What Is Better? Questions.

[paul_219]

1) To feed my fish when the light is on or to feed them when is it off. What is better and y?
2) ANother question, i just read a subject yesterday that rainbow shark can eat algea that are in the tank?
3) Is it correct, and same goes to the black moore( telescope eye)?
4) Do they mean that the clean them like the pleco?
5) If the rainbow shark information is true, with what fish is it compatible?
6) Will it help the pleco to clean the tank i mean on the rock and plant?


Thanks

 

[Miss Wiggle]

1) depends on the fish, nocturnal fish should be fed after lights out, otherwise in the day time.
2) not 100% sure but you should never rely on a fish to clean your tank for you, it's easy to keep your tank clean yourself and no fish will do it as well as you can.
3) no i don't think a black moore will eat algae
4) a pleco won't keep your tank clean, quite the opposite, only some species eat algae, some eat wood and various other food stuff's, the thing they all have in common is they make about 10X as much waste as the algae they will eat. getting a pleco will not keep your tank clean.
5) ummm see above

 

[Bullrock74]

Rainbow sharks will graze on algae, but can't be relied upon to keep the aquarium free of algae. I agree that plecos produce a ton of waste, but they do a fine job of eating algae. Of course, each aquarium is different because of nutrients and lighting among other things, but in my case, one 7" pleco can keep my 350 gallon aquarium clean.

Rainbow sharks can be very aggressive fish. I would only put them in an aquarium with aggressive fish like cichlids, but not ones big enough to see the shark as food like Oscars for example.