Last Updated: 4/18/12

The aquarium algae information has been divided onto four separate pages.

On this page:

• Algae Web Sites

Aquarium Algae Information

• Algae and Algae Cleaning - includes species of algae-eating animals
  
• Lighting, Relationship to Algae Growth, and Fish Sleeping
  
• Ornament and Plant Cleaning
  
• Cloudy or Green Water

Algae-Eating Animals Comparison Table

Algae Types

• Green Surface Algae
  
• Suspended Algae
  
• Hair Algae
  
• Blue-Green Algae
  
• Brown Algae

On my pond algae pages:
Algae prevention, algae eaters, UV Sterilizers, etc. as they pertain to ponds.

Pages on algae-eating critters:

• Common Plecostomus
  
• Bristlenose Plecostomus
  
• Otocinclus
  
• Siamese Algae Eaters, False Siamese Algae Eaters, Flying Foxes, and Chinese Algae Eaters
  
• Rosy Barbs
  
• Snails
  
• Shrimp

Algae is not all bad! In fact, many kinds help to filter the water and make aquariums safer for fish. A tank with algae is more likely to have spawning fish and healthy fry. My pond algae page lists a bunch of pros and cons of algae in ponds (but most also pertain to aquariums).

These links were last checked on 4/13/06. I could not get the second link to open (but it did not come up as not existing either so it may have just been down).

Algae Gallery - algae photos

Algae Information and Photos

For pond algae links, go to my pond algae links section.

Go to the main plant page (full index).
Go to the aquarium algae index.
Go to the pond algae index.
Go to the aquarium plant index.
Go to the pond plant index.
See the master index for the plant pages (quick index).

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