Help with fish stock for new planted tanks

[ridehardorgohome]

I have a couple of planted tank, and my favorite fish is the SAE siamese algae eater,and redline sharks, They are a schooling fish I have 7 personally, They also eat algae their whole life unlike a lot of algae eater, and I don't have any algae problems at all I don't even have to clean the front of the tank they do it for me,They look cool swimming in the plants and have a cool personality, Tetras are cool looking (tetras rummynose)Jusr a personal preference thou

 

[emptyhead]

Probably depends on what plants you have. I've seen them eradicate vallisneria and crypts

I guess it might also depend on what congo tetras you have? There are several Phenacogrammus species in aquarium trade.

HarleyK

Good to know - thanks.

 

[emptyhead]

I have a couple of planted tank, and my favorite fish is the SAE siamese algae eater,and redline sharks, They are a schooling fish I have 7 personally, They also eat algae their whole life unlike a lot of algae eater, and I don't have any algae problems at all I don't even have to clean the front of the tank they do it for me,They look cool swimming in the plants and have a cool personality, Tetras are cool looking (tetras rummynose)Jusr a personal preference thou

You have 7 roselines, not 7 SAE, correct?

I am definently considering a school of roselines. The SAE suggestion is a good one also. I would have an SAE in each tank along with ottos - to me these are a given in a planted tank. I agree that the SAE is not only a good utility fish, but is pleasing to have in the tank - good looking, active fish.

If snails become an issue - some small loaches would be in order also - like the burmese border or chain loach.

 

[ridehardorgohome]

You have 7 roselines, not 7 SAE, correct?

I am definently considering a school of roselines. The SAE suggestion is a good one also. I would have an SAE in each tank along with ottos - to me these are a given in a planted tank. I agree that the SAE is not only a good utility fish, but is pleasing to have in the tank - good looking, active fish.

If snails become an issue - some small loaches would be in order also - like the burmese border or chain loach.

Yup redlines and if your looking to get some, Make sure your wallet is packing, because for me there is a big difference in wild and farm raised,The wild caught are your best bet with much more color,But like women the prettier they are the more expensive they are, I paid $30 ea for wild caught but for me well worth it,and of course my little buddies SAE are only $1.99 @ LFS so I have a school of them as well,I wouldn't s/u another tank without them they are so useful,And with my nano cube I put a 2 ottos in last week with my RCS and they love it.But know I'm having a problem with Green Hair Algae in the shrimp tank and don't want to use chem,do you know of any fish that eat the hair algae but wont eat the shrimp??? Thanks

 

[JakeH]

You have 7 roselines, not 7 SAE, correct?

I am definently considering a school of roselines. The SAE suggestion is a good one also. I would have an SAE in each tank along with ottos - to me these are a given in a planted tank. I agree that the SAE is not only a good utility fish, but is pleasing to have in the tank - good looking, active fish.

If snails become an issue - some small loaches would be in order also - like the burmese border or chain loach.

First off, don't buy any fish just to eradicate snails. Second, Botia like Burmese Borders (aka Angelicus botia, Marble loach, PolkaDot Loach) & chain Loaches WILL punch holes in your best looking plants. Those are the juiciest & tastiest leaves... I minimize the hole-punching by feeding a lot of veggies, but they never stop completely. I'd love to see you start a nice shoal of them, but just keep that behavior in mind when you start pumping time & money into your plants.

 

[MDK500]

First off, don't buy any fish just to eradicate snails. Second, Botia like Burmese Borders (aka Angelicus botia, Marble loach, PolkaDot Loach) & chain Loaches WILL punch holes in your best looking plants. Those are the juiciest & tastiest leaves... I minimize the hole-punching by feeding a lot of veggies, but they never stop completely. I'd love to see you start a nice shoal of them, but just keep that behavior in mind when you start pumping time & money into your plants.

Agreed, maybe a group of 10-15 Assassin Snails could help keep the population down.

 

[emptyhead]

First off, don't buy any fish just to eradicate snails. Second, Botia like Burmese Borders (aka Angelicus botia, Marble loach, PolkaDot Loach) & chain Loaches WILL punch holes in your best looking plants. Those are the juiciest & tastiest leaves... I minimize the hole-punching by feeding a lot of veggies, but they never stop completely. I'd love to see you start a nice shoal of them, but just keep that behavior in mind when you start pumping time & money into your plants.

I currently keep 1 Burmese border loach in on of my tanks and 3 khuli loaches in the other. I do have an occasional plant problem, but no major issues. My tanks are set up more for the fish, so I don't usually get rid of fish, I just try different plants. I currently use mostly a type of amazon sword and dwarf rotala along with some others.

A group of a dozen of the smaller loaches would be cool.

 

[emptyhead]

Yup redlines and if your looking to get some, Make sure your wallet is packing, because for me there is a big difference in wild and farm raised,The wild caught are your best bet with much more color,But like women the prettier they are the more expensive they are, I paid $30 ea for wild caught but for me well worth it,and of course my little buddies SAE are only $1.99 @ LFS so I have a school of them as well,I wouldn't s/u another tank without them they are so useful,And with my nano cube I put a 2 ottos in last week with my RCS and they love it.But know I'm having a problem with Green Hair Algae in the shrimp tank and don't want to use chem,do you know of any fish that eat the hair algae but wont eat the shrimp??? Thanks

A school of SAE's? Interesting - how many? In what size tank? I had 3 in a 55g - did not work.

I have some green hair algae in one of my tanks, I just live with it. It only grows on plants (especially java moss) that is very near the top of the tank and I'm running 108 watts of T5 light.

My algae eaters are SAE, ottos, rubber nose, bristle nose, and green phantom pleco. I don't ever see any of them eating the green hair algae.

Check out this site with some experiences with green hair algae. http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Algae/hair-algae.html

 

[ridehardorgohome]

A school of SAE's? Interesting - how many? In what size tank? I had 3 in a 55g - did not work.

I have some green hair algae in one of my tanks, I just live with it. It only grows on plants (especially java moss) that is very near the top of the tank and I'm running 108 watts of T5 light.

My algae eaters are SAE, ottos, rubber nose, bristle nose, and green phantom pleco. I don't ever see any of them eating the green hair algae.

Check out this site with some experiences with green hair algae. http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Algae/hair-algae.html

Yeah I have 4 Saes, Why did your 3 Sae not work????

 

[emptyhead]

Yeah I have 4 Saes, Why did your 3 Sae not work????

One bullied the others and they were beat up and hiding in the corners, so I moved 2 out. SAE apparently don't get along with other similiar fish either, like rainbow sharks, etc.

How big are your SAE? How long have you had them?