A good algae eater

[Gumby131]

wats a good algae eater for a coold water tank with 4 zebra danio's and 3 little gold colouird fish

 

[reptileguy2727]

what are the little gold colored fish? what is the temp? most likely a common pleco should be fine (until it gets too big).

 

[Persimmon]

Don't get a common pleco, they grow huge. A bristlenose, rubbernose pleco, maybe a clown, or a hillstream loach.

WHat do you mean 3 gold colored fish? Do you have a picture?

 

[hobie237]

We have a clown pleco and an oto to take care of our 20g, along with a few ghost shrimp. Common plecos get HUGE and also (I've heard) dont eat algae their whole life, they grow out of it. The Clown, however, will eat algae its whole life and never get very big at all.

 

[Roan Art]

I hope you don't have a goldfish in that 20g with the pleco. You might as well have 3 goldies with all the waste that would be produced.

Roan

 

[Gumby131]

so a clown pleco, you reckon?

 

[reptileguy2727]

bristlenose and rubberlip plecos dont get big either, and you may like them more.

 

[Galaxie]

Most of the fish listed above seem like tropicals to me. Not good for a coldwater tank I'd think.

How big is your tank?

I'd recommend a scrub brush and frequent water changes to control algae before knowing the environment.

 

[managuay86]

stick with a comman pleco. cheap and effeciant, and when it gets too big donate it and get another small one, simple. u dont need anything fancy.

 

[nursie]

plecos do not belong in a tank with goldfish. they have different water requirements. Also..I have seen a large goldie with a perfect circle a pleco ate in it's side.
When I kept goldies, I had an apple snail in the tank. Did just fine keeping the algae down. the only thing you have to watch is if the goldies mistake the snails breathing apparatus for a worm and try to go after it. Mine diidn't tho