How to Get Rid of Aquarium Algae | Causes, Different Types, & Algae Eaters
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0:00 - Intro
0:48 - What is Algae
2:18 - Algae is like a weed in a lawn
3:43 - What Causes Algae
5:06 - Cleaning Crew - Snails
8:30 - Cleaning Crew - Suckermouth
10:15 - Cleaning Crew - Shrimp
11:25 - Cleaning Crew - Specialized Eaters
12:30 - Cleaning Crew - Your Fish
13:28 - Cleaning Crew - Tip: Create a gap
14:18 - Brown/ Green Diatom Algae
15:32 - Black Beard/Brush Algae (BBA)
18:20 - Hair Algae
21:27 - Green Spot Algae (GSA)
23:00 - Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) (BGA)
24:30 - Green Water Algae
26:06 - Overall Comments/Tips
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Aquarium Co-Op what about ghost shrimp for algae I heard they eat string algae?
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@Ari Martin i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
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I don't know how many times I've watched this video but it is ALWAYS helpful. Thank you so much for this comprehensive guide!
Just so you know.. Your videos are part of my son's homeschool curriculum. He's building a freshwater ecosystem in his tank; with your (and a few others) help. Thank you for these videos!
+Elizabeth Johnston awesome!
I didn't think there was another homeschooled fish nerd :)
I was homeschooled! that is an awesome way to get hands on teaching in!
We’re homeschooling and doing the exact same!
That's amazing! What a fun, hands- on project! 😍
Timestamps for reference:
0:01 - Intro
0:48 - What is Algae
2:18 - Algae is like a weed in a lawn
3:43 - What Causes Algae
5:06 - Cleaning Crew - Snails
8:30 - Cleaning Crew - Suckermouth
10:15 - Cleaning Crew - Shrimp
11:25 - Cleaning Crew - Specialized Eaters
12:30 - Cleaning Crew - Your Fish
13:28 - Cleaning Crew - Tip: Create a gap
14:18 - Brown/ Green Diatom Algae
15:32 - Black Beard/Brush Algae (BBA)
18:20 - Hair Algae
21:27 - Green Spot Algae (GSA)
23:00 - Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) (BGA)
24:30 - Green Water Algae
26:06 - Overall Comments/Tips
Upvoted! And thanks for doing that. I added it to the description as well.
No problem, I knew I would be coming back and referring folks to this in the future, so time stamps are helpful!
Thank YOU
Ethan Gollehon THANK YOU
WOW! Thanks so much!
This was the best algae 101 video I've seen yet! Thank you! So helpful!
Doing research for your avatar terrarium?
Yo, whatchu doing?
Mikey! On a FISH channel?! How cool lol I love cross channel love and support :-)
Surprised to see you on this channel ;) I cant wait until you move tha antiverse into your new house:D
Wauu u are here too
You are the captain america of the aquatic world. Really appreciate the honesty and VERY informative video!
Dean is Ironman!
At last.. I've found someone who not only talks sense, but is well worth a sub. 2 thumbs up
Glad to have you on board. Thanks for the compliment.
I love this video! I believe I've seen/listened to it hundreds of times. Whenever i have a new issue with my planted tank(s) I find myself referring back to this video. Thank you Cory for taking the time to share this and educate us as well. I truly believe you may have found your calling! ☺️
The time stamps are awesome, thanks!
This playlist is GOLD!!!! Thank you Cory. You've changed my mind in so many topics over the last couple hours.
Great information on algae Cory. Been in the hobby for 20+ years and your depth of knowledge is impressive. You are proof that you can never stop learning. Thank you for your sincere and common sense approach to this wonderful hobby of ours. God bless you always.
Respectfully,
Carlos A. González.
Four years later, this is still the best algae resource on RUclips. I rewatch it from time to time as a refresher.
When i got algae for the first time i did exactly what you said. I stopped dosing ferts, rookie mistake, good info
Just wanted to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I just started a low tech planted tank and you seriously put everything into simple terms and made it all very simple to understand! Your videos have been my go to whenever I need help!
Also, we did purchase some things from ya and I wanted to say thank you also for VERY fast shipping as well! 😊😊😊
These are some of my favorite videos to watch/listen to. This style is very informative.
