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What is this stuff on my plants.

Its started about 10 days ago. I had been feeding the 5 Cherry barbs and 4 Ottos just Zukini and saw that wasnt good for them, so i started feeding regular food and this stuff showed up I wasnt over feeding them. Any Ideas??


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well, it is definitely a bad case of hair algae. I guees it is a possibility that you have fed too much, i have noticed my water gets a little disgusting when i feed cukes. Regular water changes should prevent this.

Yes, it's hair Algae & you should stop feeding for 2 days & possibly keep the lights off as well.

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Algae help

It is easily controlled be feeding and lighting. I have also seen cherry Barbs having a good feed on it as well.

What are your water parameters, type of filtration and lighting also how long is the light on for.

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Shane:

What a nice beard (algae)!

All I can say: split lighting, works wonders; water changes on a regular basis but I am assuming that you do them. this type of algae is also very popular with a slightly higher pH (which you have, if I remember correctly).

Claudia

Thanks all for your input, Im at work right now so I cant give you water params, what i can tell you was that i had the light on for 12 hrs a day and up until latley it wasnt affecting the tank at all.

I have split the lighting now, 4 hrs on, 4 hrs off and 4 hours on again to see if that helps. I do a 20% change weekly and yes it is hard water, I do have a softener on the line, however it has not seasoned itself at this point.

I will get water params tonight hopefully

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my brother has red cherry shrimp in his tank,got them when he started getting hair algae.Those guy's love it.

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hmmm that stuff is similar to what I have on my wisteria... I can go lightless and flake free for a couple days... I wonder if myaybe that will help my cause as well!