Crayfish compatibility

[TheNamelessPoet]

well i know ottos won't work as he ate all 3 i bought lol. tasty snack for him. Im looking for some type of fish like that tho that i can put in my 20 gallon tank. any ideas? I need something to help make sure the glass stays clean. i have a very high wattage bulb 3+wpg so Im constantly fighting the algae and id rather just get a fish that likes to eat it instead of adding chemicals

 

[jetajockey]

You could reduce the light, no fish or invert is going to keep the glass clean as well as dealing with the core issue.

 

[TheNamelessPoet]

You could reduce the light, no fish or invert is going to keep the glass clean as well as dealing with the core issue.

It's the one thing I dont want to do. I put a lower wattage on about 40 and it doesnt look as nice. I know it wont be prefect but I LOVE having my "lobster" and want a bright light to show it off

 

[jetajockey]

You can lower the wattage and still maintain the particular light color you are after. You could also reduce photoperiod and/or add plants.

 

[TheNamelessPoet]

You can lower the wattage and still maintain the particular light color you are after. You could also reduce photoperiod and/or add plants.

I thought about the plants but with the creyfish everything I have read says he is going to eat/kill them :-(

 

[Austin.b]

You could try floating plants like hornwort, duckweed, water lettuce, and frogbit/Salvinia. All are pretty good at absorbing excess nutrients however you will not be solving the problem at hand and will still have some algea.