best algae eater

What kind of fish, and ow big is the tank?

There is a thread (sticky I think) in the plant forum that discusses algea eating fish. Additionally, snails and several types of shrimp do a great job with algea. There are a lot of options, but what is best depends on the rest of you population and the size of you tank.
dave
 
saty5 said:
what is the best algae eater that will clean the aquarium and plants?
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I like a bunch of Otocinclus for the green algae stuff, with an Apple Snail or two to help clean off the glass, decorations and gravel. I have five Otos and 3 Apples in my 55 gallon tank, and they are busy, busy, busy. Otos are miracle workers for cleaning algae off plants.

Patricia
 
I have a 26 gal Aquarium which has a good number of plants and are growing well.

I have:
2 Opaline Gouramis 2 inches
2 Clown Loaches 2.5 inches
3 small Yellow Rams 0.75 inches (getting on more)
4 Glowlights 0.5 inches
4 Cardinal Tetra 0.5 inches
 
out of all the "suckers" out there i think the common pl*co does the best job at cleaning algae. keep in mind they grow pretty large, but at a slow rate so one has plenty of time to upgrade to a bigger tank
 
You really are heavily- overstocked now IMO, snails won't work with loaches, shrimp won't work with loaches, and there is definately no room for more fish.

Between the gourami's which will get 6" or so and the loaches which will get 9" things stand to get really tight in that tank.

Given that information I would not personally reccomend adding any fish at all.
Just my opinion
HTH
Dave
 
SquirrelOsO said:
out of all the "suckers" out there i think the common pl*co does the best job at cleaning algae. keep in mind they grow pretty large, but at a slow rate so one has plenty of time to upgrade to a bigger tank
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My P. gibb (sailfin pleco) has gone from 1" to 5" in 2 months.
 
im talking about a common pl*co
they grow slow. it takes several years before a one incher will become a 12 incher
ive never had a sailfin so i wouldnt know, but that is some fast growth! thats as fast as a cichlid...hmmm maybe i should go looking around for a sailfin pl*co
 
im talking about a common pl*co
they grow slow. it takes several years before a one incher will become a 12 incher
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commons will grow 2 to 3 inches a year sometimes more, so a 2 inches today will be a 4-5 incher in a year. Additionally What do you suggest be done with the fish when they do get too big.
Typically it isn't good to reccomend buying fish that we know will get too large for our tanks even if they are small enough when purchased.
Dave
 
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