I have a 5 gallon fish tank w/ fake plants why are they getting brown spots on them and the tanks glass?

Question

Is there something wrong with the water or the filter?

Answer 1

Introduce small sea snails into the aquarium. They love to eat algae. I used to have an aquarium and found that the tiny black snails kept the plants pretty nice. I had ocean catfish on the bottom to clean the rocks. I always used natural methods whenever possible.

If the tank is near a window the sun light stimulates algae, so the tank should be moved.

That's cute, the guppies. It'll probably work too. But what does one do with the offspring? This sweet little fish breeds like rabbits. L.O.L.

Answer 2

a pair or trio (one male, 2 women) of uncomplicated (no longer the diseased feeder tank) guppies would liven up the tank. they does no longer have the flowing tails and fins pf fancy guppies that could so galvanize a Betta's aggression, nevertheless the Betta would nonetheless chase and bully the guppies. at an identical time as guppies are fry machines, Bettas are fry eaters and would get conditioned for breeding that way. observed an exceptionally clever set up in a shop. They has planted up a 30-gallon tank and put in countless particularly jumpy butterfly fish and the outdoors Killifish, Aplocheilus panchax in there. The vendors additionally extra countless great lady guppies. possibly the guppies have been fed flakes. (The panchax could take a number of those too.) Butterfly fish many times in easy terms take stay foodstuff. The zillions of infant guppies met the butterfly fish's nutritional needs. The additionally floor feeding panchax does no longer ***** because of the fact the child guppies have been attracted to the gentle. meanwhile back contained in the Betta tank, for the guy suggesting that if one knew what they have been doing they could upload a puffer to the Betta tank.... no one with any understanding of their opposite required water chemistries and the behaviors of those 2 fishes could placed them jointly. at an identical time as there are some freshwater puffers than are much less aggressive fin nippers than many of the different puffers, the opportunities are the puffer could provide the Betta a serious and doubtless deadly buzzcut on all fins. The ghost and cherry shrimp and each so often the snails could at last develop into Betta chow. The dwarf African frogs may be badly bullied. Mouth length, tank potential, weight loss software, habit and relative creature length would desire to be seen while thinking tank friends.

Answer 3

No, nothing is wrong with the water or the filter, it is the balance in your tank that is encouraging the growth of brown algae. You can remove it with a fungicide, but a better way to deal with the problem is to introduce some snails and guppies into the tank. They will eat the algae. You should also check that you have a bubbler on your water outlet, to make sure the water is aerated.
Hope this helps.

Answer 4

You could try getting an oto cat, they like that brown algae, but only if you don't have goldfish or salt in the tank, or the tank isn't overstocked. Don't break down the tank and reclean everything. People think a tank has to be spotless, but it's actually better to have it a little "dirty". And, if you do that, you'll stress the fish, and most likely cause the tank to do another cycle.

Answer 5

you might need to get a better filter if you are getting brown spots on the fake plants and tank glass. Why dont you use real plants.. it will help filter and oxidize the water better than just letting do the filter do all the cleaning.

Answer 6

Probably just a build-up of alge. Clean the plants and the tank and they'll be fine for awhile.

P.S. You don't have to empty the tank to clean it. Just take a small cloth and wipe it down inside. The fish will get excited with your hand in there but they'll be okay. Take the plants out to clean them.

Answer 7

It sounds like brown diatom algae. They sell algae scrapers and scrubs at the local fish store. I would invest in one and clean the inside of the tank once a week or so and you shouldn't have any problems.

Answer 8

It's alge sometimes it's green or brown. Get rid of the fake plants, and put in some real ones. Clean the tank and fill with fresh water.

Answer 9

Its just brown algae, if you don't like it just wipe it off. If your tank is near a window or if your lights are on too long you can get it. You can also get if from over feeding, try feeding less and do a water change.

Answer 10

it's just algae.

Scrub the glass every time you do a water change. For the plants, you can take them out and rub them with your fingers under warm water.