My experience with algae:
1. Green Spot Algae - not enough phosphates. I had to dose very small amounts of phosphates for a few weeks than stop for months. It will not disappear in the first 2 weeks of treatment, so try not to overdose otherwise you wake up with
2. Hair Algae - too much phosphates (in the case of my type of hair algae). It can take more than a month to get rid of it, so do your water changes patiently.
3. Black Beard Algae - strong light, maybe too much oxygen production during daytime (fluctuation). In the winter the Sun is low and its light hits my aquariums. Near the end of the season I always see BBA.
4. Green Water - strong light that shines for too many hours a day AND/OR too many nutrients. 2 hours of sunshine a day doesn't produce green water in my aquariums. But the same water became green soon after I took it out on the balcony to use it in a Daphnia tank.
What about brown algae?
Bocskai Csaba Redfield Ratio
Nerite snails eat the brown diatom and spot algae, Amano shrimp eat hair algae.
That's my team.
I've never had bba (that I know of) so I'm not sure if those guys will eat it.
Pleco will get rid of green spot algae.
@@jairalt pleco grows huge.
You have to give this guy a huge thumbs up for how he explains so thoroughly problems and how to solve them.
Got to be said no one else online helps aquarists better :0)
Your videos are the only long videos I watch. They have so much good info. Thanks for sharing all your experience, Cory! Liked the vid.
I'm glad, by all accounts I'm doing youtube wrong :P Short videos is the gold standard.
Normally I'd agree. But some things need to be detailed, like caring for fish. :)
+Aquarium Co-Op Hurrah for faith in humanity and fighting against the dumbing down of society.
Papa pig
I agree! Usually long vids get boring and I tend to skip them except for these
As far as siamese algae eaters go my experience is that keeping 2 of them in a tank (assuming it's big enough, they are very lively and grow somewhat large) will keep them busy enough that they wont bother any other fish. I have 2 now in my 80 gallon with 5 rainbows, glolight tetras, 5 cories, 1 guppy, and 5 pearl danios and the SAEs never bother any of the other fish and they're about 4 inches now. They do grow like weeds mine were about 1 inch when i bought them 3 months ago.
Be wary of buying SAEs from an LFS, alot of stores either don't know the difference or will market something like the Flying Fox as an SAE to drive up the price. Easiest way to tell between a SAE and Flying Fox is too look at the black stripe. The black stripe on a flying fox doesnt extend into the tail, and has much more defined edges, whereas on an SAE the stripe runs through the tail fin and appears more jagged on the top edge. Flying Foxs also have a copper colored stripe above the black lateral stripe but it can be hard to see.
As far as i've read SAEs are the only fish that will eat BBA but you gotta make them hungry.
Your commentaries are THE BEST. Love watching and hearing anything you put out there. Great information, super interesting style of presenting. Thank-you!
Well done Video! covered lots of ground for algae and ways to reduce. keep up the good work
I adopted a nerite snail today and named him Gary, now keeping his new tankmate Timothy the Betta in much better spirits. Thank you so much for this very informational video! 🐌
You are always good with your analogies :). I've watched a lot of your videos and you are great at explaining things and keeping me engaged.
Cory love your videos. Very helpful. And I think take on things are realistic. Thank you !
Another great video Cory. Keep up the good work. This is the best aquarium channel by far.
Thanks for the support.
I've been keeping fish for about 2 years but didn't take it serious the first year maybe because I was 16.. My aqua scaping & overall tank health have increased over the course of a year, thanks to all your videos. Thanks a bunch Cory keep up the great content
Glad to of helped!
Cory, thanks for making it understandable. I’ve been in the hobby for many years and still learning. I’ve also watched the soil substrate video and very likely saved me from spending a pile of $. Thanks!!!
One of the best and most comprehensive videos on this subject. All told in nice simple language. Great video.
Mission accomplished then :)
I had this exact lesson many years ago in my LFS. I agree with everything, and can't add anything helpful. Again you've proved that you really know your stuff. Yours sincerely, Siamese Algae Eater Owning me. 👍🏻
Might be the best compliment yet :) thanks!
you really are the go to guy for aquariums. i have been looking for the perfect algae eater for a while now; the hillstream loach has been the perfect addition to my smaller tank.
love these long form educational format videos. thanks ...and i love that shirt!
