What Type Of Algae Eater Do You Think I Should Get?

[tylerv9]

First, here are my tank stats:
55 gallon (US) planted community tank
- A pair of keyholes
- 5 Boesmani rainbowfish
- 6 Rummy nose tetra
- 4 ottos
- 4 amano shrimp

I gave a school of cardinal tetras to my grandma, lol, so I have room for something new now.

So, I usually treat my tank with Flourish Excel, but there was like a 2 week time span where I ran out and was too busy to get more (nearest store to carry it is like an hour away). I guess that threw off the balance in my tank and now I have a mild algae problem. The ottos only seem to eat the brown algae, but the majority of it is green. I usually have to supplement my ottos with cucumbers because they don't really eat too much algae.
Now I am treating again with Excel but it isn't working out that great.

Do you think I should get another type of biological algae control? If so, what kind do you think would work well in my tank? I really don't want a large pleco .

(Also, besides something to control the algae do you think I have room for other fish in my tank? If, so what do you think would work well . The filtration is "enough" for a 75 gallon tank.)

Thanks for any help!

 

[sic0198]

Get a BN pleco or two.

 

[gzylo]

yea ottos are not good at all i have 10 of them but they are rubbish. i got myself 2 bn month bac and there is incedible progress!!!!!!!

 

[tylerv9]

How big do bn get? I read 5 inches - i don't want it to be the biggest fish in my tank lol

 

[indigoj]

Ples are not necessarily algae eaters and you sould only get fish because you like them and can provide the right environment for them, not to try to solve a problem.

 

[tylerv9]

you sould only get fish because you like them and can provide the right environment for them, not to try to solve a problem.

Oh I know. I'm looking to see if there are any fish I like that would also solve the problem and are suitable for my tank environment. Thats why i am getting input here and doing my own research instead of just jumping into it and getting a fish...

 

[afishdude]

BN plec get to about 4-5" and are SLOW GROWERS. The also need some wood in their diet so take that into consideration.

 

[matchstickman47]

what typ of algy is in your tank, my RTBS destroys brown hair algy

 

[tylerv9]

What is an RTBS?

Ummm. I don't have any brown hair algae. Its mostly green - don't know what type? Its like little specks on the glass and on plants and some substrate.

Also, I have 2 large pieces of driftwood in my tank.

 

[matchstickman47]

What is an RTBS?

Ummm. I don't have any brown hair algae. Its mostly green - don't know what type? Its like little specks on the glass and on plants and some substrate.

Also, I have 2 large pieces of driftwood in my tank.

Red Tail Black Sharks ( sorry my fault )

if its green
1 bn is the way to go

 

[tylerv9]

Okay thanks for all your help! Some of the bn varieties are pretty cool. Are they all equally apt at eating algae?

 

[matchstickman47]

yes

may i recomend starlights

 

[afishdude]

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[matchstickman47]

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abit vauge mate

how that whole mod deleeting thing go?

 

[afishdude]

Meant to say "yes" to the starlight suggestion.

Not sure on the mod topic, I pm'd backtotropical and he hasn't pm'd me back yet.