Introducing BBA into your tank

[qngwn]

Hi all,

Recently bought some plants from a fellow forumer here is AQ.

Brought the plants back and when after planting them into my new tank, noticed some algae sticking out from the tip of the plants. From my experience, this is BBA, do correct me if I am wrong.

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I have since thrown the batch of plants away for the fear of introducing it to my newly unestablished tank.

Is there any way that one is able to recover the plants since I have already paid money for it? Or is it advisable to just throw the portion away and get a new pot instead?

This was the message sent to me by the seller:
"My tank dont have Bba. It probably flew from the air when I harvested three days ago and grew in the tub. Besides, there was a decrease in CO2 concentration in the water. This fluctuation must've caused the minor outbreak. Just throw away the strand that has Bba, wash the rest thorougly with whatever measures such excel or u can quarantine it then u can use the rest. There isn't a need to throw the whole thing away."

The small portion of grass cost a couple of dollars, and may not be worth the price of excel even if manages to solve the problem. Besides is it advisable to spot dose excel on the plant in a new tank without any other fauna?


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[cherabin]

Very dubious explaination from seller.

[qngwn]

Very dubious explaination from seller.

flew from the air.. sounds like some virus. anyway just to comfirm that it is bba?
Seller has decided to refund me the amount i paid for the dwarf hairgrass, but no news since then.

[milk_vanilla]

It's not really obvious, if it does and u haven't plant them in

Just soak them on diluted excel

[qngwn]

It's not really obvious, if it does and u haven't plant them in

Just soak them on diluted excel

They are on every other strand, and I chose not to take the risk.
I would rather have snails than BBA!


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[Draka]

Milk_vanilla has already given the most recommended way of dealing with bba if you wish to recover the affected portion/lot. It's a judgement call people will have to make for themselves that's all.

[felix_fx2]

Good that you choose to dump them.

another thing, if it was purchased via AQ marketplace. Please leave a rating for the seller.
It will serve as a reference for other members & actually put iTrader to of some good use.

You say here, only those who read this thread will see & know. Those who passively see only marketplace will not know it.

[Navanod]

I'm still of the opinion that BBA is an introduced exotic algae, not from the tap water or the air because it is a form of red algae.
But because they are so widespread in aquarium, I found it next to impossible to exclude them from the plants I buy from other hobbyists or LFS. They may even hitch a ride in the droppings of fishes and shrimps so it's quite futile