r/OpaeUla • u/Jordanthecomeback • 3d ago

Algae Diminishing?

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u/OwnConsideration2090 2d ago

I hate to say it but this is not the algae you want in there. This is more like a hair algae that’s more of a nuisance.

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u/ndrewtan 2d ago

I think you're right! Shiuos be a thicker variety like chaetomorpha macroalge right?

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u/Jordanthecomeback 2d ago

Why's that? I went on the shrimp bubble Amazon page and this is what the user photos have. I've seen my shrimp interacting with it frequently, presumably eating it

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u/itsnobigthing 2d ago

Buy them some Java moss

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u/Jordanthecomeback 2d ago

Ok that's potentially a good idea but why is there something wrong with the type of algae I have when I'm telling you I'm seeing reviews sharing photos of 2+ year old kits with the same algae wherein the shrimp and algae are both flourishing? If there's something wrong with my algae I'd really like to understand what that is before deciding on a change/addition.

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u/itsnobigthing 2d ago

It’s not wrong per se, just generally an unwanted form of algae that most people don’t want in their tank

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u/Direct-Amoeba-3913 2d ago

Java moss survives salinity?

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u/Jaded-Currency-5680 2d ago

it wont, it will die slowly

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u/JAYSONE2016 2d ago

Probably crash that system as it dies off.

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u/OwnConsideration2090 2d ago

Java moss will die. It can’t survive in brackish water where the salinity is 1.010 and up