Algae help!!!!

[genki89]

Hello guru,

I recently notice this growing on my mc.
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I have searched for afew options but i cannot id the algae.

Is this thread algae or staghorn algae?
I have manually remove the leaves outside the water but after 3 weeks, its back. My bm and fire red are not eating it too.

Any solution?

Thanks in advance


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[genki89]

Sorry for the bad image.. Uploaded another better quality.



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[Urban Aquaria]

Yeah, that looks alot like staghorn algae... quite a tough algae, usually shrimps can't eat it when the algae is healthy and growing rapidly.

I guess manual removal, along with a combination of anti-algae treatments to weaken it and adding more shrimps could help. Maybe also try adding a few yamato shrimps, their larger size and strength might enable them to pluck out the algae more effectively.

[genki89]

Hmm if that is the case, algexit looks like the treatment i should get... Research went by it will not take immediate action, but slowly weaken the algae.

I try not to get Yamato. By using the treatment and it weakens the algae, any chance my current shrimps would be able to settle it?

Current population are 100++ and counting. Saw another post recommend to stop feeding the shrimps so that the shrimps will be starve and forced to eat those algae.

Does starving sounds like a good idea to accelerate the crew to work? Currently i am doing culling from this lot to improve the bm's short rostrum


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[Urban Aquaria]

Its worth a try... run the treatment and don't feed the shrimps for a few weeks, see if the algae gets cleared up.

If after a few weeks the algae is still persistent, then probably have to consider other more aggressive methods.

[genki89]

Hahaha ok thanks UA!!


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