Will Corys Take Care of Algae

[lgreenmk]

Currently have an Eclipse 3 gallon with the fish noted below. Will a Cory cat be a good addition to this tank for the purposes of cleaning the algae? The algae eater I had was too agressive and I think killed off 2 guppies. The neon tetras have been fine (although seem less timid now that the algae eater is gone)

My mother's algae eater is aggressive also.

Thanks!

 

[madattiver]

no.. cory's do not eat algae.. they do however eat the leftover food the other fish don't eat that falls to the ground.. they are the clean-up crew of the fish world. as for a non agressive algaue eater i would recommend you getting an otto or 2. they stay under 2 inches and are very freindly fish.. actually it is almost like they aren;t there in the other fishes mind. very cool little agae eater

 

[Alien Anna]

Ottos are schooling fish and should be kept in groups of at least 6. A 3 gal tank isn't big enough for more than a school of neons I'm afraid. For an algae eater consider a golden apple snail or shrimp, although your best bet is to keep the algae down with frequent water changes to keep the nitrate and phosphate levels down.

 

[Lithril]

Ancistrus are good algae eaters (they're like dwarf plecs) and they can be kept individually, only grow to a few inches as well which is kewl

 

[colin5861]

Apple snails are good -but they can get pretty big too, and breed like crazy - so only get one.


Colin

 

[pondfreak4365]

My albino cory eats algae almost all day from the filter housing, but the bronze cories don't. I think the albino is just an exception to the rule.

 

[Lithril]

I think the albino is just an exception to the rule.

Don't you just love this hobby, nothing is set in stone

 

[pondfreak4365]

It's true, my fish must not read the books! I have a very gentle male betta housed with male guppies too. Maybe I just have neurotic fish