How Do I Clean Silk Plants?

[Lisa67]

I decided to go with silk plants because they look so much more realistic than plastic but I can't seem to get them clean. I've only had them a few weeks. The "leaves" look like they have brown alge growing on them. I tried cleaning them by running them under water but I don't think they look much better. Is there a product made for this or a way to clean them that I'm not aware of? Thanks!

 

[scottinnes]

i had the same problem but i got a toothbrush and gave them a good scrub with that and it came out fine

 

[fishnovice]

I just rinse all my silk plants in old tank wayre whne doing weekly water change. A lirrle algae makes silk plants look more realistic and provides food for fish but if it becomes a problem try rubbibng plants gently with sand to remove algae without using nasty chemicals.

 

[BIG BAD BARRY]

i soak them in water with sterilising tablets for a few hours. The type used to sterilise baby feeding equipment. Thoroughly rinse in water and then soak in dechlorinator and water.

 

[Geoff-]

get siamese algae eaters. they won't get silk spotless because some algae remains in the thread/gaps of the silk but you won't get an excess of algae on the leaf surface. and zero effort to maintain!

 

[Lisa67]

Can I put a siamese algee eater in a tank with mbuna?