Algae And Water Quality?

[lucc]

Hi - sometimes I keep algae on the back glass of the tropical fish aquarium.... it is difficult to acces it to clean it.... Is it making the quality of the water bad? What is the possible side effect? Thanks very much Lucc.

 

[fluttermoth]

It won't make your water bad, or have any side effects. It may even help by using some nitrates as food. The only reason people want rid of algae is because they don't like the look of it.

Don't worry about it

 

[saltynay]

If its a difficulty thing then perhaps a type of nerite snail would help. I personally like algae as it gives a balanced ecosystem it only exists and thrives to balance out another variable.

 

[OldMan47]

Algae will not harm your fish. It is simply a visual impact on the fish keeper. Most fish will even benefit from some algae in their tank. All fish need small amounts of greens in their diet, some need far more than others, and nothing is fresher than algae for them. Many fish will also constantly graze at the algae picking off micro-organisms that grow there. If it does not bother you to have some algae on the glass, leave it and let the fish benefit from it in some small ways. As Fluttermoth said, it will even absorb some nitrogen as fertilizer, it is after all a plant.
Be aware that the slimy looking stuff called blue-green algae is not an algae at all. It is a fast growing cyano-bacteria that can indeed be harmful to fish.

 

[lucc]

Algae will not harm your fish. It is simply a visual impact on the fish keeper. Most fish will even benefit from some algae in their tank. All fish need small amounts of greens in their diet, some need far more than others, and nothing is fresher than algae for them. Many fish will also constantly graze at the algae picking off micro-organisms that grow there. If it does not bother you to have some algae on the glass, leave it and let the fish benefit from it in some small ways. As Fluttermoth said, it will even absorb some nitrogen as fertilizer, it is after all a plant.
Be aware that the slimy looking stuff called blue-green algae is not an algae at all. It is a fast growing cyano-bacteria that can indeed be harmful to fish.

Thanks a lot it is green colour algae... Lucc

If its a difficulty thing then perhaps a type of nerite snail would help. I personally like algae as it gives a balanced ecosystem it only exists and thrives to balance out another variable.

Thanks a lot.... Lucc

It won't make your water bad, or have any side effects. It may even help by using some nitrates as food. The only reason people want rid of algae is because they don't like the look of it.

Don't worry about it

Thanks a lot..... Lucc