Betta Tank Keeps Turning Green

But the tank is overrun with floating green algae.

Betta tank keeps turning green. If the aquarium has its own artificial light limit the amount of time that it is kept switched on. Check out some other algae eaters that are suitable to keep with a betta in our tank mates article. I got the snail to help with the algae dust the kind that sticks on surfaces and he does a good job with it.

I have a 20 gallon tank with 4 goldfish and two bottom feeders and the water continues to turn green. I have a 2 5 gallon fluval brand tank for one betta fish one snail and a live plant. Turning the gravel green why.

Max possibility due to algae. Too many fish in a tank can also cause the water to turn green. As far as algae eaters go a clown pleco is a great at getting rid of algae and has a small bioload.

My filter is used for 20 gal to 60 gal tanks. Help is gravel growing green algae normal. I put water treatment in it and everything and change the filter often but cannot figure out why it keeps turning green.

I have a 29 gal tank with 2 small koi a betta and a frog and i do a 75 water change 4 5 days but it keeps turning green. Add live aquatic plants. To prevent green algae you should minimize the amount of light in the tank add more plants keep algae eaters if your tank is big enough feed your betta and change the water frequently.

Turning the gravel green why. Introduce daphnia to the tank. These will absorb phosphate ammonia and nitrate from the water that are also used by algae for growth.