View Full Version : horrible kinds of algea!
i have 2 kinds right now, one is like a white hair algea growing off my plants, and hte other are HARD green dots on the glass, that require a razor to get off! anyone know what they are???
Fresh04
02-13-2004, 1:25 PM
I have the latter of the two hans. I have 3 oto's and they can't seem to get it off the glass! Would love to know what it is and how to get rid of it!
i dont get the white hair stuff, why wouldnt it be green?? wierd, and yea that dotty stuff sucks! not even a finger nail gets it!
valerie
02-13-2004, 2:57 PM
I have both types in my tanks, but my hair algae is more grey.
The only thing i have found to help the hair algae from gettingtoo out of hand is to prune out any affected leaves and scrub and decorations.
As for the green spot algae I have found that no fish can eat it.I have tried all sorts of different aglae eaters and still have to scrape it off with a razor each week or so.
what about that algea destroyer liquid stuff
That stuff will kill most plants... go ahead ask me how I know.
Lauren
02-13-2004, 3:06 PM
could take an offensive route and get more plants too, this will help starve out the algae.
but I have no clue what kind it is. I only get the "no light shall pass through me" wall of green algae. My cories, barbs and algae fish keep that under control, though.
mack606
02-22-2004, 9:23 PM
and it sucks. It was a last resort to a bad algae problem. I took out my plant cuz it would kill it, put about twice as much as recommended in my tank and it didnt do anything. I kept adding more and nothing happend. BIGGEST WAIST OF MONEY