algae eater for a discus tank

[fish lover]

Any idea what can I put in my discus tank to eat algae? I used to have
few plecos in there but they were going after the discus.

What about ghost shrimps? Any thing else?

Thanks

My tank temp is about 87 to 88, ph 7.6. I have some corys and neon
tetras in there as tank mates. My algae is getting worse ever since I
gave away my plecos.

[Mary Burns]

"fish lover" > wrote in message
...
> Any idea what can I put in my discus tank to eat algae? I used to have
> few plecos in there but they were going after the discus.
>
> What about ghost shrimps? Any thing else?
>
> Thanks
>
> My tank temp is about 87 to 88, ph 7.6. I have some corys and neon
> tetras in there as tank mates. My algae is getting worse ever since I
> gave away my plecos.

I have amano (algae )shrimp that really eat green algae or the odd
bloodworm/algae wafer they can find. The 4 in with clown loaches are out all
day, easy to see, the 2 in with angels are always lower in plants and
probably do more at night. Maybe the 4 like the bigger group and are more
bolder, or the 2 don't feel as safe with angels, so maybe they would be the
same with discus, but they still do eat the algae. They have made a real
difference and are very pretty to see swimming with their little legs going
19 to the dozen. My Ph is same but tanks are at 80 for clowns and 82 for the
angels.

[Fish2Keep]

If you buy a Pleco make sure it's a small one, no bigger that 2 inch long.
As when they grow larger they will disturb your discus fish too much and try
to suck there sides at times. There are also octocinclus which stay small
and are quite good for cleaning plants of algae. Other than that there is
not really a great choice to keep with discus that are good algae cleaners
really

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"fish lover" > wrote in message
...
> Any idea what can I put in my discus tank to eat algae? I used to have
> few plecos in there but they were going after the discus.
>
> What about ghost shrimps? Any thing else?
>
> Thanks
>
> My tank temp is about 87 to 88, ph 7.6. I have some corys and neon
> tetras in there as tank mates. My algae is getting worse ever since I
> gave away my plecos.

[Elaine T]

fish lover wrote:
> Any idea what can I put in my discus tank to eat algae? I used to have
> few plecos in there but they were going after the discus.
>
> What about ghost shrimps? Any thing else?
>
> Thanks
>
> My tank temp is about 87 to 88, ph 7.6. I have some corys and neon
> tetras in there as tank mates. My algae is getting worse ever since I
> gave away my plecos.

Ancistrus spp. (bristle nose plecos) are great algae eaters for discus
tanks since they only grow to around 4", eat a lot of algae, and don't
become interested in slimecoats as adults. A couple of Ancistrus would
be my first choice. Provide a piece of wood for them to rasp on and a
few well-separated hiding places as they can be somewhat territorial
towards conspecifics.

Fish2Keep mentioned Otocinclus, another good choice if your tank is
planted. They can clean soft green and brown algae off of plant leaves.
Unfortunately hungry otos occasionally suck on slimecoats. I finally
saw this behavior first hand in a bare fish store tank full of hungry
otos and dwarf gouramis. Be sure there is a steady supply of algae if
you get them and you shouldn't have a problem.

Farlowella catfish are usually wild-caught and tough to acclimate, but
once established in a tank are interesting, mild-mannered algae eaters.
They cohabit well with Ancistrus spp. and like to hang out nose-down
in swordplants. Finally, SAE can be used in discus tanks, but some
discus keepers consider them a bit on the active side. It depends on
how shy your discus are and whether you're trying to get them to breed.

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[NetMax]

"Elaine T" > wrote in message
. net...
> fish lover wrote:
>> Any idea what can I put in my discus tank to eat algae? I used to have
>> few plecos in there but they were going after the discus.
>>
>> What about ghost shrimps? Any thing else?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> My tank temp is about 87 to 88, ph 7.6. I have some corys and neon
>> tetras in there as tank mates. My algae is getting worse ever since I
>> gave away my plecos.
>
> Ancistrus spp. (bristle nose plecos) are great algae eaters for discus
> tanks since they only grow to around 4", eat a lot of algae, and don't
> become interested in slimecoats as adults. A couple of Ancistrus would
> be my first choice. Provide a piece of wood for them to rasp on and a
> few well-separated hiding places as they can be somewhat territorial
> towards conspecifics.
>
> Fish2Keep mentioned Otocinclus, another good choice if your tank is
> planted. They can clean soft green and brown algae off of plant
> leaves. Unfortunately hungry otos occasionally suck on slimecoats. I
> finally saw this behavior first hand in a bare fish store tank full of
> hungry otos and dwarf gouramis. Be sure there is a steady supply of
> algae if you get them and you shouldn't have a problem.
>
> Farlowella catfish are usually wild-caught and tough to acclimate, but
> once established in a tank are interesting, mild-mannered algae eaters.
> They cohabit well with Ancistrus spp. and like to hang out nose-down in
> swordplants. Finally, SAE can be used in discus tanks, but some discus
> keepers consider them a bit on the active side. It depends on how shy
> your discus are and whether you're trying to get them to breed.
>
> --
> Elaine T

