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Most probably diatoms....
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Peter Gwee
Hey guys, any idea what kind of algae this is? Sorry, took it with a webcam, don't have my DSLR with me. It's brown and sticks to the leaves and glass.
Most probably diatoms....
Regards
Peter Gwee
Plant Physiology by Taiz and Zeiger
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Agree with Peter.. otos love it..
Another question guys:
I use a wet tissue to wipe the wall of my tank(partial of water has been drained out) and the tissue turn yellowish. Is that a sign of diatom formation ?
any other fish best for "brown" algae and diatoms?my tank is one month old and I noticed a thin brown layer covering my anubias leaves.otos are not that much available here in the Philippines.Originally Posted by ranmasatome
thanks.
I have otos in my tank but it did not help. They don't seem to be eating the brown algea.
I am still having this problem but somewhat reduced after shortening the time of my FL light. Also added some medication which I bought from LFS for algae.
A light scrub with a sponge helps too.
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I found another pleco is much more effective with diatom and some slight improvement on getting rid of green dust/spot algae. It is very hardy and more expensive than oto, $8 at C328.
Size? As small as oto?
Slightly smaller than oto when it is young. When it matures (depends what you feed in the tank, as it can start eating fish/shrimp food and it grows bigger and faster), it will be slightly bigger than oto (much smaller than cory).
As comparison, my 2ft shrimp tank with regular feed, it grows to full size very fast, as the 1ft moss/HC tank with little feed, it remains small.
It looks much nicer than oto with stripes at the tail.
what pleco is that? I'm interested to know which pleco have less than 5cm in size when mature.
I'm curious on this pleco too. Any pic?
as far as i know, $8 small plecos from C328 are ancistrus spp bristlenose plecos. C328 does sell them as pretty small specimens of about an inch in length, but their max size is more like 4-5 inches. i do know that after 2 inches their growth rate slows down considerably though.
i suspect this pleco is what neon might be referring to? it might be that the pleco grew really fast from 1 inch to 2 inches, then it started to slow down in growth and the assumption that it reached full size was made?
just a guess here based on the limited information i have, i might be totally off target
I checked my pleco reference (taiwan chinese edition), and it is close to what illumnae described. I got mine for more than a year, it is still around 2 inches. It is very hardworking and not shy , unlike oto.as far as i know, $8 small plecos from C328 are ancistrus spp bristlenose plecos. C328 does sell them as pretty small specimens of about an inch in length, but their max size is more like 4-5 inches. i do know that after 2 inches their growth rate slows down considerably though.
i suspect this pleco is what neon might be referring to? it might be that the pleco grew really fast from 1 inch to 2 inches, then it started to slow down in growth and the assumption that it reached full size was made?
just a guess here based on the limited information i have, i might be totally off target
I had 2 oto in 2ft tank , but to fail to clear the diatom in few weeks. Threw in one this pleco, the result is obvious the next day. Cleared out the diatom on the glass in 3-5 days. Best of all, it is very hardy !
i've had a different experience with otos in more than 1 tank. 2 otos in my fiancee's 2.5ft cleared every bit of green/brown algae in a mere 24 hours...same with my otos in my 2ft and 1ft cube.
however, i do agree than bristlenoses are indeed hardworking algae cleaners and i've had no complaints when i used them previously in my bare bottom discus tank and my 4ft low tech tank.
between the 2 though, i'd still choose otos as being the harder worker.
Do not expect critters to do wonders for algae issues. Think why algae appears in the first place? Are you meeting the plant requirements for the given amount of light? Likely you ain't... I can setup new tanks without issues but I know what are the likely issues if I don't do some things.
Regards,
Peter Gwee
Plant Physiology by Taiz and Zeiger
?agreed, but new tank always has brown algae diatom issue.
Now the tank condition is very stable , but the same method is used - No Co2, no dosing, same amount of light since the beginning.
No dosing....think why is that an issue. Less nutrient uptake does not mean they don't need anything. Current is another thing...most tend to think non-CO2 tanks means no flow needed. The boundary layer remains no matter CO2 or non-CO2 and current helps bring nutrients and the limiting CO2 to the plants.
Regards,
Peter Gwee
Plant Physiology by Taiz and Zeiger
hi guys...
my first time posting here...
actually its my brother's aquarium having this brown (diatoms) algae...
but bcos he went overseas and 'task' me to look after his fishes...
as i am not very experience in taking care of a aquarium, i don know how to test the nitrate, salt, mineral levels etc...
and i don think im able to clean the algae thoroughly by changing the whole tank of water.....scare will mess up the whole place further more... not sure of the salt level too
any easiest way to get rid of the algae? =(
my brother on the light from 0700 - 2300, which is more than 12hrs, but he got this alive de 'coral' plant and rocks in his tank. if i change the timing, will it affect the 'coral' and rocks??
thanks alot!!!!
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