algae eaters

[fatfei]

Hi all,

Hi,

I have hair grass algae and my cherry shrimp are too small to make much of an impact. I was looking at otocinclus catfish or any other algae eating bottom feeding fish not too big. Bristle nose plecos will be too big as I like to at least buy pairs of fish (I don't like to have one species of fish on its own) I know there are other species of shrimp but I prefer the Pleco and otocinclus type that clean the glass.
Does anyone have experience here?

Cheers

 

[Cornstar]

What size tank do you have? Bristle Nose plecos only grows to be able 4-5 inches but their bioload does not match their body size.

You can always look into Apple Snails (mystery snails).

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Exactly what type of algae?
http://www.aquaticscape.com/articles/algae.htm
Different fish/inverts will eat different algae. They all don't just eat all kinds.
I don't usually recommend adding a fish or invert to 'solve' an algae issue. Instead you new to find the cause of the problem and fix it.
Also what size tank?

 

[LyndaB]

Is this your 15 gallon tank? If so, there is no pleco that would be suitable for this tank.

I agree with mumma. Figure out the issue and treat it. Don't get another species to try to fix it for you. That's the equivalent of putting a bandaid on a broken leg.

 

[fatfei]

Its a 60 liter tank which equites to about nearly 16 gallons i think and its hair algae. I have lots of plants like java fern and Java moss with a led light running 7 hours a day Its not a big issue its just seems to be accumulating in one small area where Java moss was growing.