kahuna

It is soft and comes off pretty easy. Call me crazy, but I think it looks kool. Is it bad for the tank?

helen38

my 3inch pleco is extremely lazy and the bn i bought got killed by the pleco i think (he was there one day and gone the next, no sign he ever existed), i had 3 otos but unfortunately they all died within 2 weeks of having them so its elbow grease for me.

pinkfloydpuffer

That sounds like cyanobacteria to me..... and if so, you want to get rid of it fast, I've had it in two tanks and it's nasty stuff. Look to this link for more info... http://naturalaquariums.com/plantedtank/0608.html

Shawnie

the brown algae will come and go and doest hurt anything...most fishies even snack on it now and then...the green , although I think it looks cool also, could overrun your tank but you can just wipe it off if it gets too bad....if its from overfeeding tho, the nitrates and ammonia can sneak up on you as well, so that would be a concern but otherwise, wiping it off if it gets out of control would be fine

kahuna

The green seems to be confined to the one dragon. I will have to keep up on cleaning it and make sure it is under control, although my Platy's are always pecking at it as if they are feeding on it.

Tony G.

i have brown algae too, and i dont know how to get rid of it.
Ive scrubbed it with a sponge before,
but it comes back a few days later
i dont know wether to get a snail or an algae eater

AlyeskaGirl

http://freshwater-aquarium-fish.com/...d=35&Itemid=46

David593

I used to think that my small pleco in my ten gal. didnt clean much. Boy was I wrong! I moved him to my 55 gallon tank a month ago, and my ten gal has never been the same. I even have some otos. They dont do neary as good of a job, IMO. Now I appreciate my sorta ugly pleco. lol