algae eaters

[cbster]

i have a 6 week old tank it is a 55 gal. which has been fishless cycled. and i have 6 plants, 2 angels, 2 fire belly dwarf gouromias, 2 clown loaches, 3 cory cats, and i just put a co2 reacter in which isn't doing anything that i can see. but the brown algae just started growing a couple days ago and now it is growing like crazy. so i put 3 oto's in the tank will this be enough. the tank reading are ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 0-5, ph 7.4, gh 9, is there anything else i can do about the brown algae. thanks

 

[Loveless]

how about a Siamese algae eater?

 

[De Plano]

From what I have heard Chinese Algae eaters only eat algae when they are young, but I don't know much about them. One of the books I have read lists them under "Not Recommended", actually maybe both of the books say that.

 

[Sinuhe]

Siamese Algae Eaters are recommended, Chinese not

Otos should be good at eating brown algae especially. They do for me, and I've heard it from other sources, too.

Sometimes brown algae in the long run might be sign of too little lighting. Therefore adding more light might help prevent it.

 

[Debo]

My Ottos don't do a thing for my tank except play around in the plants. I never see them on the algae. How about a Pleco?
Deb