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goodie · 01-06-2006, 08:11 PM

Black brush algae or Beard algae. Its really hard to get rid of. Remove effected plant leaves.

Its not mold or fungus.

Brush algae
This grows in feathery black tufts 2-3 mm long and tends to collect on slower growing leaves like Anubias, some Echinodorus and other wide leaf plants. Also tends to collect on mechanical equipment. This is actually a red alga in the genus Audouinella (other names: Acrochaetium, Rhodochorton, Chantransia).

It cannot easily be removed mechanically. Remove and discard the affected leaves. Equipment can be soaked in a 25% bleach solution, then scrubbed to remove the dead algae. Siamese Algae Eaters (Crossocheilus siamensis) are known to eat this algae and can keep it in check. A more drastic measure is treatment with copper.

01-06-2006, 08:11 PM	#4
goodie Babysitter for hire Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: S.E. MO Age: 34 Posts: 475	Black brush algae or Beard algae. Its really hard to get rid of. Remove effected plant leaves. Its not mold or fungus. Brush algae This grows in feathery black tufts 2-3 mm long and tends to collect on slower growing leaves like Anubias, some Echinodorus and other wide leaf plants. Also tends to collect on mechanical equipment. This is actually a red alga in the genus Audouinella (other names: Acrochaetium, Rhodochorton, Chantransia). It cannot easily be removed mechanically. Remove and discard the affected leaves. Equipment can be soaked in a 25% bleach solution, then scrubbed to remove the dead algae. Siamese Algae Eaters (Crossocheilus siamensis) are known to eat this algae and can keep it in check. A more drastic measure is treatment with copper. __________________ Every two seconds, someone in America needs blood. Please! Give blood. Click to find local BLOOD DRIVES .................................................. ............ good time killer http://www.mafiadeath.com/r/16982.php Last edited by goodie; 01-06-2006 at 08:15 PM.