I have some brown algae growing on my breeding net which holds a bunch of platy fry... can this hurt them?? Is there an amount I should watch for which may be dangerous to them eventually??
2007-04-29 15:51:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Brown algae is considered Diatoms.. they form in low lighting situations or during new tank syndrome. It will come off with a MagFloat or other scraper very easily. It will go away on it's own once the tank has cycled properly or lighting has increased either in intensity or exposure time.
2007-04-29 16:34:15 · answer #1 · answered by zk24_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of the red algaes are toxic(they look brown),but they occur only rarely in aquaria,so the odds are that you're OK. When your platies get past the sushi stage it would probably be a good idea to bleach the net in a mild bleach solution,(10 parts water to 1 part bleach) then repeatedly rinse it until you can't smell any bleach,then rinse it a couple more times just to be sure.
2007-04-29 16:03:40 · answer #2 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The algae will not damage your fish in besides and maximum algae ingesting fish are too enormous or favor too many for a set for a 10 gallon. in case you insist, because you've a planted tank, you may want to attempt 2-3 otocinclus catfish, yet they are very tender and favor great water high quality. Edit: 3 cory cats might want to artwork to boot, yet see if the keep has the rarer pygmy type so that you may want to get extra of them.
2016-12-05 02:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shouldnt hurt them at all unless theres only a little water and alot of algae. Also i would be carefull killing the algae with a product if there is alot of it. When the algae dies, bacteria breed like crazy eating it all up, they can cause a dramatic drop in dissolve oxygen (DO) levils if its not properly airated. Also it could spike the levils of nitrates, nitrites and ammonia in the water. (But that is only if there is alot of it) if there is a fair amount of water i would suggest using a brown algae removing product, you can just get it at the local pet store fairly inexpensively.
2007-04-29 18:28:44 · answer #4 · answered by Andy B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely a common brown algae or diatoms and totally harmless to the fish. Just remove what you can at each water change.
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2007-04-29 17:21:02 · answer #5 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brown algae harmless.
2007-04-29 17:37:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