Algae eaters.

[WILDER]

Do any members have a good link about algae eaters, thanks.

 

[OohFeeshy]

no but if anyone does, are there any small algea eaters?

 

[SirMinion]

Can you be more specific? There are thousands of fish that eat algae.

 

[WILDER]

Small algae eater there is pit bull plec,and otto's, haven't found my algae eater yet it was named wrong but it growns to 2 and half inches.

 

[sylvia]

There are several small plecos/peckoltias that are good algae eaters and most grow to about 4 inches. Of course you have to research your chosen species because some get absolutely huge.

My personal favourite small algae eaters are otos. They only grow to about 2 inches and there are actualy many different species, many of which are ideal. Unfortunately, they can be quite fragile.

Siamese algae eaters/siamese flying foxes, false flying foxes and flying foxes are all also good algae eaters and don't exceed about 5 inches. SAE are excellent.

A note on chinese algae eaters - they are often sold as small-growing algae-eating fish but get to 10" and eat other fish. As they mature they get increasingly aggressive. Very bad choice for a community tank, they are also called golden algae eaters, chinese sucking loaches and are also often confused with siamese algae eaters/flying foxes though they actualy look substantialy different. Make sure you know what you're buying before you do get it.

I don't have a specific link but you can try www.google.com

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Wilder

Check out this link. It has a good comparison of true SAEs and false SAEs, as well as descriptions of a few other popular algae eating fish.

http/www.azgardens.com/algae_eating_fish.php

 

[Mr Miagi]

Ive had my True siamese algae eaters for a yr now and at first they were excelent, but now they seem more content in swiming in the water colomm and eating the frozen, live and flake food i put in for everyone else.

I like 'em but plecs are my preferred choice!

 

[WILDER]

Thanks for the link inchworm, mine isn't listed on there but it does seem to be a plec thank goodness, it isn't a chinese algae eater thank goodness.

 

[chad1989]

how big does a hong kong pleco grow tyo may i ask?

charlie

 

[sylvia]

That would be a hillstream loach. They are not exactly tropical and require lower temps and very fast-flowing well-oxygenated water. They also need large algae-covered stones to graze on and would do best with fish like white clouds, possibly zebra/leopard danios and fathead/rosy red minnows. There are many different species, all often called the same but looking significantly different, but most don't get much larger than about 3-4".