Need a recomendation on a good algae eater?

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I have a 55 gallon tank with
1- 4 inch silver dollar
4- black skirt tetras

I have had it up and running for about 6 months now and have a little algae problem.. It is not out of control but i need something to tame it a little.. What are some good algae eaters that stay rather small (under 5 inches)

Thanks guys
 
Snails! best I've ever seen...but they spawn quite a bit and may eat your plants, if you have them. Other options that i've heard are Siamese Algae eaters. I do not recommend Chinese algae eaters or corys....neither of mine do much for the algae, although the CAE did when he was smaller, which I hear is common. I had way too many snails, then my festivae ate them all. Before that, they did a wonderful job of the hairy algae I had all over my tank
 
I have an Otto for algae clean-up in my tank. They like being in groups, and only grow to 1.5 or 2 inches. He does a good job. :)
 
I'd suggest a bristlenose catfish. I purchased one for my 25 gallon a couple of weeks ago. I had algae growing on some of the ornaments, specifically a hollow log used as a hiding spot for some of my shy fish. Within a couple of hours this fish cleaned ALL the algae off the log. I was absolutely amazed, considering the bristlenose catfish is just a baby (only 1.5 inches long). These fish are amazing at controlling the algae in a tank. And, I believe they stay under 5 inches.
 
Bristle nose plecos and Rubber lip plecos do a good job at eating algae. They will get to be a maximum of 5 inches too.

:OT: Hey sandwich....
were does ur avatar come from, ive seen it somewhere and i cant remeber what. Its bugging the hell out of me that i cant remeber!

-Dan
 
SomeGuy88 said:
:OT: Hey sandwich....
were does ur avatar come from, ive seen it somewhere and i cant remeber what. Its bugging the hell out of me that i cant remeber!

-Dan
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Yeah me too. I think it was on some commercial or something.
 
Jeffd1979 said:
How are Siamese Algae Eaters? are they ok in none planted tanks???
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Yes, SAE's are good. You should supplement their food supply with store bought algae wafers though.
 
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