cat or pleco

[tdins_2]

i need a cat or pleco to control the alge and such in my tank but its going to hafta be with a clown knife and ghost knife im guessing it would be a cat but what kind would be big or tough enough for the task?

 

[ste2k3]

if you want a fish to control algae, then a pleco would be best. if you want a plec to do a job, then a common plec will do but remember, most of these can grow to 2' long. if you want a plec to clean and look great, then try looking at plecs such as royal plecs (actuall panaque) which look great and grow to around a foot long

ste

 

[Cheese Specialist]

i need a cat or pleco to control the alge and such in my tank but its going to hafta be with a clown knife and ghost knife im guessing it would be a cat but what kind would be big or tough enough for the task?

What catfish eat algae? I can think of farlowellas but I think they are delicate. I think a plec would be best, just a big one. I am not sure what plecs are happy eating algae though.

Why not just tackle what's causing the algae or scrape it off manually?

 

[tdins_2]

i dont have an alge problem its just to clean up a bit like uneaten food and stuff

 

[ste2k3]

maybe a synodontis for uneaten food. just make sure that he isn't small enough to fit into the knifes mouth.

ste

 

[Perky]

For Algae a Royal Panaque Plec isthe best (just bought one recently because my Common Plec doesn't seem to eat Algae now he is 8 inches) and for cleaning food from the bottom what about Synodontis Granulosus or Synodontis Schall. They get 10 inches +

 

[tdins_2]

i was thinking maybe one of these synodontis acanthomias or a synodontis schall or a synodontis flavitaeniatus what do u think