plant hair?

[thebestincali2000]

in my dads tank,i have 2 plants that are growing black fibers that look like pubic hair .does anyone know what this is?i cant post a pic yet but i will soon

 

[dr_sudz]

It is most likely string or hair algae growing on the plant.

 

[thebestincali2000]

is it harmful to plants

 

[WyldFya]

It could be hair algae, or it could be a rhizome. What kind of plant is it?

 

[Jeox]

black fibers that look like pubic hair

Never heard that description before.

 

[thebestincali2000]

i dont know what kind of plant it is.there r 2 of them,only one has the hair.there is another plant of a different species that has it too,just not as bad.also i saw a couple of fibers on my sword

 

[WyldFya]

Then it is probably hair algae.

 

[thebestincali2000]

are there fish that will eat this alge?

 

[Newt]

True SAE's(Siamese algae eater) will eat black hair algae. Do not buy the Chinese algae eater (sometimes sold as SAE's), they don't really eat a lot of algae and get big and mean!

 

[WyldFya]

Another is Amano shrimp, and labeos also do a good job of eating hair algae. Only problem with labeo bicolor is the aggressiveness, but that can be dropped with a large school of them.