What is a good specimen that will clean up the algae in my 125gallon brackish tank? The mollies I have are picking at it haha but to no avail... any good recommend specimens for this?
From what I have read, their are certain plecostomus which can handle brackish waters. I recommend researching the many plecos and find one that works for you.landmineyouth;565297; said:What is a good specimen that will clean up the algae in my 125gallon brackish tank? The mollies I have are picking at it haha but to no avail... any good recommend specimens for this?
plecos are a no no, they wont survive forever in those conditions, even if they appear to be coping with it for a little while. this question comes up a lot, and basically, there isnt a lot you can do, there arent any of the normal fish that tolerate the salt. there are some gobies and a handful of other molly type fish, but to be honest they arent all that effective. algae scrapers work wonders. less light will help too, and less nitratesAli;565310; said:From what I have read, their are certain plecostomus which can handle brackish waters. I recommend researching the many plecos and find one that works for you.![]()
Hmm, interesting, do you know what salinity levels plecos may tolerate?davo;565470; said:plecos are a no no, they wont survive forever in those conditions, even if they appear to be coping with it for a little while. this question comes up a lot, and basically, there isnt a lot you can do, there arent any of the normal fish that tolerate the salt. there are some gobies and a handful of other molly type fish, but to be honest they arent all that effective. algae scrapers work wonders. less light will help too, and less nitrates
not many plants that can survive in brackish environments...Ali;565483; said:Hmm, interesting, do you know what salinity levels plecos may tolerate?
Another idea is to go with plants. Most plants will outcompete algae for nutrients.
Here is a link of brackish water plants.fishcatch22;565506; said:not many plants that can survive in brackish environments...