craig mason
Seedling
hi i have black beard algae in my tank so i am thinking of stripping all the plants out of my tank and changing it around and adding some new plants are there any fish i could add that eat black beard algae
are there any fish i could add that eat black beard algae
This will not solve your problem. BBA appears because of something that you are doing or are not doing. If you strip your tank and re-do the same things you have been doing then the new plants will also get BBA.hi i have black beard algae in my tank so i am thinking of stripping all the plants out of my tank and changing it around and adding some new plants are there any fish i could add that eat black beard algae
are there any fish i could add that eat black beard algae
Reminds me of <"our local pet shop"> (which has just shut), No plants, yellow water and BBA on the gravel thicker than gorilla fake fur.BBA can flourish quite well in a non-planted tank for the same reasons.
Some changes I made to get rid of bba in my
700l that may help.
I upped my water changes of 100l every 1-3 weeks back to once a week. Your need for water changes will be different depending on your bio load and weather you run a hi or low energy tank.
Less fish less food helps with bba!
I was letting my nitrate/phosphate level drop back to zero, very bad! Plants can't grow algea will. EI tanks won't have this problem.
Be consistent with fertilising.
I raised my light up 5cm (160watt of t5 on 700l)
I could have upped my co2 level but didn't want faster growth and more trimming.
Bba grows in hi and low light areas so it's all about co2/light ratio.
Last I added 3 SAE fish to clean up the bits i didn't get with trimming plants and general cleaning.
They won't fix the problem but did a great job of cleaning the bba off hard scape. They have now moved onto my moss which I new would happen I WANT THEM OUT
It took about 5 week to disappear.
Just some basic info hope it helps some1
When you buy Siamese Algae eaters, get the tiniest one in the shop.
How fast do this fish actualy grow?
I was thinking about them for my 110 litre asian style theme tank.. But with 8 months, i'm not going to, i'll skip on it. a 10cm fish in a 90cm tank looks cramped up to me. Buying them at 3cm and have 2 years time would have been an option.. Thanks for the info..Mine didn't take that long, perhaps about 8 months. They're not extremely big or bulky fish, however, they're extremely social and I wouldn't get less than 5 now that I know their natural behaviour.