Hello, there is a lot of cyanobacteria in the fish tank near the floater plants, and I am wondering how to remove it quickly
there is also aphids attacking the same plants
there is also aphids attacking the same plants
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thanksCyanobacteria will easily come off of plant leaves/roots with your fingertips, but be gentle. The cyano will sink, making it easy to vacuum up afterwards.
Don't know if I have an answer about the Cyanobacteria, but on my outdoor ponds I usually get a Aphid explosion in august affecting my water lilies. I hose them down and let the fish eat them. In an indoor tank I would just swish the leaves in the water before feeding the fish. Most fish would love to eat aphids.
It is great to see you back colin t!If it's on floating plants it's probably from flake food landing on the leaves.
Reduce the dry food and do some water changes and gravel cleans.
It is great to see you back colin t!
I dont feed flake food a lot, most of the floating food is freeze dried bloodworms.
do you think that could cause it too?
I will also do more water changes as my nitrate has been a little high for some reason
oh the fish i have are guppies(poecilia reticulata) Leeri gourami, and a lot of xipoporus crossbreeds and corydoras;Freeze dried food that floats is dangerous, very dangerous, to feed. It expands in the fishes stomach. You need to thoroughly soak such food before putting it in the tank. Frankly, I would not even feed this, it is not that nutritional. You would be better with bug bites and quality flake foods, depending upon the fish which you don't mention.
oh the fish i have are guppies(poecilia reticulata) Leeri gourami, and a lot of xipoporus crossbreeds and corydoras;
i make sure to soak the food but it still floats on the surface every time.
Should I also make sure that the bug bites flake food that I have is soaked if i feed it?