CAE does a good job with algae, but can get aggressive with other fish once they start to grow in size. They Damage the skin of slow moving and large fish by attaching on to them.
I had better success with SAE than Ottocinclus cat fish. The Ottocinclus I got didn't survive and just disappeared from my tank.
Right now my brown algae is combating with green hair algae since I pruned my dominant octopus Pogostomon. Their have been variable changes in the tank that is leeching nutrients to brown algae and green hair algae. The green hair algae is mildly taking over the stem plants.
Along with this shift I have found baby trumpet snails attached to all brown algea bogwood and driftwood.
Unfortunately the phosguard isn't available in sri lanka for me to try it and be "sold".
So I'm dependent on old school maintenance and hardwork to combat the algae.
