Hairy algae

[mivec1997]

They r growing on my moss.
Any idea on how to get rid of them?

[cheeboonyong]

if it's hair algae, try yamato shrimps or pencil fish.

but really, the key is to make sure if you don't get them in the first place. there's plenty of posts on this topic. do try to read up on them and i'm sure you'll find your answer...

[Simon]

i find pencil fishes quite effective against hair algae

[sherchoo]

Mivec,

Care to describe the algae? Pic if you have.....

Anyway, I had hair algae attacking my moss before too. Pencil fish and SAE are quite good against these algae. Another way is to manually removing hair algae by using a toothbrush and brush the algae away. Quite effective, give it a try.

[David]

second the used toothbrush method.....quite quick

[mivec1997]

Boon Yong, dun think i can have yamato shrimps cos i'm keeping angles.


Simon, wher to get pencil fish?


Sherwin, sorry no pics. I have 2 SAE inside leh, think i fed them too much [] thats y they dun work


Might try e toothbrush mentod 1st before i look for pencil fish.

[kadios]

Any specie of pencil fish will do the trick?

I tried rosy barbs and SAE but it appears to me they aren't as effective as others have claimed them to be.

Cheers!

[illumbomb]

How about considering adding one packet of 100 malayan shrimps into your tank? It worked for my tank.

Cost $6 a packet if buy from a Yishun LFS (search the forum for "malayan shrimps&quot

[Dennerle]

hehe i enjoy my SAW eating the hair algae on the leaves. sometimes my sae shake its head and trying to pull it out from the leaves.

[bingyan]

where to buy SAE?

[zackdelatoonz]

Try NA. They usually have stock.

[benetay]

Almost anywhere also can find SAE just look hard. Well for hair algae i prefer going with the brush method and of cos pencil fish.[]

[bingyan]

anyone has pic of a SAE to post here?