[APD] Black brush Algae

[Edward Venn <e_venn at hotmail_com>]

Black brush algae has been plaguing my large aquarium, it's fastened itself to the Anubis and and to the leaves of my Echinodorus sp San Francisco River. It hasn't gotten a foothold on the chain sagitterria. the C spiralis (which survived their trip intact) or the java moss.

The tank is 180cm long, stocked with 6 ancistrus plecos, 6 blue lipped mouthbrooders and numerous small shrimp. Formerly in this tank were a 1/2 dozen small cories who arrived as eggs on the spiralis and some L046 plecos. The plecos are in a breeding setup and multiplying like rabbits now and the cories are in a 90cm planted tank with some baby zebra plecos.

On a recommendation found on the Barr Report I went looking for SAE's couldn't find any of the mythological little beasties so I put some flying foxes in. Bad move, they harrass the shrimp, fight with the cichlids and don't do any work.

Suggestions would be appreciated.

Edinjapan
Fish....More than just sushi
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