brown spots on glass

bcktang · #1 (**permalink**) 20-07-2005, 11:01 AM

hi
my tank of gold fish has brown spots growing on the glass of the tank, i supose its algae,
aft reading shrimps can help get rid of them, i wanna know where i can buy them in/ around subang jaya/kl ??

thanks

dom · #2 (**permalink**) 20-07-2005, 11:34 AM

Try to get Yamato shrimp in Natural Aquatic World in ss19 Subang. Or What the fish in Sunwaymas Business Centre.

Brown algae existed coz of strong lighting and high temp. Try to reduce the photoperiod. I am scare your gold fish might take yamato shrimp as their dinner.

kimco · #3 (**permalink**) 20-07-2005, 11:36 AM

Anything on glass is best to use fish for cleaning such as CAE or Otto. Shrimps are not so effective when dealing with brown algae. If you have thread then shrimps more effective else use fish.

KG

dom · #4 (**permalink**) 20-07-2005, 02:33 PM

yaya...agreed with kimco. But the tiger snail is the best. Btw, I do saw lfs using apple snail which is big n brown in color to clean up the tank with arowana or discus.

nano · #5 (**permalink**) 22-07-2005, 05:55 PM

kimco ... will the fish you mentioned would take up shrimp as food as well ?

kimco · #6 (**permalink**) 23-07-2005, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by nano

kimco ... will the fish you mentioned would take up shrimp as food as well ?

Otto especially is a shrimp's best fren. They do not at all disturb, harass or even go near shrimps!!!!!

CAE tends to grow quite big and is quite an agressive swimmer, so its swimming will disturb the shrimps when near.

KG

bcktang · #7 (**permalink**) 24-07-2005, 12:26 AM

where can i buy otto around subang jaya area???

nano · #8 (**permalink**) 25-07-2005, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bcktang

where can i buy otto around subang jaya area???

saw them in NA on saturday. but they don't look that healthy.

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