Will Shrimp Help Control Algae

[PopPopsfish]

Hey All,

I'm looking for a way to control Algae in my Planted tanks,
I have 2/55's & 1/bow with Amazon Swords & Breeder Size Angels,the fish are well fed . Lighting is on a 12 hr. cycle, home made CO2 system.
(Lots of hiding places for shrimp to hide) I'm aware of the possibility of the Angels eating a few and I am willing to give it a try, if anyone has shrimp F/S or can recommend an alternative.

I am new, so please bare with me. This is the best site I have found in years.

Thanks,
John /Pa. :help:

 

[Yadokari]

Your angels will hinder their productivity in helping control algae, so generally they would help. But in your case, no. Shrimp will spend most of their time hiding, rather than cleaning.
Then again, shrimp will only help a bit on cleaning algae by slowing it down, they won't really stop it.

Cherry and Amano shrimp will eat various algae and won't cost you too much either.

 

[---MR.CLEAN---]

I dont think shrimp will work with angelfish. Anglefish are cichlids and love too eat shrimp so yeah the shrimp will hide all the time but may still survive. How about try some algae eating fish like siamese algae eaters or plecos here is siamese algae eater site:
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/sae.htm

 

[msjinkzd]

I know several people who keep shrimp with angels..the angels will try to eat the shrimp, but typically in a tank as heavily planted as yours appear to be, they will survive and reproduce. You could also look into a bristlenose pleco, or some olive nerite snails (do not breed in fw, but will lay eggs under the waterline).

 

[Mgamer20o0]

with breeding angels your best bet is

 

[Robin Alv]

Hey - algae might be a prob -- but those angels are beautiful.

 

[PopPopsfish]

Thanks again,

In response to the plecos, they eat all my eggs I had to move my two prize plecos to yet another tank.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

thats why the brush will be the best idea. they will be aggressive to most anything.

 

[PopPopsfish]

The Brush, yes I do have one,just being trying to get out of work I guess.

Thanks MGamer

 

[Mgamer20o0]

set it up as a breeder tank.... breeder tanks are meant to be useful not pretty. you can get away with a lot more lol