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Algae eaters are a great addition to any aquarium really, but it is important to regard them with the same status you give to all your other watery pets, making sure that you choose compatible species for your aquarium, ...
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Algae Eaters Part three of three on the green/brown/red slime/crud/hair that aquarists are forever battling.
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Comments: I had my chinese algae eater for 3 years. the name is completly over rated...but im very sure that it helps with sales.
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Algae Eaters are generally kept in aquariums to do just what their name suggests; to keep the tank clean of algae.
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Algae Eaters are pretty self-reliant. It is important not to clean the algae in your tank if you have a Sucker Fish, as the algae are their source of food.
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I had purchased eight algae eaters about 8 months ago and had at first kept them in a terrarium-type setup with salamanders and some goldfish in an unheated tank. About four months ago, they were removed to an 8 gallon aquarium, housing bumblebees.
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Algae eaters and scavengers are necessary in an aquariumI think that this is also partially just sales pitch, but it seems that it is also partially pipe dream as well.
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Algae Eaters The most effective control of algae in a planted aquaria is via algae eating fish.
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Algae Eaters: this is how John Tullock puts it: "Many species of marine life feed on algae, and some of these should be in every tank.
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The algae eaters scrape, comb, nibble, or scoop algae from the surfaces on which algae grows, while the ones that feed on detritus scoop mud methodically for " greens".
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These algae eaters can live up to about 10 years, in some cases even longer. They are best kept in pairs or small schools; though you should only have 2 per 25 gallons.
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Food: Algae eaters & Flake Food Stuff.
Breeding: There is no clear cut or planned breeding technique that can be used on these families. Although they have breed in captivity it has been only accidental.
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Is your algae eater getting enough food?:- So, you bought a big Bristlenose Catfish, so he could remove your persistant brown algae? And then he vacuumed up the stuff in three days? You can supplement his diet, obviously algae wafers will do well.
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The fish is an algae eater although much prefers eating algae off long plant leaves and wood rather than the aquarium walls.
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Feeding: They are algae eaters and can be feed vegetables and food developed for algae eaters. Breeding: Otocinclus Catfish are best breed in large groups in slightly acidic water. They deposit their eggs on stones and plants.
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It is primarily an algae eater, prefering hair algae and other soft fiberous algaes, although it will also eat prepared foods. It is an active swimmer and not at all afraid of me.
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Because these are specialized algae eaters, the tank should contain plenty of rockwork (i.e., large stones securely stacked in the center back of the aquarium) to provide plenty of hiding places, as well as areas for algae to colonize.
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SOme peaceful fish would be Algae Eaters, Angelfish, Betas, Catfish, Cories, Danios, Discus', Goldfish, Gouramis, Guppies, Knifes, Loaches, Mollies, Platies, Sharks, Swordtails, and Tetra's. As you can see their are many fish that are peaceful.
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Platies, mollies, swordtails and variatus are constant algae eaters. Of the sucker mouthed fish, the otocinclus is my favorite. Small plecostomus are OK but can be destructive to plants when they get bigger.
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I see you already have a Siamese algae eater -- want to consider adding a couple more? Or maybe a couple of Otos. If the algae (ye, I tend to imagine this is algae) doesn't come off from the leaves easily, cut off and throw away the affected leaves.
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Opinions vary regarding their algae eating habits - while some say they won't make good algae eaters at all mine have always done a very good job on that as juveniles, and still do.
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You will always find that algae will grow, but by how much depends on how well you control the tank conditions. To help you control the algae, add algae eaters to your tank.
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Many people find this species to be an ideal algae eater in the backyard garden pond, as the fish can tolerate temperatures as low as 40 degrees fahrenheit.
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While the various suckermouth catfish will indeed help to keep the aquarium free from many common algae types, the beginner should not make the mistake of thinking of these fish as simply algae eaters or scavengers.
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Additional: Black mollies are a very good disease indicator species, Ich and oodinium are immediately visible. Black mollies are furthermore very decent algae eaters. In the tail section some of the melano cells may develop cancerous growths.
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Numerous accounts can be found of cases where a goldfish was injured, and a catfish will take a liking to sucking on the wounds. There are also a few horror stories of celestial goldfishes eyeballs being sucked out by a wandering algae eater.
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 See also: Algae, Fish, Water, Aquarium, Species
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