Hair Algae -- SAE good choice?

[Duncan A. McRae]

I have a twig catfish, two plecostemus and two cory cats, none of which are
making any headway (if they're even trying) on hair algae. It's really
becoming a nuisance in my 38, and I'm afraid some of my plants are going to
succumb to it soon. Suggestions? Websites?

Thanks all;
Duncan

[Jak Crow]

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 05:03:39 GMT, "Duncan A. McRae"
> wrote:

>I have a twig catfish, two plecostemus and two cory cats, none of which are
>making any headway (if they're even trying) on hair algae. It's really
>becoming a nuisance in my 38, and I'm afraid some of my plants are going to
>succumb to it soon. Suggestions? Websites?
>
>Thanks all;
>Duncan

SAEs are supposed to be good, so are beckman's pencilfish for hair
algae. I have a similar condition in my tank that I'm hoping a new
light setup I'm getting will fix the problem by promoting the plants
to outgrow the algae.

[joe]

I got 3 mollies to eat my thread algae but after they tasted the flake food
they turned their nose to the algae. My SAE and Zebra snails do eat it
sometimes but not enough to get rid of it. I found by reducing the amount
of light, doing more water changes, and removing the algae by twisting a
toothbrush works the best to control it.
"Duncan A. McRae" > wrote in message
ble.rogers.com...
> I have a twig catfish, two plecostemus and two cory cats, none of which
are
> making any headway (if they're even trying) on hair algae. It's really
> becoming a nuisance in my 38, and I'm afraid some of my plants are going
to
> succumb to it soon. Suggestions? Websites?
>
> Thanks all;
> Duncan
>
>

[willis stanley]

In article >, says...
> I got 3 mollies to eat my thread algae but after they tasted the flake food
> they turned their nose to the algae. My SAE and Zebra snails do eat it
> sometimes but not enough to get rid of it. I found by reducing the amount
> of light, doing more water changes, and removing the algae by twisting a
> toothbrush works the best to control it.
> "Duncan A. McRae" > wrote in message
> ble.rogers.com...
> > I have a twig catfish, two plecostemus and two cory cats, none of which
> are
> > making any headway (if they're even trying) on hair algae. It's really
> > becoming a nuisance in my 38, and I'm afraid some of my plants are going
> to
> > succumb to it soon. Suggestions? Websites?
> >
> > Thanks all;
> > Duncan
> >
> >
>
>
>
I have two SAE's that cleaned a 55gal tank full of black brush algae in
about 3 weeks. They've more than earned their keep.

[Bob Alston]

Rosy barbs do a nice job on hair algae for me.

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"willis stanley" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, says...
> > I got 3 mollies to eat my thread algae but after they tasted the flake
food
> > they turned their nose to the algae. My SAE and Zebra snails do eat it
> > sometimes but not enough to get rid of it. I found by reducing the
amount
> > of light, doing more water changes, and removing the algae by twisting a
> > toothbrush works the best to control it.
> > "Duncan A. McRae" > wrote in message
> > ble.rogers.com...
> > > I have a twig catfish, two plecostemus and two cory cats, none of
which
> > are
> > > making any headway (if they're even trying) on hair algae. It's
really
> > > becoming a nuisance in my 38, and I'm afraid some of my plants are
going
> > to
> > > succumb to it soon. Suggestions? Websites?
> > >
> > > Thanks all;
> > > Duncan
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> I have two SAE's that cleaned a 55gal tank full of black brush algae in
> about 3 weeks. They've more than earned their keep.


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[BK]

Anyone know where I can get Rosy Barbs online?

Brian

"Bob Alston" > wrote:

>Rosy barbs do a nice job on hair algae for me.