Guppies and Live Plants

[Harlock]

So, I started my first planted tank in Janurary and it is a smashing success. I shall likely never go with a fake plant again save for my Q-tank and if I ever start a cichlid tank or something. The thing is, I haven't really kept guppies in a planted tank and since I read someone else thread about his guppies "kissing" the glass, I got to wondering, are guppies as good at algae eating as mollies? My mollies constantly graze in my tank. The pick the sides of the tank, the ornaments, the heaters, filter intake tubes, plants etc. Are guppies into this as well? Just curious as I know my big tank will be planted and hanve guppies.

 

[Nuriel]

I have several (5 ) in my twenty planted, and they dont seem to put a dent in any algea. i dont have much algea growth to begin with but when I had my swordtails they seemed to graze off the plants more. not destructively, just a little picking of what algea build up there was. I love my gupies, I have common feeder guppies that I never gave to my bichir and they are really quite pretty and fun to watch. the males got little red and green spots on them, I am thinking they may be mixed with endlers.

 

[Harlock]

Okay, thanks, Nuriel. I have two feeder guppies I inherited from a friend that moved out of state in a 10 gallon. These are definitely Endler's X guppies. They are both male, but only about 3/4 inch in length without the tail. They have the vibrant body colors of the male Endler's and show splotches of green, which the Endler's is rather famous for.

 

[congealedmeat]

my guppys don't eat my plants, but they don't pick any algae off of them either. They do pick at the glass and ornaments though...

 

[Kissofthegorami]

All of the common livebearers, mollies, guppies, swords, platties, mosquito fish, endlers will eat algae and "pick" like mollies do but mollies are the most vegetarian out of all of them. Mollies have the biggest appetite for algae.

 

[tricksterpup]

Harlock,
I keep guppies and Endlers in my planted tanks and they do an ok job. I like keeping with them Amano shrimp. They do very well together in a tank.

 

[Nuriel]

Okay, thanks, Nuriel. I have two feeder guppies I inherited from a friend that moved out of state in a 10 gallon. These are definitely Endler's X guppies. They are both male, but only about 3/4 inch in length without the tail. They have the vibrant body colors of the male Endler's and show splotches of green, which the Endler's is rather famous for.

HEY!!!! :OT: you shaved your goatee!!!! :sim:

 

[toked]

Harlock I agree with the previous comments. Mine definitely pick at things but don't really touch algae or plants at all for me.

 

[Mocular]

i have quite a few guppies in my 20 and they seem to like eating any dead leaves on my plant but not the live ones, and as for algae they eat very little.