2007-06-19 12:09:34 · 15 answers · asked by ~♥~♫~Jess~♫~♥~ 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
If you mean large rocks, just scrub them with a brush, like a toothbrush used only for that.
If you mean the gravel, stir it a bit before you use a gravel siphon to clean the tank and it will remove most of the algae.
Don't boil or bleach the rocks, that's bad ideas and potential damaging to the tank and could kill the fish. If it's the gravel you mean, an algae eater won't help much either
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2007-06-19 12:37:04 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't just go out and buy a Pleco. Yeah it will clean up your tank, but you need to take to consideration that a common Pleco will grow to be 12" or longer. They also grow at a very fast rate. Unless you have a large tank, the Pleco is going to out grow your tank. Instead you can consider a couple other options.
You can get a smaller breed of Pleco like a Bristlenose or a Rubbernose Pleco. The option I would suggest for you is to get 2 or more Otocinclus. If you have a 10 gal tank only get 2, if your tank is larger get 3 or 4. They will clean up algae real good and don't get much larger than 2.5".
2007-06-19 13:08:35 · answer #2 · answered by Dustinius 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you keep the tank clean enough you won't need to worry about algae. Besides, a little algae is not harmful. In fact, the fish would probably enjoy eating it. It's when it gets out of control that it becomes a problem. I suggest, though, if you really want it off, to just rinse it under tap water and scrub it off with an old toothbrush or dish scrubber. You can use ornament cleaner, but it's toxic to the skin and a real pain to use.
2007-06-19 12:22:47 · answer #3 · answered by Stephen M. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short of scrubbing it that is about it...or change it if it is that bad. You can add phosporus pads to help to kill it off
Do not bleach or boil the rocks. The bleach will kill the algae however the strands of algae will remain attached to the rocks and you will again have to scrub.
I have a rock tumbler that I use if it gets that bad with clean sand. Works wonders for removing heavy algae on aquarium gravel.
2007-06-23 05:17:21 · answer #4 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave it for the fish. A plecostomus will keep it under control.
If you really can't live with it, have other rocks which you leave in the sunshine, and rotate them with the ones in the tank every couple of months. Don't bleach them.
2007-06-19 12:20:41 · answer #5 · answered by Paul H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dustinius is right placos are lazy and grove to big I would go with Otocinclus they are algae-eating machines!
2007-06-19 14:13:51 · answer #6 · answered by PUFFER MAN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy and Algae eater.
2007-06-19 12:27:13 · answer #7 · answered by A Fire Inside 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get an algae eater - otherwise, the only solution is to scrub.
2007-06-19 12:16:47 · answer #8 · answered by the_hilton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can boil them or bleach them, I also take a scrub brush to them.. Also snails & algea eaters can help too..
2007-06-19 12:21:02 · answer #9 · answered by sundbypamela 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ask your pet store what eats algea, I've seen catfish and crab in fish aquariums for eating/cleaning...
2007-06-19 12:19:09 · answer #10 · answered by Jon R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