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Unread 02/07/2018, 03:02 PM   #1
jlaudiofreak
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What is this algae

I have never had this in any of my tanks over the years . Can anyone tell me what it is and what eats it .
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Unread 02/07/2018, 05:27 PM   #2
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Not sure at all, but it kind of looks like the beginnings of cotton candy algae. If it is, snails should eat it. Mine did.


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Unread 02/11/2018, 12:13 PM   #3
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It’s not cotton candy it looks more like Caulacanthus ustulatus


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