Algae problem has been getting worse lately. The slime algae has covered all the walls again, but now there is thread algae growing at the bottom, green water (diatomic algae) and a hard type of algae that seems to be growing on the heater.
I am thinking that the cause of this might be the death of a shrimp, perhaps multiple. I did a 55% water change today. Will wait and see if it gets better in the coming days. If not, I am considering stripping the tank down to see how many shrimp are left, then rescaping it.
I am also definitely looking at getting a snail, because the algae is too hard to control at this point. I am thinking about the horned nerite/bumblebee horn snail (Clithon corona), but this article says they live in fast flowing streams in nature and require moderate flow, and my tank does not have any flow (https://fishkeeper.co.uk/databank/fr/mi ... orn-snail-). Also, my tank is rimless, so I am worried they will climb out. While there is a glass lid, it does have enough space for a small snail to escape.
As for the java moss, it did not grow, but did not die either. I think the java moss introduced the thread-type algae to the tank, but I cannot be sure because the thread algae growing on it doesn't look identical to the stuff growing at the bottom. I think I will take it out now, and experiment with it more later.
I am thinking that the cause of this might be the death of a shrimp, perhaps multiple. I did a 55% water change today. Will wait and see if it gets better in the coming days. If not, I am considering stripping the tank down to see how many shrimp are left, then rescaping it.
I am also definitely looking at getting a snail, because the algae is too hard to control at this point. I am thinking about the horned nerite/bumblebee horn snail (Clithon corona), but this article says they live in fast flowing streams in nature and require moderate flow, and my tank does not have any flow (https://fishkeeper.co.uk/databank/fr/mi ... orn-snail-). Also, my tank is rimless, so I am worried they will climb out. While there is a glass lid, it does have enough space for a small snail to escape.
As for the java moss, it did not grow, but did not die either. I think the java moss introduced the thread-type algae to the tank, but I cannot be sure because the thread algae growing on it doesn't look identical to the stuff growing at the bottom. I think I will take it out now, and experiment with it more later.
