Algae

[walker]

Thought my 5 gallon tank with plants was doing better, but now I have a lot of algae.  Is this brown or Black hair algae?  I watched Cory's video on algae but still not sure.  Help will be appreciated.  I have one Nerite snail.  Getting ready to change to 10 gallon tank and don't want to take algae problem to new tank.  

 

 

[FrozenFins]

Amano Shrimp will help with that and also if you try and siphon some of the algae out it may help. As far as what type of algae, I'm not very good with identfying different algaes but it kinda looks like bba.

[Brandy]

This looks to me like filimentous diatom algae which is a normal part of the ugly duckling stage in many tanks. It will subside on its own, and many kinds of fish will happily eat it. 

[Jennifer V]

@walker I agree with Brandy. Looks like brown algae. I have the same stuff in my new tank and although it doesn't look that pretty, from what I understand, it's a sign your tank is cycling well, which is a great thing. I just got a Nerite snail and some cherry shrimp to help take care of it. Here is an article that might help if you want to add some critters to your tank.

https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/algae-eaters

I got the Nerite and cherry shrimp because my LFS suggested those based on the newness of my tank. They're very hardy so they can adjust to a lot of different conditions. 

[walker]

Thanks for the good feedback.  🐌

[Phillip]

Hey everybody, I have a very similar situation going on. I didn’t want to hijack this post so I started one with pictures of my plants. Would y’all mine taking a look?

This is my daughters tank we’ve been cycling. We’re so close to being cycled I’d hate to have a set back now. 
 

Thanks!