Good response, welcome back Elaine! Good to see your hiatus did not dull
your answers ;~), though it was hydra that brought you back, not us :(.
--
www.NetMax.tk

[Elaine T]

NetMax wrote:
> "Elaine T" > wrote in message
> . net...
>
>>fish lover wrote:
>>
>>>Any idea what can I put in my discus tank to eat algae? I used to have
>>>few plecos in there but they were going after the discus.
>>>
>>>What about ghost shrimps? Any thing else?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>My tank temp is about 87 to 88, ph 7.6. I have some corys and neon
>>>tetras in there as tank mates. My algae is getting worse ever since I
>>>gave away my plecos.
>>
>>Ancistrus spp. (bristle nose plecos) are great algae eaters for discus
>>tanks since they only grow to around 4", eat a lot of algae, and don't
>>become interested in slimecoats as adults. A couple of Ancistrus would
>>be my first choice. Provide a piece of wood for them to rasp on and a
>>few well-separated hiding places as they can be somewhat territorial
>>towards conspecifics.
>>
>>Fish2Keep mentioned Otocinclus, another good choice if your tank is
>>planted. They can clean soft green and brown algae off of plant
>>leaves. Unfortunately hungry otos occasionally suck on slimecoats. I
>>finally saw this behavior first hand in a bare fish store tank full of
>>hungry otos and dwarf gouramis. Be sure there is a steady supply of
>>algae if you get them and you shouldn't have a problem.
>>
>>Farlowella catfish are usually wild-caught and tough to acclimate, but
>>once established in a tank are interesting, mild-mannered algae eaters.
>>They cohabit well with Ancistrus spp. and like to hang out nose-down in
>>swordplants. Finally, SAE can be used in discus tanks, but some discus
>>keepers consider them a bit on the active side. It depends on how shy
>>your discus are and whether you're trying to get them to breed.
>>
>>--
>>Elaine T
>
>
> Good response, welcome back Elaine! Good to see your hiatus did not dull
> your answers ;~), though it was hydra that brought you back, not us :(.

Thanks, NetMax. Actually, you might notice I posted this before I
discovered the $#*(&%$# Hydra in the shrimp tank this afternoon. It was
indeed you and everyone else who brought me back. I'm going to try to
read and post once or twice a week. :-)

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[fish lover]

Thanks guys/gals for the advise. I went out and bough 6 corys and 6
autos. They are about 1" each. I will watch for the atos when they get
bigger.

I dip them into salt water (6 TBSP per G) for few minutes and put in
some Para Guard in the tank since I don't have a Q tank.


>Any idea what can I put in my discus tank to eat algae? I used to have
>few plecos in there but they were going after the discus.
>
>What about ghost shrimps? Any thing else?
>
>Thanks
>
>My tank temp is about 87 to 88, ph 7.6. I have some corys and neon
>tetras in there as tank mates. My algae is getting worse ever since I
>gave away my plecos.

[A Man]

On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:47:45 -0500 in article
>, spoke
thusly...
> Any idea what can I put in my discus tank to eat algae? I used to have
> few plecos in there but they were going after the discus.
>
> What about ghost shrimps? Any thing else?
>
> Thanks
>
> My tank temp is about 87 to 88, ph 7.6. I have some corys and neon
> tetras in there as tank mates. My algae is getting worse ever since I
> gave away my plecos.
>

I have a 20g tank. I put in 2 ghost shrimp for 3 months and they made no
progress against the algae. They must be finding bits of food instead to feed
on. Ghost shrimp will only eat algae if there is nothing else and they are
starving and near death. I have had other ghost shrimp in various other tanks
(5g, 10g) in the past 6 months and they never made a dent in the algae.

So I put in a single oto and he is making slow progress against the algae.

Snails will also eat algae, but also as a last resort. Snails also make a lot
of waste relative to their size.


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