Plecostomus with a Flower horn

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Honey Badger

Honey Badger

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hi guys ... i have a question... here is my FH
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?498540-Grade-amp-Type&p=5985957#post5985957
I want to add a plecostomus into this tank because the algea is keep growing all over the glass from the inside ... the question is can they live together ???
i know that the FH is very aggressive and might kill the pleco ... i had once a three guys of small short body green texas who ate the eyes of th pleco as soon as i placed them in ... and finally killed him ... so what do you think ... ?
 
Give the plec a cave or somewhere to hide it could work. I have had luck with adding a bigger plec and the fh seems to leave him alone. just be sure to have a back-up plan/tank in case the fh turns out to be a tyrant. The other thing I do when adding a new fish to any potential aggression situation is remove the fish from the tank, then re-scape giving lots of territories and objects to break up the line of sight, then turn out the tank lights and add all the fish together so noone has previous territories to defend.
 
mmm yes i have another tank in case ... but i do not think the pleco i ll get is going to be big since they are expensive ... so i ll get a small one and try to find him a shelter in there ... thank u for the idea
 
plecos are dirty and not worth it. For what they clean, they **** even more. You can simply take a rag or glass sponge and scrape it yourself. What kind of algae are we talking about here?

If you're getting brown algae blooms as a result of this being a new tank, then this is normal. Just wipe it whenever it pops up and eventually when the tank settles in a few months, this goes away. Sometimes it comes back and that's usually a result of your water quality, or you have sunlight hitting your tank. If you want to get rid of an algae bloom quickly, use a UV-sterilizer.
 
FHlov said:
plecos are dirty and not worth it. For what they clean, they **** even more. You can simply take a rag or glass sponge and scrape it yourself. What kind of algae are we talking about here?

If you're getting brown algae blooms as a result of this being a new tank, then this is normal. Just wipe it whenever it pops up and eventually when the tank settles in a few months, this goes away. Sometimes it comes back and that's usually a result of your water quality, or you have sunlight hitting your tank. If you want to get rid of an algae bloom quickly, use a UV-sterilizer.
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yes this is what am doing right not .... just wiping them them every now and then but recently i have to do it like every week or ten days and yes it is the brown ones ..... but it is not a new tank though ... and sun light never reach the tank ..
 
Honey Badger said:
yes this is what am doing right not .... just wiping them them every now and then but recently i have to do it like every week or ten days and yes it is the brown ones ..... but it is not a new tank though ... and sun light never reach the tank ..
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water has too much silicates probably. brown algae isn't actually an algae it's a small microorganism called diatoms. The only reason I mention sunlight is because almost 99/100 times my fish tank that receives direct sunlight during the afternoon is the only tank that grows brown algage. I just wipe it every week.

nitrates tend to cause problems too, or water with hard minerals. if you don't have good current flow which you should over compensate always on a tank that also is a result of brown algae.
 
if you're having to wipe and the bloom is not slowly reducing. You should make sure you clean your gravel and scrub your glass thoroughly. The number one reason this problem persists is A. you're probably scrubbing directly into the tank water, therefor the diatoms fall to the gravel or remain in the water and start all over again. B. Get a powerhead or a good filter to really get some good movement in your water.
 
Every time you scrub it, do a water change immediately while it is still in the water column.

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yes i do scrub it usulay right before the water change ... but it looks like the quality of the water is the reason behind that ... it is a treated sea water in here .. but back to the original question ... do u think a small pleco is a - long term - solution for this ?
 
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