need an algae eating fish (ie: a pleco)

[thanew]

ok, I'm looking for an algae eating fish to go into my cichlid tank. currently there are 8 cichlids (johanni, yellow labs, bumble bees) and two syno cats and one whiptail cat (yes my sig isn't updated but oh well)

anyways, the tank params are -- ph 7.8 -- temp 78

so I want to try and match something that would match these in the wild..

a pleco ?

the syno cats eat algae at the bottom, but thats about it

-thane

 

[RoK]

I don't think any plecos live in 7.6+ pH water in the wild but will be fine if acclimated properly.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

Pleco's will do fine in 7.6 pH. I have 3 in our 150 gal tank with a pH of 7.8.

 

[mr86mister]

CAE or if you dont mind them getting 7 inches long

 

[thanew]

well im getting a new tank.. yes MTS has begun, so size really doesn't matter right now.

 

[krap101]

so dream big!

 

[PBirdsong]

so size really doesn't matter right now.

Size DOES matter. BIGGER is BETTER!!!

 

[RoK]

Well, the CAE's can get a bit aggressive, especially when mature.

 

[TankGirl]

Bristlenose plecos are very often used in African cichlid setups, and you could have two or three. I have 7.6 pH out of the tap and never had a problem keeping any kind of pleco, so no worries there.

 

[malkore]

CAE's also like to start sucking slime coats off other fish, and stop eating algae when they mature. Not always, but pretty common.