2007-01-14 03:59:37 · 9 answers · asked by rhino_man420 6 in Pets ➔ Fish
A pleco will eat all kinds of algae, if your tank has alot of algae to choose from he will eat the softest especially if it is close to a place he can hide, my advice to you would be to get a second pleco, because they generally try to avoid each other and that means that the second pleco will assuming it is smaller will have less chance of getting first choice algae and will have to do more foraging for algae. Chinese algae eaters are nice but they do not have the cleaning power that a pleco does also they tend to be aggressive to small fish and they also try to suction on to slow moving fish eventually killing it. Snails turn in to problems fast unless you get an apple snail, they lay eggs outside of the water, normally on the underside of the hood which makes it easy to remove there clutch (eggs).
Over all the pleco is always the best choice.
2007-01-14 04:43:12 · answer #1 · answered by cnrail 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chinese language algae eaters are a bad, recommend little fish while they attain adulthood. attempt otocinculus, that's a suckermouth catfish which will rather get after some algae. additionally, they stay very small, 2 inches, and prefer to be in communities so get 3 or greater. BTW, maximum pleco's are omnivorous, and could be greater clever to bathe the substrate and decor than the glass.
2016-10-19 23:24:13 · answer #2 · answered by rochart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly there doesn't seem to be anything that cleans the algea on the glass other than scrubbing it every couple weeks. Make sure there is no sun going into the tank and Nitrates are at low levels. I have a chinese algea eater and he doesn't do much except eat the wafers I put in and a smaller tank with a Betta and snail... havn't really seen the snail do a whole lot of good there either except eat a half wafer ever couple days.
2007-01-14 04:51:04 · answer #3 · answered by BoarderChik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Algae that grows on glass is considered "Hard Algae". Plecos prefer softer, more hair type algae. Plecos are not the best at keeping algae under control. Try an Otto cat or flying Fox!
2007-01-14 04:27:15 · answer #4 · answered by kaschpint 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are literally dozens of species of plecos. Some consume algae better than others. Others eat algae when small and adjust their eating habits to other types of foods as they grow. Some don't eat algae.
One of the best algae eating pleco's to have is the bristlenose pleco. They are great at eating algae, aren''t poop machines and don't get very large.
Sample of what a bristlenose pleco can do
Before: http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/y2kenny19/before.jpg
A day or two after: http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/y2kenny19/after.jpg
2007-01-14 15:33:55 · answer #5 · answered by Kay B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They usually do eat all algae. You might just have a picky algae eater. Try getting a few large snails they will take care of the glass.
2007-01-14 04:06:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO, NO, stay away from snails. They'll overrun your tank.
There's a Japanese Algae eater that LOVES to eat off the glass. I always put one in. When he gets big he stops eating. That's the time to put a new jeuvinile fish in the tank. The competition for the food source will drive him back to eating, while the little one will only help keep things clean.
As for Placostomus Cat's, I never liked them very much.
2007-01-14 04:08:50 · answer #7 · answered by tercir2006 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some will eat it off the floor of the aquarium and others will eat it off the sides it depends on what kind it is.
2007-01-14 04:05:05 · answer #8 · answered by Leanna G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They do, but you're not going to see them scrape it clean.
2007-01-14 04:06:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