AnotherHumanPerson Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Hey nerms! I recently found what appears to be either thread or hair algae in my aquarium. As per the co-op algae i’d guide, I have reduced light and have increased ferts, along side manually removing any patches I see. As part of my final offensive against the algae, I am considering getting an algae eater, specifically a shrimp. From what I’ve read online, the algae too hard for neocaridinia shrimp. This leaves either amano shrimp or ghost shrimp. Has anyone found that one is more effective at eating algae than the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Amano are army tanks and I would go that route for shrimp that eat certain algae. That said, the best defense against algae is plant mass and large regular water changes and mulm removal. I can't express how effective plant mass truly is in preventing algae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherHumanPerson Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 @Mmiller2001Thanks for the input! On 11/12/2022 at 9:50 AM, Mmiller2001 said: I can't express how effective plant mass truly is in preventing algae. Finally, an excuse to splurge on pants 😏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Glad I could help 😃. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerflower Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I've never kept ghost shrimp so I can't speak to that, but amanos are incredible algae eaters in my experience, and I've had great success with them for keeping hair algae in check specifically! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 8:43 AM, AnotherHumanPerson said: I recently found what appears to be either thread or hair algae in my aquarium. what color is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherHumanPerson Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 11:29 AM, nabokovfan87 said: what color is it? Light green. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now