I sure hope it does go away!

I've reduced feeding to once a day and way less, flakes only.

Short of adding that clove oil to the tank I have no way of getting rid of the fish. They didn't come from my Mum, they bred here after I inherited the tank.

I had read 2 of the previous posts you mentioned us via the search (yesterday) function but can't find geo's that way.

If I cover the top of the tank with duck weed (easily available here) it will possible kill off my purchased plants by blocking their light. Mind you they aren't getting any at the moment anyway.

I"m still guessing the plant fertilizer tabs triggered the bloom.