algae removal on plants.

phil_n_fish · 12-04-2011, 06:25 PM

so I looked in my tank and noticed algae on my plants mostly on my bamboo leaves. Whats a good safe fish or snail that I can put in my tank? Its a 40 gal with an oscar and a clown knifefish and silver barbs.

Kehy · 12-04-2011, 06:32 PM

One question, if the bamboo totally submerged? If it is, I would advise removing it. Lucky bamboo (really a dracaena) is NOT an aquatic plant, and will rot eventually unless the leaves and most of the stem is out of the water.

phil_n_fish · 12-04-2011, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kehy

One question, if the bamboo totally submerged? If it is, I would advise removing it. Lucky bamboo (really a dracaena) is NOT an aquatic plant, and will rot eventually unless the leaves and most of the stem is out of the water.

Yea they are dracaena lol I didnt know how to spell at the moment so i just called it bamboo.
The ones that are sticking out of the water are doing good. I will plant the totally submerged ones in a pot or let them float asap. Thank you for the advice. You saved me from disappointment

Kehy · 12-04-2011, 06:55 PM

No problem, hope things stay good

BBradbury · 12-05-2011, 04:31 PM

Hello phil...

You can get snails at the LFS. They'll eventually get the job done. If you go with natural algae remedies, they work fine, but they take quite awhile.

When I had algae trouble, I started an aggressive water change schedule to remove all the excess nutrients in the water. Now, every week, I change at least half the water in my tanks. No more extra food in the water.

Every couple of water changes, I planted more plants in the tank. Water wisteria is a good one and so is Pennywort. These are fast growers that will compete with the algae for the available food in the tank.

The key to controlling algae isn't to kill it with chemicals, but to take away it's food source, so it shrinks.

B

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