Subtletanks91 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I just seen three planaria crawling on the tank bottom. I have no planaria but it hasn't worked for me before. What should I do. And also, what's the safest way to get rid of hair algae besides manual removal in a shrimp tank guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 .1g of fenben per 10 gallons has worked for me. It WILL kill Nerites, too- and maybe mysteries, but leaves ramshorns alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 How do you use no planaria. I use it before to try and kill ramsphorns. Maybe that's why it did not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I've stayed away from "no-planaria" because multiple sources told me that they suspected that is what killed some of their young shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Ouch. No bueno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty1776 Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I remember reading about pinocchio shrimp, or RDS as what the breeder acronymed it, to be the best shrimp at eating hair algae and I have read a few accounts confirming this. Also, they wont mix/breed with neos for sure, but I dont recall the other types of shrimp, probably not though. I definitely want to get some one day myself. Hope this helps ya out Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Rhino shrimp? Yep. Won't breed with neos because they need saltwater for their low order larvae to survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Pinocchio and Rhino shrimps are the same ? The Pinocchio shrimp look very interesting and rather delicate. I have only seen them online . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 There's different types such as yellow nose, red nose, etc. But they are all pretty much the same. Beautiful shape, but won't have larvae survive in fresh water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 When is gush going to pur the catch pens back on he market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 What usually causes hair algae to appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 When is gush going to pur the catch pens back on he market? There's other brands that sell the same thing BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty1776 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 There's different types such as yellow nose, red nose, etc. But they are all pretty much the same. Beautiful shape, but won't have larvae survive in fresh water. Ooohhh yellow nose, thats very cool, I have only seen pics of the red one, and seen red ones at the lfs. You know your shrimp sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 The more you get into shrimp, the more different kinds you see in pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilby Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Amano shrimp work good for hair algae. Easier to find compared to pinnochio shrimp, and they can withstand the liquid rock that comes out of my pipes here. When I added some amanos to my rili tank, they cleaned up the green hair algae in a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 There not doing anything for myne. It may be thread algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 I found that if amanos have access to "real food" they won't touch the hair algae. Some people keep them in separate tanks just for plant clean up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilby Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 I found that if amanos have access to "real food" they won't touch the hair algae. Some people keep them in separate tanks just for plant clean up. When I moved them to that tank I didn't feed them for several days. They are pretty possessive of their food when I do feed them and I now only use food that are in small pieces so that the rili shrimp can some of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Identify and help me get rid of this in my shrimp tank guys please. Even after a 4 day black out it's been growing like mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireRedShrimp Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Is the Fenben treatment safe to use with a sponge filter? There is no way to add carbon so would just a good water change a couple days after treatment be sufficient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielt Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Thread or other hair algae as you call it can be nuked with irregular lighting and hydrogen peroxide. Irregular lighting means you introduce a pause of 2-4 hours in your program. I had "hairballs" of this stuff in a moss tank. The moss survived, the algae didn't Daily hydrogen peroxide dosing and a light pause dealt with it in a week.It grows by excessive light + lots of food. I won't approach this via bio control like Amanos or other shrimp. I find Amanos aggressive, mainly when starved. If they don't starve they will not touch algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 But is peroxide shrimp safe is the real question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 "introduce a pause of 2-4 hours in your program." Would you explain more? Give an example perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielt Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 My schedule with algae growing: 8:00am - 10:00pmMy schedule with algae dying: 8:00am - 12:00 - lights off - 4:00pm - 8:00pmNotice that I shortened the light program also. Coupled with 2.5ml of hydrogen peroxide in a net volume of 10 liters nuked the algae. I keep neos in that tank, but you can dose less if you have a concern it will harm shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Were you able to keep green algae on the glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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