How to treat the aquatic plants and moss in the fish tank

The aquatic plants in the fish tank grow moss, which can be scraped off by hand and can also be raised by scavengers.

Scavenger, scientific name leopard fat body catfish, is the circulation of multi-spoke winged catfish and lower mouth catfish of the subfamily of catfish in the family Nail catfish, commonly known as strong waist dragon, strong waist fish, waist treasure fish, etc., also known as pipa rat, garbage fish.

The scavenger is named because he likes to eat the bait and dirt of the aquarium and purifies the water, so it is also known as the sucker fish, the suction catfish, the scientific name is the catfish, which is native to the rivers of South America and can often be seen in Central America. The body of the fish is semi-cylindrical, the tail fin is shallow forked, likes weak acidic soft water, suitable for water temperature above 20, the length of the adult fish reaches 30 cm, can not overwinter naturally, and is active in the bottom of the water body. At first, it was welcomed by consumers and farmers because of its strong adaptability, easy feeding, omnivorous, low oxygen tolerance, high catch rate, etc.

Because it is very hard, the meat is very rough, and it is not delicious, and it is very easy to survive, and reproduce in large numbers, squeezing the living space of native fish. Experts call for strict control of the introduction and spread of human-made species to prevent spread to natural water systems, and not to release animals at will.

Morphological characteristics: The body of the scavenger fish is streamlined, with small eyes, lower mouth, and a prominent upper forehead and a thick snout. The upper and lower lip each have two left and right teeth.

The teeth are brush-shaped. The corners of the mouth are 1 on the left and 1 on the left. The gill rakers resemble dense combs.

The body is covered with black patterns, and the black stripes are clear. The base of the pectoral fin can produce a sound similar to that produced by a yellow catfish. There are 2 dorsal fins, no lateral line scales, and only 4 rows of large scales on the side of the body.

Male and female identification: the female scavenger has a wide back, soft and silky barbs, a light body color that is not black, and a short and round pectoral fin; The male scavenger has a narrow back, hard and rough barbs, a darker and darker body color, long and pointed pectoral fins, and a star-chasing pectoral fin.

Yes. The water quality of the fish tank is good and there is sunlight, there will be moss or algae in the fish tank, and there is no fish tank for raising aquatic plants, so these mosses and algae can be a good substitute for aquatic plants, and the purification effect of the water quality of the fish tank will be brought to the fish tank. Because they are also plants, they will also help to purify ammonia nitrogen, nitrite and other harmful substances in the fish tank water, which are harmful to aquarium fish.

This is the main benefit of moss and algae.

If the amount of dissolved oxygen is insufficient, the moss will multiply quickly, as long as it is best to brush it off immediately, or use a moss remover to destroy it, otherwise it will be difficult to clean up if it is allowed to multiply. Replace the water regularly, such as once a week by a quarter to a third, to reduce excess waste and reduce nitrates and phosphates in the water.

The smooth thing that grows in the fish tank is called moss, and the moss can grow on the walls of the fish tank or on aquatic plants.

The best, quickest and most thorough way to do this is to give the tank a big cleaning. Move the fish to a safe water environment, then start cleaning the tank, remove the moss thoroughly, then pour in new water, and put the fish back in after the water is raised.

If the moss in the tank is not very serious, then you can choose algaecide, or put in some lichenivorous fish and shrimp when removing it, and then insist on regular water changes to ensure that the moss does not multiply excessively, and then remove the moss through long-term treatment.

The practice of making the fish tank free of moss:

1. Reduce the light and try not to let the light shine directly, so that there will be no moss.

2. Clean the tank thoroughly, brush all the moss, and change all the water in the tank, so that the moss grows slowly.

3. If you raise goldfish and koi, you can raise some dragon's eye, which has solid skin and likes to gnaw moss.

4. If you raise tropical fish, Mary and Kiss Mouth, they all like to gnaw moss, and the scavengers and rodents you said have the effect of cleaning up less moss, but there is no way to do it if there is more moss.

5. Where there is strong light, it can be blocked with opaque things, such as fish tank background paintings, which is not only beautiful but also solves the problem of raw moss.