Anything Eat Algae

[crackmonkey]

Used to have two Plecs in with my Discus but decided to get rid of them because they cause way too much waste, and it had to be bad for my Discus. But since I got rid of them I have a #### load of algae on the glass. Is there anything that eats algae but arent poop machines?

 

[Damsel_in_Distress]

algea magnets?

 

[akudewan]

This thread may help: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=101658

 

[juliehainsworth]

Was about to suggest Ottos or golden weather loaches but they might get eaten by the discus due to size

 

[crackmonkey]

Was about to suggest Ottos or golden weather loaches but they might get eaten by the discus due to size

I had some YoYo loaches but got rid of them due to an overstocked tank, they didnt eat algae, or are golden weather loaches totally different?

 

[juliehainsworth]

Turns out that my golden weather loaches were Chinese algae eaters and they are bad news as found out today so don't get them! Sorry

 

[Fella]

Some shrimp will eat algae.

 

[crackmonkey]

Some shrimp will eat algae.

Shrimp eat algae off the glass? I was thinking about shrimp but im a little worried my discus might eat them, although i do have neons of various sizes and they have never eaten or gone for any of them that i have seen.

 

[plecoguy]

get 3 or 4 ottos, very good at eating algea, i had them with my discus, did just fine.

 

[chrismr]

bristlenose catfish? Mine don't seem to be messy... they only grow to around 5"

 

[crackmonkey]

get 3 or 4 ottos, very good at eating algea, i had them with my discus, did just fine.

Are Ottos not too messy? After doing a gravel vac/water change when I had plecos in the tank a few minutes after there was always crap in the tank, 55 gal covered in plecto crap each day.

 

[Undawada]

Otos are pretty small, and very clean. They grow to about 2.5".

They are notoriously picky about water conditions, though.
They also need a constant supply of food in order to stay alive.
They are shy and like to hide under wood, in caves, or the underside of broad leafed plants.

My otos usually eat algae in the tank, plus I drop in algae tabs for them and they will occasionally munch on the sinking wafers for my cories, so giving them a little protein is a good idea now and then.

Amano shrimp also will eat algae but your discus might also eat them.

Other fish, such as plecs or chinese algae eaters grow to be large, messy and don't eat algae as a primary food source anyway. They might eat algae, but only if they are young or have no other food available.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

ive never had any problems with otos in bad water conditions. they seem pretty easy to keep after the first week they are in your tank. they have a bad habit of dying the first few days after you buy them though. this is because they were not properly fed when they were shipped

 

[fishing4exotics]

Tadpoles love to eat hair algae and algae off the glass. Tadpoles are not aggressive towards their tankmates and will get along with discus.

 

[fish_keeper2]

um what would he/she do once they became frogs/toads. also we must remember that discus prefer much warmer temps.