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Photosynthetic bacteria not in our tanks?
Matt wrote:
"Hey, wait a minute! There are some bacteria that are photosynthetic. I
ran
into that one in Biology class in college two years ago. Not that these
bacteria are in aquariums, or are in the slightest bit relevant to this
conversation..."
Think again! Not only are photosynthetic bacteria present in most of our
tanks (at least at some point in time), but they are very relevant to both
the conversation and the list. Just go to the archives and run a search on
"blue-green algae" or "cyanobacteria".
James Purchase
Toronto