I have a ten gallon freshwater tank, with a fake anemone in it, and for some reason it is covered in white algea, and i cant seem to get it under control. I dont really want to use chemicals unless i have to. Ive got a snail in there that kinda eats it, any other tips? Maybe some kind of critter that digs white algea perhaps???
White Algea outbreak
- Thread starter curtisdonohue
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I'm pretty sure its not fungus, I looked it up online as well as brought some of it in to my local pet store to see what they thought and they reccomended the snail and suckerfish to eat it. At the moment Im using an el cheapo filter i had laying aroung, ive been meaning to replace it when i get some money
well...scratch that...after a little more research you may be right! Although according to what i can find on fungus, its caused by overfeeding, which i only feed them as much as they will eat in a few minutes. unless my roomates are also feeding them!!!! Ill have to have a talk with them...
ya i took it out and actually soaked it in a mix of hydrogen peroxide and water, it seems to have worked pretty well, i gave it a good rinse and all the white goo fell off. hopefully it doesnt come back
yeah, its been a few days and so far no sign of it. the last time i cleaned it off it was growing back litterally the next day so i think its gone. ive reduced the amount of food i feed, so hopefully thatll keep it from coming back.