Adding algae eaters to a fish tank is a great way maintain an attractive fish tank. Get tips on putting algae eaters in your tank from a fish expert in this free pet care video.
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im not sure the kind he is.but hes the kind that everyone thinks of when they hear algae eater. the kind that can get HUGE
These fish are nocturnal. Put it in before bed and take out what's left in the morning. Of course, don't go throwing a whole cucumber in there or the tank will be a cloudy mess by the time you wake up. Start with just a small piece at first and guage what he can eat. my royal pleco will enhale nearly half a zucchini in a night.
They sell clips for this or screws that poke out from under the gravel, or you can weight it down at the bottom.
In my 10 gal. tank I have an algae eater and a glofish both from petco. Fish must be for a begginer
ok, no tiger barbs (too active and will rip your fish to shreds) and no more danios (too active). and don't use the "1" per gallon rule", it doesn't work on its own.
right, now to the original question, what kind of "algae eater"? a pleco? a siamese algae eater? an otocinclus? a chinese algae eater? something else? so many fish can be labelled as "algae eater" but out of those, only an otocinclus can fit in a 10 gallon.
as you already have one glofish (a genetically modified zebra danio, which i would never have recommended for a 10 gallon as they are very very active fish), you should go for robust but not large tankmates, such as *ponders* possible a couple of white cloud mountain minnows if the tank is low-end tropical.
but really, i'd take the glofish back (interestingly, these are illegal in the UK) and instead get something like endlers livebearers (males only means no inundating with babies). and ID that algae eater!
Thought I’d continue the Algae Eaters “trilogy” with another video.
Inverts shown are Olive Nerite Snail (Neritina reclivata) and Crystal Red Shrimp (Caridina cf. Cantonensis). If you look closely, one of them’s pregnant!
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Part 3 of the Algae Eaters trilogy.
Part 3 - RCS (Red Chery Shrimp) and CRS (Crystal Red Shrimp).
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I have an albino plecostimus and he is not cleaning the tank. I want to get an additional algae eater.
There are a lot of types of algae eaters, but it all depends on what you want. A corydora is good for the gravel at the bottom of your tank and plecos are good for the walls. I am not sure why yours is not cleaning well because the algae is his food source but you should keep an eye on him just to make sure there is nothing wrong w/ him.
There are a variety of other algae eaters you can get bfrom the petstore that will clean your tank very nicely. Good Luck!!!! :0)
comments were made that the other video was not Siamese algae eaters, so heres the same fish with the stripe on.
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Right now, I have 1 betta in a 2.5 gallon tank. There is always a problem with algae and its like it always grows. Yes, I keep the light on for quite a while, but it seems like now that it has already been ravaged by algae before, it dosn't take that much to make it grow again. To kinda slow the progress of this problem I was thinking about either a chemical solution to the problem, like some drops that won't harm my fish, or another fish. The thing is I don't know how betta interact with other non-betta fish. You know the algae eater fish, the ones that constantly stick to the glass or the bottom of the tank? So I wondering could it be possible to have them live together. I've had my betta for about 7 months now and I don't wanna harm him.
Bettas typically will attack just about any fish you put in with it. There are two things in your favor though. Some algae eaters are covered in a hard scale that is like armour plating, so if your Betta does pick on him, he wont hurt him.
Secondly, the algae eater has no wavy fins, or anything flashy to draw the Betta's attention, they almost always leave them alone.
I have frequently put in algae eaters with Betta's and had good results.
Part 2 of the Algae Eaters trilogy.
Part 2 - CRS
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It originally also had two female bettas in it, but one of the females has died and the other has been moved to another 1 gallon tank because she has been agressive towards the algae eater and may have killed the other female betta. I would like to know what species of fish (other than a goldfish and tetras or neons) that would look nice and would do well in a 5 gallon tank and would not be agressive to the algae eater. Thanks!
We have a large established tank with an algae eater. The other fish in with him are upside-down catfish, tiger barbs, black tetras, a glass, and opaline gournamis. In addition, since it's such a large tank there are a couple snails as well. There also at one point were guppies and ghost shrimp as well.