Your shark is still young. It's bound to change if it can. It's exactly for this reason the labeos should never be kept in small tanks at all.
What are the best Algea Eaters?
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I think you should consider a so called "algae eater" only if you enjoy them like you do your other fish. Algae eating should be a bonus of having the fish and not the main reason. Most common algae eaters, various plecos, actually compound the problem as they add such a large amount of waste to your tank that existing algae problems are just fed by having plecos. Most algae eaters eventually get lazy when they realise they can just eat pellets or it is simplay a part of them maturing that they reduce algae consumption.
An appropriate maintenance schedule and feeding regime can work wonders, as does lighting hours and plants to out compete the algae for nutrients. Also sponges with a bit of elbow grease applied are great.
I agree on the rainbow shark with Lupin. They are far too "energetic" for such a small tank. In such confines it will harass your mollies eventually.
So your choices are:
*Let the shark get bigger and see its true nature come out and kill your mollies and you will either euthanise or rehome it.
*Or rehome it now while it is still young and get something more appropriate for your tank such as dwarf loaches or corydoras. This way no stress or deaths occur and you get a tank you can enjoy rather than stressing over.
An appropriate maintenance schedule and feeding regime can work wonders, as does lighting hours and plants to out compete the algae for nutrients. Also sponges with a bit of elbow grease applied are great.
I agree on the rainbow shark with Lupin. They are far too "energetic" for such a small tank. In such confines it will harass your mollies eventually.
So your choices are:
*Let the shark get bigger and see its true nature come out and kill your mollies and you will either euthanise or rehome it.
*Or rehome it now while it is still young and get something more appropriate for your tank such as dwarf loaches or corydoras. This way no stress or deaths occur and you get a tank you can enjoy rather than stressing over.
Use a credit card to scrape the alge off, it works wonders. That shark will outgrow that tank for sure. He really does need a bigger tank. A 10 gallon is way way to small and a pleco gets way to big for a 10 gallon. You could get an otto.
Hillstream loaches? They need a specialist river setup in order to thrive. A 10g is not an option for them.
Because your setup is so small, I would either suggest a couple of ottos (otocinclus) or snails. Snails are underrated for small setups.
i'm a fan of zebra snails for their patterns and they do an awesome job for algae clean up
then just feed them algae wafers later
then just feed them algae wafers later
Cut back on the time your light is on in the tank, keep the tank away from windows, and clean up excess food and poo in the tank with water changes weekly, and you will be 100% better. I had a bad algae problem which was solved by taking those steps.
If you ABSOLUTELY have to add one, you could add a small pleco such as the rubberlip, but even that is a stretch. As stated a couple times, it would probably be best not to add an algae eater in the 10 gallon.
