Algae on my Rasta

Steverd · Aug 3, 2019

What do you think would kill this algae on my Rasta?
I tried a Peroxide dip for 5 minutes, the Zoanthids did not open for a week after the dip,
but the algae returned. I have lots of crabs and a Bristletooth tang in this frag tank.

I am also doing weekly water changes.

Would you try another peroxide dip?

Thoughts?

vetteguy53081 · Aug 3, 2019

Steverd said:
What do you think would kill this algae on my Rasta?
I tried a Peroxide dip for 5 minutes, the Zoanthids did not open for a week after the dip,
but the algae returned. I have lots of crabs and a Bristletooth tang in this frag tank.

I am also doing weekly water changes.

Would you try another peroxide dip?

Thoughts?

It will irritate it. pull what you can by hand and dip in peroxide. Will start to diminish

CheckeredPants · Aug 4, 2019

That appears to be the dreaded bryopsis. I’m not sure of a way to kill just a small amount, but Fluconazole has been used with great success.

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Jet Sled · Aug 4, 2019

I had the same thing coming from a frag plug of some scrambled egg zoa's. It required several peroxide dips, but eventually went away and did not spread anywhere else in the tank. 4 months now and no sign's

Jettareefer223 · Aug 4, 2019

Steverd said:
What do you think would kill this algae on my Rasta?
I tried a Peroxide dip for 5 minutes, the Zoanthids did not open for a week after the dip,
but the algae returned. I have lots of crabs and a Bristletooth tang in this frag tank.

I am also doing weekly water changes.

Would you try another peroxide dip?

Thoughts?

I always used tweezers and pluck it off by hand frequently eventually healthy zoas out compete shading the bryopsis and they don’t get mad like chemical treatments and open up like usual. There truly is no effective livestock options that control it IME. Bristletooth’s are one of the best utilitarian fish great on like diatom algae, no help with bryopsis unfortunately.

Steverd · Aug 5, 2019

UPDATE - I moved this frag into the tank with a Yellow Eye Kole tang and 24 hours later the Rasta looks like this.
Both tanks has crabs and snails, This tank has the Kole Tang, the other tank has a Spotted Blue eye tang,

What would you conclude from this?
1. Yellow Eye Kole tangs are better than Spotted blue eye tangs for bryopsis
2. This tank has better crabs and snails?

THOUGHTS?