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I was reading about diffrent types of algae, beause I wanted to see If ottos can eat me type of alge, and I just figured out I have spot algae, I'm guessing they can't eat this right, so how should I remove it?

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Spot algae is generally caused by direct sunlight hitting the tank or by extremely bright lighting. The best way to prevent it is to get more plants in the tank or figure out a way to keep the sun off the tank.

It can be removed from the sides of the tank manually with an algae scraper, however, it is extremely difficult to get off plant leaves without damaging the plant.

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I had a problem with this in an old brackish tank. My algae was the result of sunlight through a window every evening. The solution: curtians. It also made watching TV easier as it reduced the glare. After a while, my mollies took care of it (the fry eat only algae, in fact, and since my mollies were breeding, it didn't take more than a few weeks). Mollies will eat any kind of algae, even off plants, but they can't do it that fast. Your first step needs to be eliminating the light issue. Sometimes it'll go away because of lack of sunlight and competition from other plants and algaes, but I wouldn't count on that. So, after you fix the lighting, do a water change to reduce nitrates (plant/algae fertilizer), and either scrape it off, or get some livebearers.

As you fully know algae can be caused by water, feeding and lighting, any one of these alone or any combination. The best way to get rid of it is, locate the problem then fix it not rely on a fish to control it.

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