Algae on plants

[ModeratelyConfused]

Just wondering outloud here, is there a snail or fish that will eat some
string type algae off of live plants? Picking the algae off by hand doesn't
work very well, and taking the plant out of the tank to clean it isn't
really an option.

Thanks,

Bob

[Matthew Clark]

Siamese algae eaters are excellent.

Matthew Clark

[Dinky]

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> Siamese algae eaters are excellent.
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> Matthew Clark

True, but keep their max size in mind. (four to six inches) A couple
bushynose (bristlenose) plecos might be good.

[ModeratelyConfused]

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> "Matthew Clark" > wrote in message
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> > Siamese algae eaters are excellent.
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> True, but keep their max size in mind. (four to six inches) A couple
> bushynose (bristlenose) plecos might be good.
>

Hmm, those would be good in my 55g. I sorta forgot to mention my tank size
(10g).

MC

[Dick]

On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 01:02:24 GMT, "Dinky"
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>"Matthew Clark" > wrote in message
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>> Siamese algae eaters are excellent.
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>> Matthew Clark
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>True, but keep their max size in mind. (four to six inches) A couple
>bushynose (bristlenose) plecos might be good.
>

Mollies and platties seem to like it. Have you experimented with
feeding and lighting?

[Dick]

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:05:03 -0500, "ModeratelyConfused"
> wrote:

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>"Dinky" > wrote in message
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>> "Matthew Clark" > wrote in message
>> om...
>> > Siamese algae eaters are excellent.
>> >
>> > Matthew Clark
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>> True, but keep their max size in mind. (four to six inches) A couple
>> bushynose (bristlenose) plecos might be good.
>>
>
>Hmm, those would be good in my 55g. I sorta forgot to mention my tank size
>(10g).
>
>MC
>
I hear this length thing about SAEs from time to time. I have quite a
number, a few in each tank. None are over 3 inches and all seem to
have stopped growing. How long before they get to the six inch
length? When I got them they were about 2 inches in length. That was
9 months ago.

[flupke]

ModeratelyConfused wrote:
> Just wondering outloud here, is there a snail or fish that will
> eat some string type algae off of live plants? Picking the algae off
> by hand doesn't work very well, and taking the plant out of the tank
> to clean it isn't really an option.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob

Otocinclus are good green algae eaters but you'll have to get them
in a small schoal.
Epalzeorhynchos Kalopterus (Flying Fox) is also reported to be
a good algae eater.

Flupke

[Dinky]

"flupke" > wrote in message
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| Otocinclus are good green algae eaters but you'll have to get them
| in a small schoal.
| Epalzeorhynchos Kalopterus (Flying Fox) is also reported to be
| a good algae eater.
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| Flupke
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Flying Foxes are *not* good algae eaters. If you have one that is,
it's likely not a FF. They are, however, frequently confused with The
SAE, or Siamese Algae Eater (Crossocheilus siamensis ).
Read here: http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Algae-Eaters/

Keep in mind that SAE can read 4 inches or larger. I've heard of them
being 6-7 inches, but I have never seen them that large.


billy

[Dinky]

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| I hear this length thing about SAEs from time to time. I have
quite a
| number, a few in each tank. None are over 3 inches and all seem to
| have stopped growing. How long before they get to the six inch
| length? When I got them they were about 2 inches in length. That
was
| 9 months ago.

I have been through this as well. I was in a conversation here when I
said the exact same thing (except I have had mine in a 75 for nearly
2 1/2 years) and the person resorted to insinuating that I didn't
care for them well enough for them to reach max size. All that aside,
my best *guess* is that there must be slightly different strains of
SAE. I have never seen one, in person or verifiable photo, that was
over 4 inches.

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[Dinky]

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| SAE can read 4 inches

Reach, dangit. REACH.

sorry.

billy

[ModeratelyConfused]

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> Reach, dangit. REACH.
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> sorry.
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> billy
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I was kind of hoping to find something a little more common. While having
many, many different types of fish, my LFSs don't carry Otos or SAEs. Oh
well, I'll continue the search and report back with results.

MC

[Eric Schreiber]

Dinky wrote:

> I have been through this as well. I was in a conversation here when I
> said the exact same thing (except I have had mine in a 75 for nearly
> 2 1/2 years) and the person resorted to insinuating that I didn't
> care for them well enough for them to reach max size. All that aside,
> my best guess is that there must be slightly different strains of
> SAE. I have never seen one, in person or verifiable photo, that was
> over 4 inches.


I think you may be right about the varying strains. When I bought my
three SAEs they were slim and perhaps 2" long. The store clerk told me
they were slow growers. Ten months later they're no longer slim, not
even close, and the largest is just at 4" long.

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[Dick]

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 21:17:30 -0500, "ModeratelyConfused"
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>"Dinky" > wrote in message
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>> "Dinky" > wrote in message
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>> | SAE can read 4 inches
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>> Reach, dangit. REACH.
>>
>> sorry.
>>
>> billy
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>
>I was kind of hoping to find something a little more common. While having
>many, many different types of fish, my LFSs don't carry Otos or SAEs. Oh
>well, I'll continue the search and report back with results.
>
>MC
>

You can buy most fish varieties over the internet. They are shipped
overnight. I live in a small West Texas town and have bought all my
fish that way. Most shipments arrive in a styrofoam box in individual
plastic bags. If the weather is extreme hot or cold, the box contains
a bag of something that holds heat or cold to counter outside temps.

Works great, but is expensive for a small order and/or for inexpensive
fish.