rust grow in the fish tank? Yellow rust in the fish tank is actually a kind of algae called brown algae. This kind of algae does not like light and will grow in a dark environment. It is usually encountered in the early stage of fish farming. Later, with the improvement of the environment and the control of water fertility, it will gradually disappear and be replaced by green algae. In fact, it is not difficult to remove brown algae, you can use artificial methods to clean it, you can also raise some algae-eating fish to eat it, or pour algaecide.
1. Use an algae scraper: The most direct way to clean up yellow rust is to scrape it off with an algae scraper. This way is more manual, but the cost is very low, you can finish it at home, and the effect is quick. However, there are also some shortcomings, after all, not a permanent cure, do not pay attention to change the environment, algae will grow back.
2. Raising algae-eating fish: There are many kinds of algae-eating fish, such as moss rat, elf fish, black line flying fox, black Mary, etc. These fish all have the habit of eating algae, so raising some in the fish tank can also play a cleaning effect, but do not blindly choose, according to the existing fish in the tank, choose a suitable one.
3. Algaecide: Algaecide is a chemical drug, so it may cause phytotoxicity if used too much, but it takes effect quickly, but it can not be completely cured. It can prevent the growth of algae by reducing the dosage.
