Need help identifying this algae

[kaijor]

Hi there,

I seem to be having a slight bloom of algae in my tank. It looks red in my tank which makes me believe it’s cyano but it’s not like slimy, more like hair algae.

I have included a picture of the algae under the microscope and what it looks like under white light. Let me know if anyone needs a better picture.

 

[Dan_P]

Looks like a dinoflagellate. Try capturing a larger sample of the organism in a larger drop water on the slide

 

[kaijor]

I’ll try to get a bigger clump tomorrow. I just cleaned the tank out so there isn’t too much left.

 

[kaijor]

I’ll try to get a bigger clump tomorrow. I just cleaned the tank out so there isn’t too much left

 

[kaijor]

These any better?

 

[kaijor]

 

[kaijor]

Anyone have any idea what type of algae this is? Let me know if you need to take some more pictures.