algae problem

[Middlesbrough]

heya im a begginer fish carer and my aquirium has brown couloured algae on

The roccks
the plants (artificial)
and the glass
but one fish has got a white spot yet he isnt ment to go wite

please help i dont want anything bad to happen to my fish ¬.¬
k erm will my fish be alright ?
(+rep for help)

[Papershop]

Algae is normal. Scoop it out and put it in a tub. i put it on my hair, it works a treat!

[Middlesbrough]

can it harm my fish and what about the white spot on my fish?
do you need a algae pad?

Edit: sorry the fish are ment to grow the spot

[Papershop]

Good to know that your fish are alright. I dont really no alot about this topic, its just i have fish. I advice you to clean and scrub your tank to remove the algae. This shud be repeated like 4 times a year maybe? If you dont have a cleaner thing that sucks in the water and cleans it, then obviously you would have to do it more often depending how severe the algae is

[Middlesbrough]

k ty
erm it dosent matter now we have cleaned it off the gravel and were buying a algae eating fish on monday so ok :)

PS: can close thread now

[velvet]

Keep an eye on that white spot, as it could be the start of a stress related disease called white spot which can kill them. I suggest you buy a treatment for this just incase as it's quite common when setting up a new tank. Also you may want to buy yourself a pH tester kit, to make sure everything is at good levels as if the tank is new then it won't have started up it's bio system yet.
As for the algae, get some algae treatment solution, you should be able to buy it from your local pet/aquatics shop.
If you can't get any just clean the ornaments/glass/things covered in algae.

Hope this helped,
Good luck with the tank, :]

[Middlesbrough]

Keep an eye on that white spot, as it could be the start of a stress related disease called white spot which can kill them. I suggest you buy a treatment for this just incase as it's quite common when setting up a new tank. Also you may want to buy yourself a pH tester kit, to make sure everything is at good levels as if the tank is new then it won't have started up it's bio system yet.
As for the algae, get some algae treatment solution, you should be able to buy it from your local pet/aquatics shop.
If you can't get any just clean the ornaments/glass/things covered in algae.

Hope this helped,
Good luck with the tank, :]
ty buut ive been down to the pet shop and the shopkeeper says it is natural for the spot because of the fish (swordtail)
Edit what is the treatment called i would like to be sure erm ive got a ph things so ill test

[velvet]

ty buut ive been down to the pet shop and the shopkeeper says it is natural for the spot because of the fish (swordtail)
Edit what is the treatment called i would like to be sure erm ive got a ph things so ill test


Ah, thought you ment like a goldfish or something. I used to have swordtails, they're easy to breed :]
The products for algae have different names depending on the company, but they'll all say Algae treatment on there somewhere.

[Tiuhdur]

i really like fish but when i got them (ive had 3 in a tank twice) they died quickly, i guess the good thing is i didnt need to clean em out. but i asked an aquarium vet and they said its the way the pet shop got them out of the tank and didnt even offer refund anyway r u sure algae eating fish doesnt eat other fish aswell? lol

[velvet]

i really like fish but when i got them (ive had 3 in a tank twice) they died quickly, i guess the good thing is i didnt need to clean em out. but i asked an aquarium vet and they said its the way the pet shop got them out of the tank and didnt even offer refund anyway r u sure algae eating fish doesnt eat other fish aswell? lol


Algae eating fish are a good idea, and no they don't eat other fish unless they die and sink to the bottom, but I don't advise leaving dead fish in there lol.
Do you have a tropical, salt water or fresh water tank by the way?

[Tiuhdur]

fresh water

[Youheard]

Small amounts of algae is good for your fish. I had a problem with algae growing on the outside of my tank so I purchased a tiger snail from my local pet shop, the snail cleared it up pretty quickly. Ask in your local fish shop, they're always keen to help.

[Middlesbrough]

Algae eating fish are a good idea, and no they don't eat other fish unless they die and sink to the bottom, but I don't advise leaving dead fish in there lol.
Do you have a tropical, salt water or fresh water tank by the way?
tropical im getting the algae treatment (and white spot trreatment) tomorrow stupid pet shop wasnt open today ¬.¬