Hi. im not good writing in english..sorry for my errors. I want to know if algae control solutions can kill my shrimp
thanks in advantage
thanks in advantage
Algae control can kill shrimp?
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yes, most of them can easily do it. look at the ingredients and absolutely avoid the ones w/ copper in them.
Algaecides
Common ingredients to almost all commercial algaecides are either copper
or simazine both are toxic to fish,inverts and higher plant life.The dosage needed to kill
algae without harming fish or higher plants is hard if not impossible to determine.
Dying algae may releas toxins into the water or its decomposition may deplete oxygen
from the water and cause an amonia spike.-Anne
Common ingredients to almost all commercial algaecides are either copper
or simazine both are toxic to fish,inverts and higher plant life.The dosage needed to kill
algae without harming fish or higher plants is hard if not impossible to determine.
Dying algae may releas toxins into the water or its decomposition may deplete oxygen
from the water and cause an amonia spike.-Anne
I would not recommend using algae killing chemicals at all. What size is the tank and what fish are in it? What kind of algae do you have problems with? A picture may be a good way to identify correctly your algae problem. Direct sunlight, high lighting, high nutrients, low nutrients and many others can cause various algae problems. Your solution would be to correct the problem instead of resorting to a method to eliminate the problem.
