Algae , question help please ! ! !

[VampAro69]

Ok I am not sure if I am dealing with BBA black brush algae, or a hair, thread, or fuzz algae. I read the got algae post by wyldfya and it was really helpfull.

I currently have a chinese algae eater, and a bristlenose albino plec. I am going to get a siamese algae eater today or tomorrow, as I have been reading a ton of good facts about them.

I do not feel good about dipping my plants in bleach or whatever, and I dont want to digup/uproot and scrub and freak out all my fish.

what else can I do to natrually get rid of it. Are there any snails that will not eat the plants. I have feeder mollys and I will put some in because I just read thell eat algae.

 

[chonhzilla]

Heres a couple helpful links that I personally found to be quite helpful. Hope it helps you the they it's helped me. Good luck.

http://atlas.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_algae.htm

http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm

 

[Timthedrifter]

amano shrimp and cherry shrimp do an awesome job at hair algae, as long as theres no large or aggressive fish in the tank. Also Florida flagfish demolish hair algae

 

[VampAro69]

Thanks for the website links I have been trying to compare my algae to the same links, but they are very helpful. I live in florida and can catch the flagfish haha. Maybe ill scoop a few and treat them and add a few in my tank.
I have one cherry shrimp but I do have a preditar tank. But we will see thanks for the tips.

 

[Adhlc]

Double-dosing or spot treating with Flourish Excel can also really help with that particular algae.

 

[VampAro69]

Thanks, do you guys think that the Siamese aglae eater will help.

 

[Triton]

I would recommend some nerite snails. These guys are low maintenance and will eat algae (not plants) and they can't breed in freshwater.

 

[VampAro69]

Oh nice thanks man I will see if a lfs can get a hold of them.

And I got 2 helpers one is munching away and is the other a flying fox or a siamese algea eater?