u/LawyerSmall7052

Hey everyone. This 20 gallon tank is completely infested with hair algae, brown beard algae, and cyanobacteria. They are covering my plants and causing nutritient deficiencies, eventually killing my anubias and java fern. They spread so rapidly that manual removal is impossible. I completely turned off the light and planning on keeping the tank in total darkness for a few days without feeding my fish. Nitrate levels are below 30 ppm and nitrite is 0. TDS is 300 ppm and pH is slightly above 7. I use potassium fertiliser but won't use it until the algae is removed. I started treating the tank with Macrol but not sure if it will work. Any advice is appriciated. I have 3 nannacara anomalas, 1 otocinclus, 4 corydoras and 1 sturisoma panamense.

Hey everyone. This 20 gallon tank is completely infested with hair algae, brown beard algae, and cyanobacteria. They are covering my plants and causing nutritient deficiencies, eventually killing my anubias and java fern. They spread so rapidly that manual removal is impossible. I completely turned off the light and planning on keeping the tank in total darkness for a few days without feeding my fish. Nitrate levels are below 30 ppm and nitrite is 0. TDS is 300 ppm and pH is slightly above 7. I use potassium fertiliser but won't use it until the algae is removed. I started treating the tank with Macrol but not sure if it will work. Any advice is appriciated. I have 3 nannacara anomalas, 1 otocinclus, 4 corydoras abd 1 sturisoma panamense.

I have 2 L059 plecos in my 50 gal. There is 4 caves and a huge driftwood but they seem hesitant to breed. Parameters are fine with 0 Nitrites and ~30 ppm Nitrates. Ph is slightly above 7 and TDS is ~180 ppm. The only thing I notice is that female have a bit of damaged fins and I suppose that is because of the male as I have seen the male almost kill another pleco before. How can I get these guys to breed and what can I do for the female?

Hey everyone. I have 2 corys 2 otocats 2 female nannacara anomala and one male nannacara anomala in my 20 gal. Recently I have seen that my male’s fins are damaged and his left fin is in severe condition. Is this fin rot or fighting? He was constantly chasing and trying to breed with the female but the female was pretty aggressive. My corys also have a bit of fin rot but I always thought that it was because of the female being aggressive with them too. They managed to recover a few times but it keeps coming back. It’s my first time seeing it on my male. What should I do? The females and otocats do not have any damage on their fins.

I have 2 females and one male nannacara anomala in my 20 gal. The male seems eager to breed and performs these dances. However, the female does not allow him to enter the coconut and bites him or leaves the coconut if he gets too close. Same thing goes on in other coconuts too. Any advice? How do I get these guys to breed?