cheshireccat
07-07-2006, 12:59 PM
I am new to a planted tank and on all my plants seems to be growing this algae. Before you flame this post, I should say that I have researched all the different types of algae that share this description, but I can never find any good pictures of them as I am a very visual person. I am adding links to two pictures of my algae, one is very clear with fish in the foreground, the other blurry, digital cameras with autofocus, what can you do...
Anyway, I am looking to get rid of this algae as it is spreading, and I can't seem to get rid of it. I have lowered the light from 11 hours a day to 8.5 hours a day and I have fed the fish less, I change 30-40% of the water weekly, but 25% before the algae. The fish get enough food that they eat it all in 2 minutes or so.
HELP ME GET RID OF THIS STRINGY MENACE!!
I have read of descriptions of many different kinds of algae that resemble this, thread, hair, beard, a bunch of latin names of the species, can someone identify this and offer solutions, preferably fish that will eat it, I don't want to use any chemicals. But I only have 12 fish, the largest ones and 4 zebra fish about 1 1/8 inches long, others are cardinal tetras and guppys with two cleaner fish(no idea what species, salesman only spoke swedish and I don't, but they are spotted and pretty) Ask any questions or email me through here, and I will do my best. I also have two red shrimp that are 1 inch each, and any algae eating shrimp ideas will be considered first, if it doesn't work, I get a baby sized shrimp cocktail...
Just copy and paste the links, sorry for not putting pic or links on here, in a hurry...
Picture 1 of my algae: http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/cheshireccat/DSC02787.jpg
Picture 2 of my algae:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/cheshireccat/DSC02792.jpg
Anyway, I am looking to get rid of this algae as it is spreading, and I can't seem to get rid of it. I have lowered the light from 11 hours a day to 8.5 hours a day and I have fed the fish less, I change 30-40% of the water weekly, but 25% before the algae. The fish get enough food that they eat it all in 2 minutes or so.
HELP ME GET RID OF THIS STRINGY MENACE!!
I have read of descriptions of many different kinds of algae that resemble this, thread, hair, beard, a bunch of latin names of the species, can someone identify this and offer solutions, preferably fish that will eat it, I don't want to use any chemicals. But I only have 12 fish, the largest ones and 4 zebra fish about 1 1/8 inches long, others are cardinal tetras and guppys with two cleaner fish(no idea what species, salesman only spoke swedish and I don't, but they are spotted and pretty) Ask any questions or email me through here, and I will do my best. I also have two red shrimp that are 1 inch each, and any algae eating shrimp ideas will be considered first, if it doesn't work, I get a baby sized shrimp cocktail...
Just copy and paste the links, sorry for not putting pic or links on here, in a hurry...
Picture 1 of my algae: http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/cheshireccat/DSC02787.jpg
Picture 2 of my algae:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/cheshireccat/DSC02792.jpg