I just purchased water lettuce at an aquarium club auction as a "pity purchase" as no one was bidding. When I got home I noticed all of the undersides of leaves were covered in cyano bacteria. I just tossed them as I didnt want to deal with it. Thanks for the treatment info 😊
I have never fought algae. They live their own life, I am not fighting nature. I have some cyanobacteria and I am very happy about it: they give a lot of oxygen.
I haven't really struggled with cyanobacterium, but I always keep a healthy population of bladder snails. I know some people think they're pests, but honestly my gouramis do more damage to my plants than the snails.
@@DEXTER-TV-series LOL, yes, my gouramis eat the plants. I've moved to more resilient plants like Java Fern and dwarf lily, which tolerate nibbling quite well. As for the bladder snails, they graze on the bacteria and algae on the surface of leaves, but the leaves are never eaten or damaged by this.
@@marenjones6665 Can they eat hair algae? I am interested in finding a fish that will eat filament algae in my aquarium and I will not have to feed it: a self-contained aquarium.
@@DEXTER-TV-series Gouramis are hungry fish and are omnivores. They need a high-protien diet and do not eat algae at all. I do not know of any fish that eat hair algae. If you want a self-sufficient ecosystem tank, you will need to do some research on it, as it has several elements that need to be balanced, from growing plants to breaking down waste. I have one such tank, and even it needs water changes and top offs on a regular basis. imo, there is no such thing as a "no maintenance" setup outside an actual wild pond.
I just purchased water lettuce at an aquarium club auction as a "pity purchase" as no one was bidding. When I got home I noticed all of the undersides of leaves were covered in cyano bacteria. I just tossed them as I didnt want to deal with it. Thanks for the treatment info 😊
I have never fought algae. They live their own life, I am not fighting nature. I have some cyanobacteria and I am very happy about it: they give a lot of oxygen.
I haven't really struggled with cyanobacterium, but I always keep a healthy population of bladder snails. I know some people think they're pests, but honestly my gouramis do more damage to my plants than the snails.
Do they only damage plants or eat them?
@@DEXTER-TV-series LOL, yes, my gouramis eat the plants. I've moved to more resilient plants like Java Fern and dwarf lily, which tolerate nibbling quite well.
As for the bladder snails, they graze on the bacteria and algae on the surface of leaves, but the leaves are never eaten or damaged by this.
@@marenjones6665 Can they eat hair algae? I am interested in finding a fish that will eat filament algae in my aquarium and I will not have to feed it: a self-contained aquarium.
@@DEXTER-TV-series Gouramis are hungry fish and are omnivores. They need a high-protien diet and do not eat algae at all.
I do not know of any fish that eat hair algae.
If you want a self-sufficient ecosystem tank, you will need to do some research on it, as it has several elements that need to be balanced, from growing plants to breaking down waste. I have one such tank, and even it needs water changes and top offs on a regular basis. imo, there is no such thing as a "no maintenance" setup outside an actual wild pond.