rdflash0788 Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Can anyone tell me what this is attached to my driftwood? I think it may have started as a piece of either Java moss or Christmas moss that broke loose from the main clump but it looks a little different. BTW, are you supposed to trim the mosses or do you just let them go and do their thing? Thanks for any advice or tips! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) That looks like algae not moss probably a type of hair algae. Some tanks I trim my moss. Some I do not. That is a what look you prefer thing. Edited July 21, 2022 by Guppysnail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdflash0788 Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 10:49 AM, Guppysnail said: That looks like algae not moss probably a type of hair algae. Some tanks I trim my moss. Some I do not. That is a what look you prefer thing. Gotcha', thanks for clarifying. I didn't think it looked much like the other moss I have in there. Is hair algae anything to worry about in small amounts? Does it usually grow fast and run rampant or can I rest easy? 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon p Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Algae is not always bad . You can use it but @guppysnail is right I depend on what you like. My fish will eat off it but not enough to control it and are really eating food and miro-organisms that grow on itI this a tree with algae. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 11:03 AM, rdflash0788 said: Gotcha', thanks for clarifying. I didn't think it looked much like the other moss I have in there. Is hair algae anything to worry about in small amounts? Does it usually grow fast and run rampant or can I rest easy? 🙂 I grow it or some similar carpet algae on purpose on pleco caves and wood. I trim it like I do plants. I think it looks cool and naturalistic. It’s great for fry. Tons of microfauna call algae home giving fish live foods and environmental enrichment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon p Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) Check out these about moss. Before and After 20gal moss tank and loach Moss substrate Brandon and you can see how moss can change and look. Different I tried to link but didn’t work. this is the opposite side I decided that this needed to go so a little hydrogen peroxide and now the angelfish are actually eating off of the dying or dead algae. Edited July 21, 2022 by Brandon p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanisag Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 If that algea is the same algea I have it seems to grow kinda slow and I like that all the hairs seem to come from a center spot that plucks off easily. Kinda like when you pull weeds and you get all the roots on it. I don't think it will readily show up again too fast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieterrin Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Could be Rhizoclonium or Chaetomorpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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