What fish eat this hair algae?

[davexstumpe]

definately the american flagfish eats that. thats about it.

 

[Lucas9919]

are you 100 percent sure and did you ever have some

 

[Lupin]

The mollies have done nothing. Did they work with you with this type of algae

Well, I used to have them and they do eat hair algae in my pond. As for the flagfish, I feed them hair algae I grabbed from my pond.

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[Lupin]

i believe there called chinease simaese algae eaters.. they especially work well with the hair algae since they have teeth and they dont damage plants.... btw lucas im from toronto alsoooo where do u buy your fish from.... about an hour ago i was at the big als on steeles in thornhill lol.

Is this CAE or SAE? Besides aggression issues on CAEs, they can eventually be a PITA to catch.

 

[jagr200]

I have 2 mollies 5 small ablino pleco around 2 inches and 25 baby platies about 1.5 cm at the most. I add nothing to the water but dechlorinator with the water changes that I do 30 percent every 2 weeks. The tank is a 25 gallon. All the parameters are perfect

Thats your problem right there. You need to do atleast a 15% water change EVERY week. I have been doing a 15% change every week and have never had a problem with water quality or any kind of algae.

 

[Lucas9919]

so if i buy the flag fish i will get rid of the hair algae.

 

[j_chicago]

Thats your problem right there. You need to do atleast a 15% water change EVERY week. I have been doing a 15% change every week and have never had a problem with water quality or any kind of algae.

it depends on the water co. / water para. I change 50% every 7-10 days (when I have time) and have hair algae.

 

[mellowvision]

I have tons of hair algae, it's a constant problem in my 10 gallon, even when I do biweekly water changes. I'm sure it's a combination of a nutrient imbalance and a lot of light, but I've yet to be able to conquer it. I've been able to keep it at bay by constantly removing it manually, using tweezers to swirl it into thicker tufts and yank it out... but that only does so much. not sure what to reccomend, best of luck

 

[williedee]

i think it looks kinda pretty, the hair algae lol

 

[iamgroovy]

I have tons of hair algae, it's a constant problem in my 10 gallon, even when I do biweekly water changes. I'm sure it's a combination of a nutrient imbalance and a lot of light, but I've yet to be able to conquer it. I've been able to keep it at bay by constantly removing it manually, using tweezers to swirl it into thicker tufts and yank it out... but that only does so much. not sure what to reccomend, best of luck

I have some hair algae in my 20g. I twirl a toothbrush (purchased just for the fish tank) around in it when it gets out of hand, works pretty well...