Yep you’re right. Just read up on it. Small invertebrates (snails included) are on the menu.
I read through all the other responses before responding and it seems like your questions have been answered.How do you tell it’s a female bristlenose if it doesn’t have the bristles ?? I’m also clueless about plecos.
Niki_up sorry for the disturbance ?. Know any algae eaters which can stay in a 55g and don’t produce tons of waste? Thanks
I don’t really know how to stop algae from occurring. I just thought of getting a small pleco to help keep the tank cleaner. Now my options are either rubbernose or bristlenose I guess after reading your message. How do you differentiate bristlenose from other plecos? Thanks nikiI read through all the other responses before responding and it seems like your questions have been answered.
there’s nothing you can add to your tank that won’t also add to the bio load of the tank.
the best algae eater is your own hand a a brush or scrubbie.
I don’t think ottos will work in your tank as I think I read you had larger fish in your tank (the ottos could become snacks) ottos also do best in very mature tanks. If you add Nerite snails to your tank you’ll have a bigger problem than algae….the nerite snail eggs are like cement and very hard to remove, more so than algae. If you go with mystery snails they are essentially s**t machines like plecos. If yougo with Siamese algae eaters the true version they will work while small and once they learn how delicious the fish food is they will stop eating the algae and wait for the fish food.
if you want plecos I say definitely go for it, they are awesome! But they won’t be as good at eating algae as you want for the most part. The suggestion of rubber lip is a good one!
one good rule of the hobby is don’t add a fish to your tank to solve a problem. Solve the problem by figuring out why it’s a problem and then fix that problem. Add fish to your tank bc you want to care for and keep them.
I do scrape off, but i swear it grows back within a day, which I don’t have the time forAnother option is an algae scrapper. That might be the best thing to get at this point.
Lighting could be a problem.I do scrape off, but i swear it grows back within a day, which I don’t have the time for
There are a number of ways to reduce algae. Reduce lighting times, less feeding, more water changes, adding a lot of plants to out compete the algae for resources.I don’t really know how to stop algae from occurring. I just thought of getting a small pleco to help keep the tank cleaner. Now my options are either rubbernose or bristlenose I guess after reading your message. How do you differentiate bristlenose from other plecos? Thanks niki
Just so you know they are just called blue eyed lemons and the albino term does not apply bc it has blue eyes and not red eyes.Got a very small blued eyed albino bristlenose pleco. Hope it would be able to get rid of the algae