hi i have had my tank set up for 3 weeks all water tests are fine got 6 red eye tetra a sailfin molly 1 ram and 2 keyholes i now have brown algae covering my tank all over the sides and all over the sand i was wondering if 2 ottos would be good in my tank to help with this?
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the brown algae is actually diatoms and quite common in new set ups. this is caused by small traces of ammonia in the water. are you over feeding the fish? was the tank/filter cycled before adding any fish? if not then 10 fish in 3 weeks may cause ammonia spikes in the water....
just scrape it off the glass and suck it up when doing a water change it will clear in time. buying fish to rid any algae isnt a good idea as they wont be able to cope most of the time and the tank will look no better for adding them, especially otos as they are so small. always find the source of the algae and rid it in any other way you can than buying fish to do it. there are many simple solutions to algae like less light, less feeding, better flow etc etc etc.
just scrape it off the glass and suck it up when doing a water change it will clear in time. buying fish to rid any algae isnt a good idea as they wont be able to cope most of the time and the tank will look no better for adding them, especially otos as they are so small. always find the source of the algae and rid it in any other way you can than buying fish to do it. there are many simple solutions to algae like less light, less feeding, better flow etc etc etc.
what size tank is it?
diatoms is caused by ammonia so even if the API test kit shows 0 there can be very small traces causing the diatoms to appear.
diatoms is caused by ammonia so even if the API test kit shows 0 there can be very small traces causing the diatoms to appear.
In that case, you'll just have to do as Matt suggests and remove it manually and wait for it to die down (which it will, in time
) Diatoms don't hang round for long!Also, Otos tend not to do well in new set ups and need to be in larger groups than two; so another reason for not getting them. If you really like them get a group of 6 in a few months time, but cleaning things in your tank is your job
couldnt agree more
In that case, you'll just have to do as Matt suggests and remove it manually and wait for it to die down (which it will, in time
Also, Otos tend not to do well in new set ups and need to be in larger groups than two; so another reason for not getting them. If you really like them get a group of 6 in a few months time, but cleaning things in your tank is your job
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