Fantastic information, very interesting. Thanks for making!
I am new to this hobby and I am learning so much from you. Your teaching is unique and honest. Thank you!
Thanks Cory! Your awesome!
Thanks.
I love how you explain aquarium info in a real life comparison. Thanks Cory, great video!
That's my goal. Hope it helps.
Your comparison with the dandelions in the lawn made me see algae in a different way, thanks!!
Awesome! I always hope to break things down in different terms for people.
I loved that, mine looks more like lawn grass or ripoff java moss 😅
Great video. Love how you explain everything so clearly. I have gotten filamentous algae in my tank. The local store said to cut back on the lighting. It is down to 8 hours a day. The real problem is that it is attaching itself to the leaves of my plants. It is very difficult to take it off of the jungle val. The only change I made was missed fertilizing the tank and switched from using Bio-chem zorb to Chemi-pure. Thank you
Love how detailed your information is .thank you so much for sharing.
awesome video mate, thank you for your help :)
what an incredible, generous video. THANK YOU!!!
What a GREAT video - very well organized & informative!
Thanks. I should use some bullet points more often to make sure I get it all :P
FANTASTIC info! Thanks, Cory!
thanks for this vid cory, i learned tons!!!
Good! Hopefully the next one in the series is the same way for ya.
Hey man, greetings from NYS. Great video👍 You are doing great things for this hobby. This video must have taken a lot of your time to prepare and present, I commend you. If they ever have an awards ceremony for the great ones in “the hobby”, your definitely gonna clean up. Thank you for what you do and provide for all of the community.
Hello just a quick thank you for your videos. I find them informative and often will cover a lot of questions one might have.
Very helpful please keep it up!
Glad you found it helpful.
congrates on 15k great video again
Thanks!
Subscribed!! I am so happy I found this series of information, thank you so much! You have a very clear way of explaining things and I am so grateful that you put this information up. I have my very first 30 gallon tank running water for the past 5 days. At what point do you think I can put plants in the tank? I added a bacteria supplement and conditioned the water.
Thanks for the helpful information Cory, keep up the great work!
Thank you very much Cory. Your videos are *SO* helpful!! Just SUPERB! Nicely done.
AT LAST....!!!! Some good and proper info on good aquarium practises. Thank you SOOOO much. I live in New Zealand and we can't have most of your recommendations, due to our strict bio-security. However the cleaning and keeping info is invaluable. I am able to get some otocinclus catfish and some ramshorn snails so that should help out my nasty brown algae problem. Also will be adding 4 mls of bacteria/nitrate stuff to help stabilize the tank.
Super informative video! You are doing a great service to the hobby! Thanks!
Thanks for watching, your support helps keep me motivated :)
Sweeeet, Been very much looking forward to this! Struggling with some low level BBA in my edge for a few months now.
Hopefully you can use some tips here to help out :)
This video was really helpful, thanks for making it!
Great video Cory I'm not a planted tank guy but I watch all your videos love to have the knowledge for my friends.
Yep, same reason I attend lectures on all kinds of fish. It's always useful to know more even if i'm not interested today. Never know down the road.
I love pausing your videos as much as I enjoy playing them. Your faces get me. Hahaha you're the man keep on keeping on. Ready to give your store another $1k.
Great info for the hobbyist and you have one of the net's assets meaning the simplifying of complicated issues. tk you
Thank you very much that's awesome content!! Exactly what I was looking for!!!
Really well done video with great info! I don't currently have any algae problems, bristlenose in one tank, amano shrimp in others, but I will keep this in my back pocket to refer to if I have issues in the future.
very informative especially for someone new to this. thanks :)
Excellent basic information on identifying and controlling algae. A must watch for someone like me who is just starting out in the aquarium hobby. Thanks!
Good luck :)
Edwin from Costa Rica ,thank for All your tips and shareing your knoelege !!!
Great video Cory, really enjoyed it
a lot of great info! thanks a lot . very helpful I'm about to start my first planted tank a 120 gal freshwater community tank. this couldn't have come at a better time. looking forward to the planted tank using co2 video. thanks again all your video are great
Yeah, co2 will most likely come out towards the end as it's one of the last building blocks of a planted tank for most people.
Obviously the best video about algae on RUclips
Definitely found this video looking for algae problems lol....subscribed!
