Black Brush Algae solution

[Eddy the Eagle]

Black brush are really hard to deal with once they are established unfortunately. However, siamese algea eaters (Crossocheilus oblongus) absolutely destroy black brush algea, especially when they are young. I've seen them pluck away at the black brushes (see attached GIF), they are literally tearing them off things. Just make sure you get the siamese algae eaters and not the flying fox or chinese algea eaters (they look very similar). 

[Fish Folk]

I absolutely love my SAEs. They’re good tank-mates for my Discus, abs chow down on excess algae.

I was getting a bit out of hand with algae on the edges of Swords…

They really do mow it for this tank. I do feed them brine shrimp and daphnia too, so very well-rounded diet.

If I change water, and stir up anything, they act like they want to spawn..,

[Eddy the Eagle]

That´s a good looking tank. And those SAE are huge, I can see they chowed down allright!