Hello. I bought two small red tiger oscars from petsmart back in september of 2011. They have been happily living in a 55 gallon tank ever since. The algae is starting to get uncontrollable and I would like to get some kind of algae eater. This is where I need your help. What will comfortably and safely live with my two oscars? I've heard that plecos get along with oscars but I would like to get this confirmed first. Thanks in advance
55 Gallon Fish Tank Stocking advice Needed
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Alright thank you for the reply. Do you mind telling me what the difference between a bristlenose Pleco and a Plecostomus is? The only reason I ask is that my LFS carries plecostomus but I've never seen any bristlenose plecos. Thanks once again in advance
you can fight the algae by keeping lights on only for a few hours a day, say only when you are around for a while, and also by doing bigger water changes. If you have two oscars then chances are theyre making a big mess, you may have a lot of fish waste in the substrate that needs to be siphoned out. a 50% weekly water change is okay too.