chrisk
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi,
First of all, I have been following this forum for a few months since I have acquired my 10 gallon tank.
I have run into a problem.
I have recently bought a Chinese Algae Eater to help me with some algae problems, especially with algae forming on live and fake plants. The guy has been great, he cleaned up the tank pretty well in about 3 days.
I also bought a Dwarf Gurami, and that’s when the problem started. The Chinese Algae Eater tries to suck on the Gurami. I don’t think the Gurami will take this abuse for long, the sucker can chase her all over the tank for a good few seconds before loosing interest in her. The Algae Eater is quite good with the other fish (doesn’t bother them), and the Corries hang out with him as he was their own kind.
My question is: is there any other Algae Eater that would do a good job on plants/glass, and not be this aggressive towards flat large objects such as the Dwarf Gurami? I’m afraid I’ll have to take the Gurami back to the pet store if the situation doesn’t improve and I’d rather avoid that because both my wife and I got used to her.
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10G
- 1 Fancy Guppy Female
- 2 Elaganus Corries
- 2 Panda Corries
- 6 Neon Tetra
- 1 Chinese Algae Eater
- 1 Dwarf Gurami
- 70% live plants / 30% fake plants
First of all, I have been following this forum for a few months since I have acquired my 10 gallon tank.
I have run into a problem.
I have recently bought a Chinese Algae Eater to help me with some algae problems, especially with algae forming on live and fake plants. The guy has been great, he cleaned up the tank pretty well in about 3 days.
I also bought a Dwarf Gurami, and that’s when the problem started. The Chinese Algae Eater tries to suck on the Gurami. I don’t think the Gurami will take this abuse for long, the sucker can chase her all over the tank for a good few seconds before loosing interest in her. The Algae Eater is quite good with the other fish (doesn’t bother them), and the Corries hang out with him as he was their own kind.
My question is: is there any other Algae Eater that would do a good job on plants/glass, and not be this aggressive towards flat large objects such as the Dwarf Gurami? I’m afraid I’ll have to take the Gurami back to the pet store if the situation doesn’t improve and I’d rather avoid that because both my wife and I got used to her.
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10G
- 1 Fancy Guppy Female
- 2 Elaganus Corries
- 2 Panda Corries
- 6 Neon Tetra
- 1 Chinese Algae Eater
- 1 Dwarf Gurami
- 70% live plants / 30% fake plants