Anubias flower? (pics)

[kamla]

Anubias flower (pics)

Hey guys check it out..
I think my Anubias Nana has a flower..

I am sooo proud..


Could some one tell me what is growing on the leaves (brown algae maybe) and how to get rid of it..

 

[reiverix]

Hey looks like our anubias are in sync. Nice one. Your photo shows the flower way better than mine. Photography will never be my strong point.

If the brown on the leaves wipes off easy then it is probably brown algae diatoms. An oto would take care of it in no time. If it doesn't wipe off then it could be some kind of deficiency.

 

[ergo sum]

Congratulations to you both. I am pretty new around here but I am very impressed. Otos are a plant lovers dream. Anubias's best friend. Care takers of the Egyptian god of the underworld.

 

[WinterWind]

Wow. Very pretty. I hope my flowers...

Is there any particular season that anubias' flower?

And the brown stuff is algae. It grows on the leaves because anubias is a slow grower, and not able to keep up with the algae. Getting a few algae eaters like otos might help. Also, try to keep it under the shade of some taller plants.

btw, how tall is your anubias? Mine doesn't grow tall, even though I have 2.8 WPG...

 

[congealedmeat]

Nice pic! I hope my nana flowers soon

For the algae, grab a couple ghost shrimp, they cleaned mine off right away and now one lives in my 2.5 gallon with the anubias as his home.

 

[kamla]

congealedmeat i have 10 Ghost shrimp... they have been in a the tank for about 5 days.. no luck.. with the aigae, but are fun to watch..

someone Suggested otos.. may get 2 this weekend..

 

[congealedmeat]

darn, maybe that algae isn't very tasty

My brother's cichlid tank anubias has this problem too, but he has no small fish to eat the stuff. You can rub a bit of it off, but it's hard to do without damaging the plant