Help with algae...

CaitxSith

A little too obsessed with neons.
Sep 30, 2006
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Hey! Long time no see lol. Apparently my tank has burst into an algae bloom. The algae on my glass is pearling ( :eek: ) and my milfoil is COVERED in black sludge thing. my mother says it's because of the pleco and she thinks the pleco died somewhere and brought in this algae bloom. I say it was my root tabs... anyways, my water sprite has grown and is pearling... and my gravel bed is full of debris.

My mom just gave me a sponge and told me to clean the tank wall. the thing is, does it have any kind of soap? Argh! Dang algae! and apparently, my tall crypt is doing fine but my little one seems to be "deteriorating". It looks like the leaves are starting to disappear and leave only the vessels of the leaf. but the crypt is still growing leaves...

and my phillipene java ferns have little plants on the leaf but the roots of the little plants got covered in black. In short, MY TANK IS CRASHING!!!!!! :eek:
 
that black algae is a pain.. i had to completely break down my 29 once, throw out the substrate, scrub the tank, and get rid of what stubs it left of my live plants. then i filled it back up and triple dosed it with algae killer (no living beings inside yet, of course), left it for 2 days, emptied it, and set it back up. lesson learned, be careful. and they probably came in on your plants or root tabs. thats how i got mine, from plants at Dr. foster and smith's website.

as for the green algae, i suggest a Chinese algae eater. get a small one, and he will eat his heart out.
 
as for the green algae, i suggest a Chinese algae eater. get a small one, and he will eat his heart out.
CAEs dont eat algea. they eat your fish's scales and slime coat. they just terrorize and take up bioload. dont get a CAE.

how big is your tank?
 
20 gallons with an inactive snail, a betta, 2 black neons, 1 silvertip, and 7 neons. planning to keep only betta and neons (along with the snail :D).

ottos? :huh:
 
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