algea eater
- Thread starter jdcreigh
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Call me overcautious, but if I were you I'd get a couple of mystery snails. They do a great job of cleaning up, and won't be nippy on your betta's fins--a tempting treat for smaller AE's. The Siamese Algae eater is pretty good, but you need to ensure that it is an SAE and not a Chinese Algae Eater, which can be quite aggressive even as a juvie. Pl*cos' get too large for the most part; the smaller species, from what I understand, get lazy. Just make sure that what you're putting in there will do the job, I often google for starter information. This is just from my own experience, for what it's worth. And the snails are entertaining, believe it or not. JMHO.
Or shrimp - amano shrimp are great for algae. Depends on the algae type. see if you can determine the cause of algae. Do you have live plants?
first off i will never go the snail route.they breed like rabbitsbut thanks.and it has a sandy bottom with live plants.i dont have this problem in my 2 55 gal or my 29 gal or 20 gal.i do have a algea eater in one of my 55gal cichlid tank(man does he keep it clean)it is the kind that looks like a catfish(does anyone know the name of those?)but he only come out at night.
Any larger pet store should have them, but in my tiny LFS mag floats are available, but haven't checked for aquarium sponges. I know big alls has them and many other algae cleaners for sure, if you plan on ordering on line or going to one of there stores.They are nothing more than a spnge without anti bacterial stuff in them(why I said aquarium sponge and not any sponge you may have) that you use to wipe algae from the side(s) of the tank.
EDIT: algae removal note: I linked you to the canadian site just incase your buying something from there.
EDIT: algae removal note: I linked you to the canadian site just incase your buying something from there.
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jdcreigh said:
hello, sorry this will be off topic, but is there some sort of divider that separates ur 2 bettas? i remember reading something that male and female bettas only live together during breeding or sumthing like that. :OT:
snails do eat algae.. maybe u should try having some..
although some bettas pop small snails
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what kind of algae and where does it grow.
do you have any of these?
-poor filtration
-over feed
-too much lighting
-strong current
-too much nutrients
instead of getting algae eaters, you could put some water sprite and just let it float, kill the current and sucks all the nutrients.
get more plants, change water
i think you should find whats causing the algaes to grow first.
do you have any of these?
-poor filtration
-over feed
-too much lighting
-strong current
-too much nutrients
instead of getting algae eaters, you could put some water sprite and just let it float, kill the current and sucks all the nutrients.
get more plants, change water
i think you should find whats causing the algaes to grow first.
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