Otocinclus Poo

[joecoral]

OMG, i can't believe how much comes out of such a tiny fish! i have 6 in my rio 180, they've been in there just under a week and i have to basically syphon the sand every other day, as its covering the substrate!
anyone else had this problem?
i think a few of them will be going back to the LFS before long tho, they've made short work of my GDA

 

[Squid]

Your not wrong there... They are great algae eaters, especially diatoms, but all that algae has to go somewhere as they are only little!!!! Poop machines!

Have you had a big decrease in the amount of algae since adding them. You may find this reduces as the alge available through the tank or algae wafers is less and more controlled.

Great though aren't they!

Squid