Fizco
>This is red algae, named Compsopogon IIRC, unfortunately there are no fishes
>or snails, which can eat it. One of the main (in our case) characteristics
Not true! Real Siamese Algae Eaters ( Crossocheilus siamensis ) eat
it. And do the job very well. I added several large stems of Bacopa
carolina to my tank. The majoritiy of the leaves were covered with
BBA/red algae. (I bought it sight-unseen at auction, and was rather
dissapointed when I noticed the algae!) Within a day (1 day!!!),
the SAEs had completely cleaned all the leaves.
I've also seen my Japonica shrimp working on BBA/red algae, but they
don't clear it very quickly.
Chuck Gadd
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua
Now I've got a different problem but I'm curious as to what you think. Every
plant I've got at the moment, seems to have at least some leaves with an
extensive rust colored hard coating. It doesn't appear to be algae nor does it
appear to be the result of over-fertilization. I can't scrape it off without
damaging the leaves and I experimented on a plant by removing it to a bucket and
treating it with Hydrogen Peroxide which didn't do a thing.
Any ideas?
tia
Mick