Java moss on driftwood

[Zeeshan]

Hi friends

I recently attached java moss to driftwood, say around two weeks back. I do see new growth on the moss now, however on closer observation I saw some very fine thread-like development on the moss. I would like to know what this is? Is this the way the moss propagates or is it something else? Please see the pic attached.

[kmandal]

It's hair algae, get rid of it ASAP. Manually try to remove it, with the help of tweezers.

[Zeeshan]

Is there any other way to get rid of it? Removing individual strands with tweezers will be very difficult and might not help to get rid of all the algae.

[KarthikC]

Get some ghost shrimps. They'll help uproot this pesky algae. Also, try increasing phosphate dosage. I read in some other forum that it inhibits algae growth. This helped me control some algae too. Good luck.

Cheers,

Karthik

[Zeeshan]

Thank you!