[victorng]

Hi everyone,
My aquarium is suffering from an infection of strange filamentous algae growing on the leaves of my anubias nana (edges of leaves) as well as my rocks and lilaeopsis mauritiana. I tried to use the tweezer to pick them off, but it keeps on spreading and is now threatening to kill off my a. nana plants. Can anyone identify what this is - it doesn't look like brush algae or hair algae and has a definite branching pattern. If someone can also give me tips on how to get rid of it, I'd really appreciate it. I've linked a photo here.

Regards,
Victor.

 

[victorng]

Thanks!

Thanks both of you, I'll do the water tests and report back before I try anything. Now I have a name for my problem! Will all the treatments listed above be safe for my freshwater shrimp? or do I need to remove them all while doing these treatments?

Regards,
Victor

 

[victorng]

Water conditions

I have a 12 gallon long Mr. Aqua running the Current USA satellite freshwater LED+ (25W). I have the lights on timer from noon till 8pm.

Water tests show 0ppm or ammonia, 6.8 pH, and <17.9 ppm KH hardness (1 degree dKH).

I think I'll try the liquid carbon first.

Victor.

 

[victorng]

Thanks on CO2 advice...

Thanks again!
I bought some API CO2 booster and will give that a try in very small increments.
My aquarium is fairly well planted (I'll set up a section soon showing images of my tank). I'll let you know how things turn out!

Victor