Red bush?

[zenn]

It's a little red bush about the size of a golf ball. It looks like an afro but bright red in color. It's growing pretty slowly. Anyone know what this is?

 

[Fluff]

Could be red hair algae. There are lots of red macros but only a few that I know of that are "afro" like.

Here's an article on control.
http://www.aquatouch.com/algae.htm

 

[zenn]

here's a picture of the red bush. Is it for sure red hair algae? But if it is, shoudl i get rid of all of it as fast as i can so i dones't take over the tank. It's grown so slowly that i find it hard to believe it could be a pest.

 

[Fluff]

It does look like red hair algae. I had some as well. It didn't grow fast. I removed it and it never came back.

 

[zenn]

deal, i'll remove it since it could become a pest if left to spread.