Q for algae guru's

[Lady Hobbs]

I have some wood in my tank that is growing some very pretty algae. Sorry, no battery in my camera but it's growing in tuffs and almost looks like featherly grass. I like it actually but wondered if it has a name and is it ok to leave it?

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[Lady Hobbs]

I had to steal someones picture but it kinda looks like this. I hope I can keep it since it seems to grow better than my plants. :)

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/aquarium-pictures/displayimage.php?imageid=89 (http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/aquarium-pictures/showimage.php?i=89&original=1&c=9)

[Billythefish]

hi lady hobbs i had that stuff hanging from some floating plant some time ago and it killed my angel fish... it got tangled up in it .. just a heads up and I'm sorry i never found out what it was called.

[angelcakes]

lady hobbs that looks like the same algae i have in my tank.........on my wood also......it does look pretty on the wood i'll agree,its not been harmful to my tank so hopefully its ok.......and yea it grows better than plants:hmm3grin2orange:

[fins_n_fur]

I think it looks pretty cool, and that picture is almost like moss and not algae. It's a bit more filtration for your tank. I've got just the start of some on my wood and I hope that it grows. Jess has got some growing on her wood in her big tank and it looks incredibly cool!

[Sounguru]

I think it is green hair algae man if I could get the hair on my head to grow as well as that algae I would be a Handsome dude.....http://www.stopactionphoto.net/images/fantastic_new.gif

[Fishalicious]

Congrats Hobbs!!!! It is a Chlorophyta Algae... a sign of a very healthy balanced tank...this is the kind of algae YOU WANT <huraaah> Specifically it is the Cladophora Algae I believe.

[PUNISHER VETTE]

thank God. From the description i was hoping it wasn't BBA but the picture confirmed that it wasn't.

I didn't know there was a "good" algae...just the ones i end up getting i guess.


Today is the day i take my gigantic piece of wood out of my tank and give it a scrub down. Move a lot of things around. And give the tank an overhaul.

[Algenco]

Congrats Hobbs!!!! It is a Chlorophyta Algae... a sign of a very healthy balanced tank...this is the kind of algae YOU WANT <huraaah> Specifically it is the Cladophora Algae I believe.


yup, looks like Clado

[Lady Hobbs]

Told ya I can grow algae really good. LOL

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