I have a 20 gallon tank set up for about 6 months. I have 3 rasbora halequin, 3 splittail guppies, 3 neon tetras, 3 silver hatchetfish, 1 yellow guppy, 1 tequila sunrise guppy ( all fish about 1 inch in length). I have 2 tiny ghost shrimp I almost never see. I also have 2 golden algae eaters (not the Chinese variety). The algae eaters started out small and are now about 2 inches long. Everyone tells me they get very big and very mean and terratorial. Should I remove them?
2007-05-07 03:22:20 · 4 answers · asked by pooplin 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
In my opinion yes you should. They do in fact get quite large (about 10" is fairly common) and quite aggressive. They would certainly kill such small and peaceful fish as they age and grow.
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2007-05-07 03:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The algae eaters will not harm the other fish.
2007-05-07 03:29:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kitten L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As they get bigger they get tough and they will slow down on algae eating and develop a fondness for fish slime. They'll attack your other fish. I learned the hard way.. Separate them down....
2007-05-07 03:28:18 · answer #3 · answered by duretteg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-05-07 03:27:24 · answer #4 · answered by jade s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