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minus-squareKate-ay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoAre they invasive or something?
minus-squareSeleni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 month agoMore like incredibly aggressive. They are a type of algae after all. If you don’t keep a firm leash on them they’ll reproduce enough to drain all the oxygen and nutrients from an enclosed system like an aquarium. Plant tribbles, if you will.
minus-squareRegna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoTo give an exceptionally brief explanation: Yes.
minus-squarethirtyfold8625@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoI suspect that they reproduce quickly, since it is a species of algae. I don’t know much about this topic though.
Are they invasive or something?
More like incredibly aggressive. They are a type of algae after all. If you don’t keep a firm leash on them they’ll reproduce enough to drain all the oxygen and nutrients from an enclosed system like an aquarium.
Plant tribbles, if you will.
To give an exceptionally brief explanation:
Not that exceptional.
I suspect that they reproduce quickly, since it is a species of algae. I don’t know much about this topic though.