[Bettafishi]

Okay so this is a 15 gallon betta sorority with 5 girls. I've had this tank for 3months and I clean the tank once a week with a siphon. I also take the plants and decorations out to rub the algae off and then put them back in. This doesn't seem to be working and it keeps coming back. Here are some pictures. All advice on how to rid of this is appreciated

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[TenoriTaiga]

How to get rid of algae with critters:
- Snails
- Shrimp
- Pleco (they get big...really big)

How to get rid of algae with chemicals:
- API Algae fix

How to prevent algae growth:
- Decrease the intensity of the lighting
- Increase the amount of live plants
- Watch how much you feed/remove uneaten food
- Aerate the tank via air pump


Hope that helps :S
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[Hallyx]

+1^

Rule of thumb: Use the least amount of light that you can and still have your plants flourish.

 

[Islandgaliam]

+1^

Rule of thumb: Use the least amount of light that you can and still have your plants flourish.

I am using nerites for my tank and seems to be working good, and they are absolutely adorable..look like lil bumblebees with horns. They have quite a selection online at Elite Introverts.

 

[Bettafishi]

All of the plants are plastic and I took out the live plant once the algae started growing and I feed my bettas each 2 pellets

 

[mart]

Okay so this is a 15 gallon betta sorority with 5 girls. I've had this tank for 3months and I clean the tank once a week with a siphon. I also take the plants and decorations out to rub the algae off and then put them back in. This doesn't seem to be working and it keeps coming back. Here are some pictures. All advice on how to rid of this is appreciated

Check your phosphates.

 

[Hallyx]

Good suggestion. How does one do that?

I love my little algae-eating Nerite snails.

 

[mart]

http://www.amazon.com/API-63L-Phosp...8-7245015?ie=UTF8&refRID=10G0BNXR6612ATGHAVJP

 

[TenoriTaiga]

Performing routine checks (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, etc. using API test kits) on the water is also a good idea. If spikes occur then I would suggest doing more frequent water changes until the tank stabilizes.

Live plants will decrease the chance of pesky algae growth since the plants use up the same nutrient compounds as algae. Live plants will be additional maintenance since decaying plant matter will also contriubute to the nutrients in the tank, but at least it isn't algae.

If you decide on not going with live plants and you add in snails or shrimp they will consume the decaying plant materials, thus lowering the algae maintenance of the tank. I personally don't have experience with having Nerites in my tank so I wouldn't know how they work in a planted aquarium (if they eat the plants or not) but my shrimp only eat decaying plant matter and algae.

 

[Joey Fish]

FYI, my nerite is new, so i havent seen his algae cleaning abilities, but he poops a ton, at least once every 15 minutes

 

[TenoriTaiga]

Snails poop a lot from what I've read as well. However, depending on the water parameters/how one keeps their water the amount of snail poop shouldn't be an issue. Frequent water changes and routine checks should keep ammonia and whatnot down.

 

[Hallyx]

The weekly water change is to remove solid and dissolved waste and to replace minerals. The bacteria take care of the nitrogen compounds in a cycled tank.

 

[mart]

http://www.fishchannel.com/fish-mag...-marine-aquarium/july-2007/algae-feature.aspx