What Algae Eater Will Be Suitable For 16 Gallon With Guppies?

[flyboy]

I have a 16 gallon (US)/ 60 Litre tank that has cycled and hoping to put guppies or maybe platy in. (O and have a high Ph of around 8-8.2)

how many should I add as dont want to be vastly overstocked if they start breeding when old enough and what male/ female ratio is suitable?

I would also like some type of algae eater but not really sure what would be a good option?!?

Any help is greatly appreicated

Cheers

Matt

 

[orange shark]

a bristlenose plec or ottos (i cant remember BNs minimum tank size so I may be wrong)

 

[Luketendo]

Cherry Shrimps .

 

[mark.w.jones]

I would say your tank is a little too small for a Bristlenose. Go for the otos. They need to be in a small group. 5+ members. For guppy info. there is a pinned article here:

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=99216

 

[Musho3210]

i dont like otos in small tanks, they eat too much algae too fast and if they dont take prepared foods they may starve. Look into amano shrimp.

 

[Piltdownpaul]

I agree-get some amano shrimps as they are no bother. I find with mine though that if there is too much other food around they will take that first and browse on the algae after. I couldnt believe how quick they finished my algae off-non stop eating machines !!!!!!

 

[Matty P]

Amano shrimp would be a great addition, before I had the amanos I had a parotocinclus which was a great algae eater

 

[BeGoodJohnny]

I have 2 false siamese algae eaters with my guppies and they get along fine (I have read they should not have 2 to a tank but they have been good over months. Stay away from the Chinese Algae Eaters, I had 2 before (I have now done research here and not taken the LFS advice and found out how bad they were) and they went back to the shop after a few months. They were being nasty to my other fish (guppies and tetras) and eachother.

 

[flyboy]

thanks for all the feedback everyone a real help

cheers

matt

 

[lilfishie]

are you going mixed sex gups/platies or same sex?