esshup - FA growing on pond weed indicate excess nutrients were available at the time the FA is establishing / flourishing. If more rooted plants were present and consuming more nutrients then the FA would be much less due to lack of nutrients; competition for space and nutrirents. FA always thrives on availability of excess nutrients not being used by something else. Feeding fish pellets results in producing excess nutrinets.
Directions (label) for peroxygen algaecides (Green Clean, Phycomycin) tells the user to apply when FA is young and in early growth stages. FA is most vulnerable during early growth. Applying peroxygen granules on old growth FA requires much more algaecide and it works less effectively. Species being treated could also affect how well this algacide works.
Tilapia in a cage will eat FA first and leave behind leaves of eelgrass. Eventually the eel grass leaves dissappear; so they must eventually eat it when other items are not available. Freshly planted eelgrass is not well rooted and can be pulled out easily (taste testing?) from water soaked soil which is maybe why it dissappeared from the pots.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 07/06/10 11:11 AM.
