Temperate Tank Sucker?

[snoopyfrench87]

I have a large community tank that runs at about 26 degrees celcius, this is an established cool water setup, with 3 bronze corydoras, 5 mixed danios, 5 cloud mountain minnows, 2 fan tail goldfish and 2 apple snails.

However as the fantails are high waste producers and the tank is plantes i am having an issue with the algae on the glass that the apples arent keeping ahead of, i am looking to get an algae eating sucker fish.... but not sure what to go for?

the tank has fantastic aireation and a fairly strong current at one end which could suit mountain stream suckers, but not sure what to go for? hopefully something fairly common as we do not have fantastic stock selection locally.

also i am looking to get ottos for my Betta tanks - can anyone tell me if i need a group of ottos or will one on its own in each tank be ok?

thanks

Laura

 

[catxx]

um, i wouldn't mix goldfish with anything else ever anyway, theres only a matter of time before you find the smaller fish go missing.

no "suckers" for tanks with slow moving goldfish - plecos and chinese algae eaters (both tropical) would suck on the goldfish's slime coat and hillstream loaches (sub-tropical otherwise known as borneo suckers) need a specialist set up with a very strong current - not suitable for fancy goldfish. and definiately no otos (tropical) - they're super sensitive to water conditions, easily mucked up with goldfish around, that and they may also suck on the goldfish's slime coat, there's stories of them sucking on the side of angelfish and discus too.

good point andy, it's a sunday and i'm not awake yet - 26C is tropical - NOT "cool water". a true "cool water" set up would be under 20 degrees.

 

[andywg]

Have I missed something? 26 degrees is tropical

 

[geo7x]

Have I missed something? 26 degrees is tropical

26 degrees is hotter than my tropical tanks

 

[snoopyfrench87]

i typed it wrong the tank is unheated and sits at 20degrees celcius, the fan tails cannot eat the smaller fish - they cannot swim well enough, one is 10 years old and the other is a baby at only 3 weeks so very small, i would not keep ordinary goldfish in a mixed community like this as they would injure them yes.

the tank is heavily planted and all of the fish have lived together for 6 months now - apart from baby fantail, and i have had no injuries or life lost.

so is there any form of algae eater i could get?
there is a strong current at one end from a wall of bubbles.

thanks

 

[catxx]

don't the goldfish eat the plants? they've never struck me as good fish for planted tanks. to be honest, in your tank no algae eater is truely suitable. if you have algae problems, address the source of the problem and don't add any more creatures to try and deal with it.