Ottos And Green Algae

[celaeno]

do ottos eat green algae? if so, how many should i add to my 10-gallon tank?

 

[doresy]

pretty sure they do

A 10 gallon tank? What, if anything, do you have in there at the moment apart from the Albino Cory? 5 of those equals around 7.5" so at best you could introduce 3 ottos.

5 Albino Cory and 3 Ottos? (IMO not a too interesting set-up )

 

[Kevstir]

Ottos do eat it but are more effective against brown algae, iv found bristlenose plecs to be a lot better than otto's , 10g might be a bit small for a bristlenose though.

 

[KimA]

If it's the green spot algae (hard stuff on the glass), then I don't think there's anything that'll get rid of it apart from a bit of elbow grease (& a credit card to scrape it off).

 

[celaeno]

it boggles my mind that no one ever knows what green algae i'm referring to. surely, someone can identify with the green algae one gets as a result of light and nutrients in the water. you know, the common green algae everyone is bound to have had?

 

[Kevstir]

maybe if you were a bit more specific you would get a better answer , virtually every algae is green so how can you possibly expect us to know what type you mean ???