So some of you will already know of my woes with algae in my new (2 months now) 29Gallon tank with Eclipse 3 hood filtration system.
I have in that tank the following:
4 platies/variatus
6 dwarf gouramis
2 small clown loaches
1 siamese algae eater
2 otocinclus
1 small sword plant
1 crypt wendtii
small loose hedge of water wisteria
I'm anticipating a loss of a platy or two soon for age reasons, and probably one of the dearf gouramis who is looking a bit nipped...
Anyway, I'm thinking about a pleco to help with waste and algae control. But I worry about the size of the tank and numbers of fish, etc etc. I don't think I want a huge one.
I've read a bit about the Tiger Plecos and others, that if I read correctly get only to about 4-6". Is this true? Do they help with waste control as the "regular" plecos are supposed to? Or are there other types that would be better? Or would this all just be a mistake?
Thanks!
I have in that tank the following:
4 platies/variatus
6 dwarf gouramis
2 small clown loaches
1 siamese algae eater
2 otocinclus
1 small sword plant
1 crypt wendtii
small loose hedge of water wisteria
I'm anticipating a loss of a platy or two soon for age reasons, and probably one of the dearf gouramis who is looking a bit nipped...
Anyway, I'm thinking about a pleco to help with waste and algae control. But I worry about the size of the tank and numbers of fish, etc etc. I don't think I want a huge one.
I've read a bit about the Tiger Plecos and others, that if I read correctly get only to about 4-6". Is this true? Do they help with waste control as the "regular" plecos are supposed to? Or are there other types that would be better? Or would this all just be a mistake?
Thanks!