which fish is best for algae?
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yea they would, but any half decent lfs should be easily able to order you in a couple of different sp. of bristlenose. i agree i would have said ottos, but they are small fish, and im not sure how theyd fair with your tank mates. youd need a few of them too
I've had some good luck with SAE's and Oto's, but Plecs just don't seem to do a very good job of algae control in my tanks.
i think algea eater or giant algea eater ,,,,,,,,,,,,or tilapia or redtail black shark that can survive in big fish tank (i use this in my aquarium)
It's being ages since I owned a pleco...My tanks have always been tip-top-shape...If I do sense any algea, I simply wipe it off with a tank sponge....Recently, I've been observing how messy my rbp are....Yes, they do eat most of their meals, but there are still those little chunks that slip by them, falling to the gravel bed...It came to mind just now that a common pleco would work out...I mean it's pretty much the most common fish that survives well with p's....The pleco will eat a good proportion of what drops to the floor....Yeah, it is time that get one, maybe three and try it out starting tomorrow....
the best i ever had to clean algae is a red-tail shark. it eats even the toughess stubborn algae! that is when there is no other food around for eight hours. i have a 6inch chinese algae eater that i have had for 2years already, it doesn't even eat alge anymore it eats plants pellets, shrimp, and cut up fish.
