Pleco for Planted?

[Dirty Old Man]

I have a 40 gal planted breeder tank that I now have algae growing in. Any ideas on a type of pleco (or other fish) that will eat the algae but not eat my plants?

 

[davo]

any ancistrus sp. (bristlenose plecs) (only one male, however many females) would be best. personally if you dont have particularly big fish i'd go with a group of oto's say 6-8. theres a zebra variety too. (Otocinclus vittatus)

 

[softturtle]

yup, oto's are your best bet. I'd put like a dozen in there if it is heavily planted.

 

[WyldFya]

The best for algae in a planted tank is to just dose with ferts and let the plants start taking all the nutrients. Bright lights also are a major help, as well as CO2 injections.

 

[Dirty Old Man]

I'll try the otto's, thx. the only other fish in there are angels, plattys, and guppies.

 

[davo]

ottos are great, but they only get to 1.3"ish so you'll need a few. the zebra oto is a quite a bit more expensive.