What fish eat this hair algae?

[Lucas9919]

My hair algae looks like this but alot more and the algae is growing on the free floating java moss that i have in the tank. I have to 2, 2.5 inch mollies that aren't touching it. What fish eat this exact algae that is in the picture not the stuff that grows on leaves that other people are talking about? Please only people that actually had this algae answer this question not people with second hand information because i don't want to waste money like i did with the mollies. My tank has the perfect chemical balace it just happened when i introduced water from my backyard pond. Yes i know, stupid mistake. The java moss was perfect before.

 

[Lupin]

Mollies and Jordanella floridae. If this is a community, you don't want the latter. I find them aggressive to say the least.

 

[jm1212]

if you are having problems with algea, it may be better to find the cause then add another fish that could make the problem worse. what is the stock, parameters, and size of the tank, along with anything you are adding to the water?

 

[Lucas9919]

I have 2 mollies 5 small ablino pleco around 2 inches and 25 baby platies about 1.5 cm at the most. I add nothing to the water but dechlorinator with the water changes that I do 30 percent every 2 weeks. The tank is a 25 gallon. All the parameters are perfect

 

[Lucas9919]

Mollies and Jordanella floridae. If this is a community, you don't want the latter. I find them aggressive to say the least.

The mollies have done nothing. Did they work with you with this type of algae

 

[GreenTerr0]

i believe there called chinease simaese algae eaters.. they especially work well with the hair algae since they have teeth and they dont damage plants.... btw lucas im from toronto alsoooo where do u buy your fish from.... about an hour ago i was at the big als on steeles in thornhill lol.

 

[Lucas9919]

same

 

[Lucas9919]

does big als have american flagfish

 

[GreenTerr0]

im not sure... i know they have those algae eaters though i bought 3 for like 7 bucks last week.

 

[Lucas9919]

those i don't think eat the algae i have look at the picture above