Thick lipped gourami eating blackbeard algae?

[TheBlueBeetle]

Just throwing this out there to see if anyone else has seen it, my two sunset thick lipped gouramis appear to be snacking on BBA. I don’t have anything in my tank that is supposed to eat it. I’ve had small patches on top of this stump ( I assume it’s because it’s close to the light) and on the edges of a few plants. I got the two gouramis about a month ago and it has significantly thinned out. They are constantly picking at it as in the pic. Who knew?

[ccurtis]

Awesome find! Who knew they would eat it. It's great to have a beautiful center piece fish can can double as BBA eradicator as well! 

[nabokovfan87]

Well... Was it treated with something to cause the red coloration? Usually it's a sign that it's dying off, might be why you're seeing the snacking.

I have heard it could be red because it's thriving under bright light? I've seen mine turn red/gray a few times. I've also seen it green, silver, and iridescent when it's doing well under very bright light.

[TheBlueBeetle]

On 12/11/2022 at 5:44 PM, nabokovfan87 said:

Well... Was it treated with something to cause the red coloration? Usually it's a sign that it's dying off, might be why you're seeing the snacking.

I have heard it could be red because it's thriving under bright light? I've seen mine turn red/gray a few times. I've also seen it green, silver, and iridescent when it's doing well under very bright light.

Well I hope it’s dying! It looks more black in person though.