Hair algae? try Endlers!

**oldmantan** · 30th Mar 2009, 00:08

Originally Posted by barmby

William, no algae is the same. Endler is good with hair algae. BGA is another matter. There are other issues that need to address.

Hi Barmby

my star moss has been infested with hair algae, i think. its fine & green and appears to coil round the moss forming another layer on top.

what kind of endlers should i get? or should i go for other combination of treatment? pls advise.

rgds

**barmby** · 30th Mar 2009, 00:19

Hi oldmantan, I can't really tell you what endler to buy in order to solve hair algae issue.

1 Erm. Mollie is good. But what's good for me , may not be good for you.
2 You should add some yamatoe shrimps.
3 And use toothbrush to remove hair algae manually.

The above is only about clearing the hair algae. you need to address your CO2 issue, which is the biggest offender when comes to algae problem.

hope this is going to help.

**oldmantan** · 30th Mar 2009, 00:24

Hi Barmby

thanks for your prompt reply.

ive got approx 100 taiwan shrimps in a 3 ft tank. CO2 @ 2 bubbles per second, as advised by the folks at bioplast for fast star moss growth. apparently its fast hair algae growth too.

will try to lower the co2 and cut off the sunlight (the maids have been opening those curtains again).

rgds