best algae eater for....

[quadrider5953]

What is the best algae eater for a 10 gallon tank with fuzz and hair algae? There are 3 black phantom tetras and a dwarf yellow gourami.
The plants in the tank are below

Kyle

 

[mr funktastic]

well ottos are good for smaller tanks but they do not eat the hair algea. i dont think there is an algea eater that stays small that eats hair algea. u might want to look into getting a true sae for the hair algea but he will outgrow that tank eventually.

 

[Wizzard~Of~Ozz]

Black mollies will eat BBA, not sure if they will also eat regular hair algae. SAE will eat pretty much any algae but get to large for a 10Gal tank.

If there are only a few plants affected have you thought of dipping them in a bleach/water mix.. I can't remember the mix (think it's 30parts water : 1 part bleach) for 5 minutes, you'ld have to do a search on plant dips.. about the only effective way.

Co2 will also treat most algaes.. I see you have this already, what is your PH and KH readings?

 

[quadrider5953]

ph is 7.0 according to ap test kit, i dont know the kh because i dont have the reagent needed for it, BTW,if any one has an extra ap kh reagent i will buy it.

 

[toddnbecka]

A dwarf bristlenose pleco will clean the algae out in no time, if it's an adult. They max out at 4", though are more commonly sold much smaller/younger. A small one will take a little longer to do the job, but they are the best algae eaters around.