Help best animal for algae control

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What is the tank size? If it's small then try a bristlenose pleco. Sorry but I had to suggest a pleco because no other animal has done as good of a job as my bristlenose.
 
Dude, any animal that eats algae will sh** it out again. Then new algae will thrive on these nuteients..
 
i had a similar problem my common pleco wasn't doing anything so i ask the guy at the lfs and he recomended a gibbiceps pleco and it eats all the algae
 
Fishkeepers are the best algae control to be honest...

I find plecos are absolute crap factories and cause more problems than they solve and ottos are too small to take care of large predatory tanks...

Just my 0.2 cents...


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Is your aquarium near a window? Are you over feeding? Have you tested your water? What is the temp like? I would check all of those things before I added more fish. If everything is correct, Otocinclus can do a great job, but they're also going to add to your bio load. They eat a ton of algae, too, and I've heard of people starving them by having too many because they're so small, and they didn't understand just how much they eat.
I have a 55 that is fairly close to natural light. It grows algae as a result. I just clean the glass when I do water changes every week.
 
Ive had chinese algae eaters do a really good job, but can get aggressive. Luckily my old lfs always bought them back when they got old and id start small again
 
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