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This fish has changed into a golden algae eater and has almost doubled in size. A good tank cleaner, spends most of his time suckered on to the glass eating the algae. Apparently these can show aggression when older, but mine has been fine for over a year and a half now. Time will tell!
Someone in the atelier worked with acrylic sheets/plexiglass and I decided to give it a try.
It is quite different from metal plates. Good thing is that you can place your artwork under the plate and work over it...also it is cheap.
The downside is that larger plates will crack when run through the press
The oddly sculpted rocks at Bean Hollow have some of the most beautiful growths of this algae or lichen on them. They range from greens to yellows to bright orange.
Two algae eaters we have, named Salt and Vinegar. No idea which is which as they always dress identically. Let's call this one salt.
U-M ecologist Bradley Cardinale and two research assistants -- Jessica Perry, left, and Brenna Boehman --measure light penetration in tanks containing various mixtures of freshwater algal species. The 2016 experiment was conducted at U-M's E.S. George Reserve near Pinckney, Mich. Photo by Daryl Marshke/Michigan Photography.
Lynden offers an open collection of pond algae for home composting or as an art material for papermaking.