kathleen55
Aquarium Advice Freak
whats the fastest way to grow algae? not actually in my tank but in a bowl or something? just asking because i dont have enough algae in my tank for my algae eating fish
kathleen55 said:whats the fastest way to grow algae? not actually in my tank but in a bowl or something? just asking because i dont have enough algae in my tank for my algae eating fish
REALLY!!!! that fast??? If it wasn't night I would try it right now!
fishnewbe420 said:REALLY!!!! that fast??? If it wasn't night I would try it right now!
jetajockey said:Most, if not nearly all algae wafers actually have a very minimal amount of algae in them, and are pretty much just different shaped pellets. Read the ingredient label on your algae wafer container and see what it says.
What's with the desire to have algae anyway? It can be supplemented with a proper vegetable/spirulina pellet/wafer or actual vegetables.
There's a misconception that algae eaters like otocinclus must have visible algae in the tank in order to have something to eat, but the majority of what they actually eat is biofilm (and what's in the biofilm), so if the tank is established then they are probably fine.