You are an excellent teacher. I wish I'd found your videos long ago!
New subscriber. I love your videos. I was heavily into the hobby 30-35 years ago, and I'm back. Thanks .
"Imma go eat this salad over here" best way to explain this entire video xD. Thank you so much.
Very good video. It contained some new ways of dealing with algae and some old ones. A tank too free of algae is liable to be an unhealthy tank as many fish need to eat algae or they get sick. Mollies need a lot of algae as do live bearing fish in general. Sometimes green water will fix up a sick fish. Really tiny fry that you can't get food small enough for can find it in green water.
no problem man I am always here also in the live steams last live streams was the best so far!!!
Enjoyed this video, awesome info !
I’m watching because the cover image has a hillstream loach on it. 😁 My tanks handle algae pretty well since I don’t inject CO2.
great video Cory! btw it was great meeting you yesterday
Thanks for stopping by!
oh it was a pleasure and I would recommend you to anyone and I plan on buying fish from you soon
Hi Cory, great video. Explained a lot of things. Just a couple of questions. In my Juwel 180 and 120l bow fronted tanks, i seem to have a brown algae growing. Its like a brown sludge that just coats everything, its easily cleaned off but no sooner that its cleaned off, its back!!
Also im loving the rope like plant behind you, can i ask what its called please?
thank you! thank you! thank you!...you explain everything very detailed...reallly love your video
Excellent information. Thanks
Perfect advice on the green water problem. UV is really the way to go, maybe the only realistic way to go, without risking the tank as you know it. the amount of time and labor it saves is well worth the price, there are plenty of cheapy sterilizers out there, I cured my problem for around $30 and a day or 2, followed by phosphate reducing pads in the filter. If I see even a slight tinge come up, in goes the phosphate pad, and I’ve never had a full bloom since. But thumbs up on the good advice, and don’t be afraid to sell stuff dude lol, people with the dreaded green tank need to know the real deal, get a uv unit and get on with your life ;)
Excellent, very helpful video. Thank you!
I adore your approach to achieving homeostasis!😍
Wow, thank you so much for this video. Very informative 👏🏽
thank you Cory, this video was very helpful to me :)
my pleco does munch on my amazon sword sometimes, but it doesn't seem to bother the plant. I think it's worth it because he's fun to watch and he helps keep my tank clean. He's like a little roomba.
that was a pretty decent overall video, thanks
You are the best!! Very informative ❤️
SOLID INFORMATION. Thank you
Hi,
LOVE your video's and will write a bit later. Just wanted to mention that Amano shrimp will eat those little white Nerite Snail eggs particularly off the wood in your tank. I had a BIG problem with that and within a month not an egg in sight.
I love the tank in the back ground!!
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
I so love your stuff brother!!
Love this!!
However... One should be aware mystery snails will attempt to leave the tank to lay their eggs if the tank is full! Imagine my surprise when I located aquatic snails (miraculously still alive and well) out the front door and onto the driveway the day after disappearing!!
23:30 - Ultralife blue green stain remover. I had a huge bloom of this bactaria and nothing would get rid of it until I bought a bottle of this stuff. It killed 100% of the bactaria and I did not lose any fish.
You explain so we'll! Thank you!
I'm new to keeping fish ... your videos are helping me so much ...thank you your amazing 👏
Awesome content. Great job!
very logically explained, thank you
Awesome video! So helpful.
Cory, I really love the Lawn analogies, because I really relate to them 😁
I had no clue what algae was,now I know everything about algae!☺
I have a 20 Gallon planted with finnex lighting and co2 and for the first 6 months it was beautiful. Plants grew like crazy. Then after awhile I felt with the combo of fish and light and how strong the plants had become, I stopped the co2. Shortly after a black algae took over. Not on the tank itself but the plants and ornaments. I cut back the light, and do big water changes once a week, and I try not to over feed. I have 3 algae eaters. Can't remember the specific names but there are 2 different types.
Guess I'll try adding co2 again?
Thanks a lot for uploading this video...very very informative...a really good guidence video bro!!
The best helpful tips ever 👍🏼🙏thank you 😊now i can see make more sense,i do enjoy 😉 this video 101 i take notes all advice you said may help me to future references..🤓