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tearz_exist

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i dont know what kind of plant this is.. ive had it for about a month and have not had n e problems with it till i noticed brown substance on my plant.. that look like lill strings.. and white string's.. (which are longer).. on them also.. but on a diffrent part of the plant. i had gotton the plant from a pet-smart.. in lansing michigan... i have a 29 gallon tank w/ a variety of fish.. n e info.. or comment's will be very much apprichiated.. i just dont know if i should leave it in there or not. .. or if it's even healthy.. or wat it is for that matter.
 
the pic i could get is in the attachment below... the other one i took was too big but it looks like lill roots but all over the plant stems... top and bottom. ill try again next time. any info will be greatly apprichiated. ty.

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HERE IS A BETTER PICTURE. ... i possibly could get a better picture still if needed... i picked it it apart to show and put it on the scanner. lol. well try to picture it in water. i hope this will be a better picture for youa all. n e info would be greatly apprichiated. thanks

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From what it looks like you have Red Beard Algae (the brown stuff...I know it’s not red, silly name!!!) and the white stuff looks like new plant roots. Some roots grow off of the stem rather then underground. The Red Beard Algae can be caused my several things such as too much light and an imbalance in nutrients. Unfortunately, very few creatures will eat red beard algae so the only effective way to get rid of it is correct the imbalance and remove it by hand.
 
Bunny13 said:
From what it looks like you have Red Beard Algae (the brown stuff...I know it’s not red, silly name!!!) and the white stuff looks like new plant roots. Some roots grow off of the stem rather then underground. The Red Beard Algae can be caused my several things such as too much light and an imbalance in nutrients. Unfortunately, very few creatures will eat red beard algae so the only effective way to get rid of it is correct the imbalance and remove it by hand.
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u said to remove it by hand but how would i do that?
just by removing the leaves?
as far as the algea being caused by light should i reduce the hrs that my hood light is on in the aquarium?
what would be a good amount of time to leave the light on?
i have read about a Siamese Algae Eater. what does one of these look like? we have an algae eater that is darg gray and has black spots but ya im not shure if it is a Siamese Algae Eater.
 
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