best fish to control thread algae?
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Have your BN plecos eaten hair algae? I have never seen mine eat them. I do not believe any plecos nor otos eat hair algae. I'd like to know his first before suggesting anything.HarlanAshmore;2823610; said:
Siamese Algae Eater(SAE), not to be confused with the chinese algae eater at all of the cheep pet stores.
yikesjason;2824236; said:
i bought 2 chinese algae eaters yesterday and i havent seen them go to my plants yet and eat them.
What are the difference between siamese and the chinese one?
Lupin;2823606; said:
As for my stock list, i have a semi planted tanks...
Fishes: 3 parrots, 2 sevs, 1 uaru, 1 african leapoard leaf fish. a few loaches
Plants: mainly melon swords, and some other swords.
Lights: 1 48inch 2tube T5fixture. and a 48 inch colar life double light fixture (it's not the t5 ones but the ones that comes with the blue/white lights) sorry im a newbie at lights.
Ferts: those sticks you stick in near the roots
i dont think youll find many living things that will be willing to eat hair algae. use a syringe and squirt the thread algae with hydrogen peroxide for a few days. it will wither up and die quickly. but, it will come back if your conditions arent right.
you need to fix the underlying problem rather than treat the algae itself
you need to fix the underlying problem rather than treat the algae itself
jcardona1;2825409; said:
will the hydrogen peroxide affect the water quality and the fishes?
yeah im cutting down on the light time right now and see what happens in a week of doing it.