Thread algae

[mseguin]

I've got a bit of a thread algae infestation in my 29 gal, and I've read that otos or SAE's are god for taking care of it. Any suggestions?

[redbelly]

I found sae to work quite well

[discusFans]

yup, SAE is good for it, but i doubt about ottos.

[BigDaddy]

If this your tank with the new lighting?

[NjOyRiD]

what otos are good for?! and where are they from?!
I have prob with some kind of algea in my Amazon Acid Pool
gotta clean the glass everyday!?
so thanx msguin for posting that question, I wanna know too

[BigDaddy]

Otos are good for diatoms and that lovely brown algae you get when you first start up a tank.  They will nip at thread, but they've never really done much more than that.

I have otos and SAEs in my community tank.  If one of my other tanks gets thread algae, I put the plant in my community tanks.  The SAEs have it cleaned off in a day or two... the otos don't really do much on their own.

[NjOyRiD]

ahh, I do have that brown thing LOL
Otos clean that?! where are they from?!

[mseguin]

Yeah its with the new lights. The plants are doing well, but the algae is also taking advantage.

[BigDaddy]

We need to sit down and discuss your fert regime and CO2 measurements.  Need a ride home from the meeting?  

[mseguin]

Well now that you mention, it would be nice :-) Especially now that OSAP has arrived and I have a few dollars to spend at the auction lol.

[brad]

Amano shrimp will eat more thread than SAE`s.  Chery shrimp are excellent too but those apistos would be more than happy to goble them up for ya!

[Nighty]

I read that cherry shrimp are good for that as well. But who in Ottawa sells them?

[NjOyRiD]

and where are they're from?

[Mettle]

I had some insane thread algae growing in my 38 gal with the jacked temps to deal with the ich. And I did a huge gut and water change last Wednesday taking most of it out. (Huge clumps, it was insane.) Then what was left? My RUMMYNOSE TETRAS grazed on it. Yes. I am not lying. My rummynose tetras were grazing on and eating my hair algae. They've since stopped. But were doing a good job of it before. So so odd.

[zapisto]

and where are they're from?

Common Name: Red Cherry, Cherry Shrimp, Fire shrimp
Scientific Name: Neocaridina denticulata sinensis var. red
Size: 2.5 to 3 cm
Temperature: 15 to 28°C
PH: 6.5 to 7.5
Origin: Taiwan

[BigDaddy]

Amano shrimp will eat more thread than SAE`s.  Chery shrimp are excellent too but those apistos would be more than happy to goble them up for ya!

Exact opposite of my experience.

My amano shrimp did absolutely nothing to the thread algae.  The SAE's, on the other hand, would spend the entire day on it.

[NjOyRiD]

and where are they're from?

Common Name: Red Cherry, Cherry Shrimp, Fire shrimp
Scientific Name: Neocaridina denticulata sinensis var. red
Size: 2.5 to 3 cm
Temperature: 15 to 28°C
PH: 6.5 to 7.5
Origin: Taiwan

thanx for the info buddy!!

[brad]

BigDaddy, did you keep the receipt? maybe you can bring those Amanos back for being defective

[brad]

Oh almost forgot, Mettle, my Kribs and angels will nibble at it from time to time. Certainly not after a big feeding of mysis shrimp but they do tear away bites.