

Title: Re: Scum Nest in Fountain
Post by: urleft on May 25, 2017, 07:52:33 AM

I'm guessing that it is a frog foam nest: 

(https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/files/2015/01/rhacophorid-foam-nest-montage-600-px-tiny-Jan-2015-Tetrapod-Zoology.jpg)

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/there-is-so-much-more-to-flying-frogs-than-flying/ (https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/there-is-so-much-more-to-flying-frogs-than-flying/)

Title: Re: Scum Nest in Fountain
Post by: iammike on May 25, 2017, 08:33:36 AM

Yep, it's from a frog. They start doing that when the rainy season starts. We also have to get rid of a couple of them from our pond every morning.

Title: Re: Scum Nest in Fountain
Post by: Freddy on May 25, 2017, 09:06:10 AM

Yes. I have had a couple on my pool around the ladders. Didn't happen last year but this year twice in the last week. Dint know it was frogs so now that I do, less concerning. Thanks for the info.

Title: Re: Scum Nest in Fountain
Post by: urleft on May 25, 2017, 09:20:05 AM

BTW, normally after 2-3 days my water gets greenish, I can't use chemicals as the TW stocked fish in the fountain.  Five days ago I added a 36W UV algae light and it appears to be working as you can see the 5 day old water in the pics.

 

Title: Re: Scum Nest in Fountain
Post by: iammike on May 25, 2017, 05:03:03 PM

Quote from: iammike on May 25, 2017, 08:33:36 AM

Yep, it's from a frog. They start doing that when the rainy season starts. We also have to get rid of a couple of them from our pond every morning.

Finally found the Thai Name for it. เขียดตะปาด

And here a link with Google Images of it ;) https://goo.gl/KOXqeX

Title: Re: Scum Nest in Fountain
Post by: urleft on May 26, 2017, 05:57:30 AM

Well I think I found the culprit species.  If you look close there are actually 2 frogs. 

Title: Re: Scum Nest in Fountain
Post by: iammike on May 26, 2017, 09:25:06 AM

Good that you have seen it yourself. Here is some more info

Thai Name is: เขียดตะปาด
Latin Name is: Polypedates leucomystax or Common Tree Frog

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_tree_frog