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Post by scoobnoob on Jul 4, 2016 9:32:43 GMT -5
What is this crap and how to I kill it? I've tried a 3 day black out, no luck.  |
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Post by spotfin on Jul 4, 2016 16:56:51 GMT -5
Looks like black beard algae. Remove and soak in bleach. There isn't much that will eat it.
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Post by scoobnoob on Jul 5, 2016 5:04:41 GMT -5
Exactly what it is. Looks like flying silver fox may eat it. Ive scubbed it off before it keeps coming back I need a more permanent solution so Ill try the fox. Thanks a bunch for the ID.
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Post by spotfin on Jul 5, 2016 7:58:19 GMT -5
Good luck. Rosy barbs are supposed to eat it but mine never did. There are a couple of different fish called "flying fox" make sure you get the real one. I didn't think they ate that algae.
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Post by georgemygoldfish on Jul 21, 2016 11:02:27 GMT -5
UV sterilizers can help with that. I never had any until I got too lazy to change the bulb..... But I've got a 25 watter so it's a strong one. Not sure how the smaller ones do...
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Post by fermentedhiker on Jul 21, 2016 19:52:10 GMT -5
Hydrogen Peroxide can be used to treat it. It has often been anecdotally linking to fluctuating CO2 levels either from poorly managed CO2 systems or tap water used for water changes having a high amount of dissolved CO2. I've only had trouble with it in tanks that I wasn't doing water changes often enough.
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Post by scoobnoob on Jul 21, 2016 19:54:24 GMT -5
Its a 120 and gets a 30 gallon biweekly water change. I added 15 flying foxes they devoured it in a week.
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Post by fermentedhiker on Jul 21, 2016 19:56:50 GMT -5
Flying foxes or siamese algae eaters? True flying foxes don't eat it i thought.
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Post by georgemygoldfish on Jul 22, 2016 0:23:59 GMT -5
They ATE it??!! No way! Can I rent them? LOL  I thought that siamese algae eater and flying fox stuff was a myth... I didn't think anything would eat that stuff unless it was starving! Wish I could fit them in a 40 gallon.... My otos would have to be starving... ROTFL I always heard that stuff about fluctuating CO2 as well. But I've got a pH controller on my system that keeps it steady all the time.... So what's up with that? I just need to get off my butt and change the bulb on the UV... |
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Post by scoobnoob on Jul 23, 2016 7:20:37 GMT -5
I got them at petco as flying fox Siamese algea eaters. Either way I added them reduced light stopped feeding and dosed liquid carbon. Everything looks great right now.
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Post by fermentedhiker on Jul 23, 2016 12:23:02 GMT -5
Yeah they are Siamese. Very different fish outside of appearance from true flying fox. Siamese like to be in groups(you've got that covered) and can get a bit large(6" possibly) but it looks like you have that covered as well.
If I had to guess given you WC schedule that the water has a high amount of dissolved CO2 in it so the tank was getting pulsed with it but the BBA was the only thing capable of taking advantage of it.
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Post by spotfin on Jul 24, 2016 15:30:35 GMT -5
Can you post a close -up picture of your flying foxes? There are two fishes that look very similar to each other sold as flying foxes.
I tried hydrogen peroxide before but it didn't kill the bba, although it did discolor it a bit.
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Post by fermentedhiker on Jul 24, 2016 19:33:43 GMT -5
Siamese algae eaters (Crossocheilus siamensis) sometimes labeled as siamese flying fox are what I've seen mostly of late. True Flying foxes(Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) don't seem to be around as much anymore. Although you can still get them online and both are on the white list. True flying foxes don't eat a great deal of algae. Just beautiful trouble makers  |
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Post by scoobnoob on Jul 24, 2016 21:32:23 GMT -5
Im stopping in tomorrow. Ill post some pics
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Post by scoobnoob on Jul 28, 2016 9:34:52 GMT -5
Heres an after shot, as well as the fish...not the best pic of the fish.   |
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