do ottos eat green spot algae?

[Reframer]

:iagree:

I have found their algae eating standards to be sub-par...about all I have personally seen them go after are diatoms.

Wow, you guys must have some lazy otos, put 4 in my 55 which was covered in diatom. 2 days later - spotless!

 

[coach_z]

Wow, you guys must have some lazy otos, put 4 in my 55 which was covered in diatom. 2 days later - spotless!

doyou have any GSA in your tank that they devour? or do they mainly stay with diatoms?

 

[Linda S]

the phophorus bottle : use 2.5 ml for each 20 gal once or twice a week. you were right btw, the gsa is gone.

 

[DavidZ]

Why not just get a BN, I have seen them do all the glass in a day, even the toughest spot algae, but for sure the younger BNs work harder.
Otos do a great job on diatoms.
Do make sure to feed them, when their work is done.

 

[Linda S]

I think if I can fix the algae problem by properly fertilizing the tank that is a better option than adding a fish. I was considering ottos as an addition after the tank has aged a bit, so I was asking about there algae prefernces. thanks for all the input.

 

[KingKuba]

Try some nerite snails.