ALGAE EATER for plant tanks

[thomas]

Re: ALGAE EATER for plant tanks

I just trimmed and did regular WC. Here is the current status. Decrease in hair algae noticed.  :)

[armthehomeless]

Re: ALGAE EATER for plant tanks

Those are better quality photos! Good job. I'm glad to hear that you hair algae is decreasing.

[Mzungu]

Re: ALGAE EATER for plant tanks

Hmm, did I miss it? What did you end up doing to combat the hair algae?

Looks good, though!

[eklikewhoa]

Re: ALGAE EATER for plant tanks

Routine maintenance is what it sounds like.

[thomas]

Re: ALGAE EATER for plant tanks

plus, i found out that amano shrimp and nerite snail helped alot. The BN and Oto cats just stick on the fern leaves.

[Carse Thompson]

Flag fish are mean buggers...will nip other docile fish and eat shrimp.

SAE on occasion eat black beard algae but most are lazy, get big, eat moss and are often mislabelled in the hobby or confused with CAE's

Ocats are probably the best choice but they don't eat hair algae like the flag fish will.

Up the nerites and add some ocats.....the main thing is to accomplish a balance in the tank.

+1
Oto cats are great for that fine film that likes to put itself on the leaves of your plants, but the oto cat won't damage the plant itself.