Small algae eater sudjestions?

[johnuskglass]

oto's! Chinese algae eaters tend to suck hickies in other fish as they get bigger.

 

[Jag1980]

Assuming your temperature does not exceed over 78, then you can have the Garra flavatra. What about the otos? You must be careful as these are sensitive to water conditions. Your other options are nerite snails and brigs.

I really like the looks of those fish, I never seen them before. I'm going to call around and see if I can locate one.
How sensitive are they? like PH level or cleanliness of the tank?
My temp stays between 73-77*F I don't use heaters for my tanks.
What's the Max size of these fish? There doesn't seem to be alot of info on them while doing a google search about them.

Oto cats or rubber lip pleco.

I had a Spotted Rubber Lip Pleco and it died a couple weeks ago for some weird reason.. I had some Oto cats a couple years ago and the two I had didn't last very long, not sure why.
I have a picture of my Pleco in my gallery.

I heard Chinese catfish aren't a good choice. They get around 5" to 8" and attack other fish so that's not a option. I saw some at Petco and almost got a couple since it said on the lable max six was 3" The I did research on them and found out their labling is wrong, and wrong on most all their fish...

 

[killerfish]

get a small pleco or some apple snails CAE only eat algea when young and when they grow up thay can be aggressive things

 

[guppymom]

I have had awesome luck with the rubber lip pleco...does a really good job, shy tho, so only really out at nite and have had it for over a year and is only 3" long! Enjoy!!

 

[Jag1980]

When my Spotted Rubber Lip died the only thing I had changed in the tank was I added some Algae-Fix drops to my tank.
I did this about 3 times in 1 month, maybe that had something to do with it?


I just got back from another pet store. They had a pleco I have wanted for a long time. Peppermint Pleco! for only $20 bucks! and about 14 to chose from.. but after I got home and looked them up, they get 7" to big...

 

[xaznkewlguyx]

I really like the looks of those fish, I never seen them before. I'm going to call around and see if I can locate one.
How sensitive are they? like PH level or cleanliness of the tank?
My temp stays between 73-77*F I don't use heaters for my tanks.
What's the Max size of these fish? There doesn't seem to be alot of info on them while doing a google search about them.





I had a Spotted Rubber Lip Pleco and it died a couple weeks ago for some weird reason.. I had some Oto cats a couple years ago and the two I had didn't last very long, not sure why.
I have a picture of my Pleco in my gallery.

I heard Chinese catfish aren't a good choice. They get around 5" to 8" and attack other fish so that's not a option. I saw some at Petco and almost got a couple since it said on the lable max six was 3" The I did research on them and found out their labling is wrong, and wrong on most all their fish...

oto's are really hard to acclimate. if you do it right they should last. mine lasted a few months before my pbass got to it.

i'd go oto's but make sure you acclimate them well.

 

[Jag1980]

I found another fish that got me interested: Beaufortia kweichowensis
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/beaufortia-kweichowensis

Only problem is that my tank sometimes gets around 79*F in the summer and the water temp on the info I've seen says max 76*F Would this be a problem?

My other interest is the: Garra flavatra

Anyone have any detailed info on this fish?

 

[Lupin]

I really like the looks of those fish, I never seen them before. I'm going to call around and see if I can locate one.
How sensitive are they? like PH level or cleanliness of the tank?
My temp stays between 73-77*F I don't use heaters for my tanks.
What's the Max size of these fish? There doesn't seem to be alot of info on them while doing a google search about them.

They are robust and easy to keep. Your temp should be fine. Max size is 3 inches.

I found another fish that got me interested: Beaufortia kweichowensis
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/beaufortia-kweichowensis

The picture shows a Sewellia lineolata, not a Beaufortia kweichowensis. They are not suitable for your tank. They prefer powerful currents and your current stocks do not appreciate it.

Only problem is that my tank sometimes gets around 79*F in the summer and the water temp on the info I've seen says max 76*F Would this be a problem?

My other interest is the: Garra flavatra

Anyone have any detailed info on this fish?

It is a problem to the hillstream loaches but not the Garra flavatra. Pick the Garra flavatra.

 

[chesterthehero]

if you want small and peaceful get some otos. you can have several together and holy crap they do a good job. you will need to supplement their feeding to keep them healthy, but dear god. if you go to most chain fish stores (petco, petsmart, etc) they dont feed them. quarantine them first and get them healthy. once their fed up a little, they go to town!

 

[Muske]

Ottos in a small group. How about a Dwarf BN?