>It was suggested that I use a 1/4 dose of algacide first and then monitor
>things.
>
>The story behind the hair algae is that it came on a rock from a small
>Wisconsin stream -- 3 years ago! Just goes to show that it pays to
>sterilize beforehand.
>
If you really want to keep hair algae under control, nothing beats a
siamensis. I keep these in all my planted tanks and have never had a
problem with hair algae since. They're not that great on other types
of algae, so I do keep some bushynoses also in these tanks. I'll also
move a siamensis from tank to tank in my non planted aquaria to do a
little clean up on the hair algae. I originally brought some in to my
tanks by bringing in some plants from my outdoor pond. I've since
brought in other types of hair algae from plants I've bought. I don't
believe there is any method of stopping bringing in new algae forms
without also killing the plants.
I have noted I never get hair algae growing in my desert gobie tanks.
I've been wondering if they're also a good fish for cleaning up this
problem. Anybody else notice if their desert gobies clean up the hair
algae in their tanks? Maybe we could promote them the way other algae
eaters get promoted.
later
Cary Hostrawser
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