--- In tropicalaquaria@..., "helen_percival2003"
<helen_percival2003@y...> wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> I am a complete novice in the art of tropical fish keeping and
have
> read a couple of books on the subject, but to be honest some of it
> is double dutch to me, can anybody give me any tips or advice on
> algi.
> I have had the tank for about three months and it is constantly
and
> very quickly growing green algi up the tank. I have tried various
> shop products to squirt in the tank but none seem to be doing any
> good, I have also swapped from fresh plants to plastic. I am at
my
> wits end Please help!!!!!
> P S I also have a couple of loaches but they can't keep up with
the
> algi.

Hi,

Problem with algee is light. Try and regulate your light to about 8
hours each day. Loaches are not the best algee eaters they tend to
take the waste from the bottom. I would recommend a bristle nose cat
fish they love the stuff! Also when you do a water change I would
use a stanley knife blade and hold it sideways on the glass and it
will remove the algee. I would not use any products from shops!