ALGAE - Good/Bad/Ugly/Exotic - The Astonishing Value of Algae in Your Aquarium

Algae is your best friend. There are 1,000s of types of algae so you might as well pick out a favorite. Although many algae are bad actors, most are pretty harmless.

The harmless algae can be found mostly in the green algae classification. There are thousands of algae in this group and they are differentiated by their appearance.

Shrimp, Snails and Ostracods eat green algae. Examples of green algae include green water. Green water is wonderful and looks worse than it actually is. Another example of a green algae is spot algae. This is a single celled algae the grows into a colony.

Algae is a sign that your aquarium is alive and that nutrients are present. But the down side to these algae are the cynobacteria algae. The algae are nasty and you do not want them in your aquarium at all.

There are exotic algae like golden algae and bird bath algae (red algae) that serve many useful purposes to both fish keepers and humans. So, you see, algae is your friend, not your enemy.

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0:00 Intro
1:17 Class of Algaes
1:57 The Good - Green Film
3:12 The Good - Green Water
4:01 The Good - Spot Algae
4:52 The Bad - Witch's Jelly
07:08 The Bad - Blue Green Algae
08:05 The Ugly - Matting Algae
9:38 The Ugly - Old Man's Beard
11:23 The Ugly - Hair Grass
12:11 Exotic Algae 1
12:52 Exotic Algae 2

All clips are used for illustrative purposes only.
Clips courtesy of:
SePRO Corporation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF3Ekr2MkOI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKhlyRO5-Cg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2_IsEVlPtY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3-ErBEHP4g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9kH8s2McXc
Motic Europe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHPsRjpsUtc
KPIX CBS NEWS BAY AREA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf07omDeV-0
Aqua World Info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW5KUyzx2Hg
dangerousfishbowl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOn-xW-EtXM
TANK FISH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2vNeomNzlQ
LRB Aquatics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYtcGJl1pnA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TMzxwm5_-M
MyIndependentChannel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX4FF8UbjDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxULi8BbP2U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbfV_sKeJIo
PaducahFishFan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzACFlGHkM4
Donald Rubbelke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTCIl9RFDqc
Shrimp Mania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTvcjXQ_NVg
H2O Plants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH_hlHJkQLw
ReefMan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdQXjEm5Bmg
Coralust Reef Solutions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XCw2TqIGXk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8v6qECPcR0
Seaquaria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUF8mxDt0vc
Emboli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiycGvropUg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNMEBJ9qgws
American Museum of Natural History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRgeh7cN9PQ
Aquarium Adventures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3l9oUFOq8E
Aquarium Adventures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe3OppMRr50
Brian's Fish Tanks (Aquatic Support Systems)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJqX7JRaX8s
Bernard Jenni
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6cCpyivi9E
Rural Delivery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkZaeYbwDtE
TBD Media Group
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMqg_d5bTho
Polyvar2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mRhgn2cNUs
The Fish Room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IyYQgJbJO0
Fishy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ipEzWGC5mc
AquaTK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0FrSKDoKmM
Digital Atlas of Ancient Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_lLkr03hzc
Jon Bondy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2OWVz5u4s0
Joey Slay Em
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK801eTq2Y0
Jason's Cichlids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXZVMvaK94k
TEAM Aquascape
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/deBkGdPwwUI
Pondguru
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsgds1x2iBA
thep0ndman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ993hjMDuk

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