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This does sound like it, although the fish seems happy enough in all other ways- except he has a bit of an on going battle with my other angel. Stress could definitely be involved. I went on holiday recently and came back to an algae problem that water changes, filter cleaning, less feeding and...

Maybe stress from other angel, water quality is good.

Thanks, never come across it before in 20 years! Where does it come from? Hopefully he will recover, he is often arguing with the other angel but for quite a while and tends to give as good as he gets. New zebra nerite snails recently and a siamese fox.

What is the treatment and will it spread?

One of my angels has suddenly developed small rice grain like growths protruding from skin around its face , only appeared today I think, doesn’t look like ich. Any ideas? Tried to take pics

Will do. Did water changes today, cleaned bucket filter couple of weeks ago. Feeding now reduced. Nice to get rid of existing black beard algae. But hopefully all going in the right direction. Will "Hoover " gravel too. Thanks

Thanks for your reply, I did try leaving tank light off for a few days, helped a little with green algae, but as you say I can't black out easily as tank is in the main lounge. I will reduce the feed to once a day, I have stopped feeder from today for a few days and also added some new plants...

Thanks for your reply, I did try leaving tank light off for a few days, helped a little with green algae, but as you say I can't black out easily as tank is in the main lounge. I will reduce the feed to once a day, I have stopped feeder from today for a few days and also added some new plants...

My tank is 260litres and 4ft long. The tank had no real problem until I went away for a month, it has auto feeding and auto light, I told my daughter not to worry about water changes whilst I was away. I now have a bit of green algae but mainly black beard algae problem. I have had a tropical...

So hopefully he might eat some algae, but I decided it wasnt worth driving 20 miles round trip to take it back. How easy are the genuine thing to get hold of as I still have a black beard algae problem ( I hoped he would address it! )?

Better pic

Best pic so far, front end, very camera shy

I have tried to take a pic, but it is quite a frantic little guy! I will try!

I think it is actually a Garra taeniata, so not a flying fox, Chinese algae eater or genuine siamese algae eater. But will it eat algae?!

Just bought a "siamese algae eater" from my fish shop, assured it was genuine but stripe was a bit faded as it was stressed in the bag. Couldn't see it in tank as that area is blocked off due to covid19 restrictions, but I have used this shop for some 20 years and they generally know what they...