Tara Legale wrote:

"Reel McKoi" wrote
You may want to think about trading him in for a few otos aka otocinclus
(sp?) . They stay small and eat only algae.


Thank you for the tip. I live in Wisconsin and I'll call Foster & Smith
tomorrow and see if they have them in their local store to buy. I have a
co-worker at work with a tank, I can probably bring the Pleco there as I'm
sure F&S won't trade it.


As someone else said, be sure you have some algae, although I have seen mine
feed on algae wafers. I guess it's a case of some will, some won't.

You may or may not ever see the otos. Even with 4 or more, mine tend to hide
and only come out when it's really dark. In other tanks, I've had them come
out in the daytime.

Also, be aware that otos are infamous for dying with no reason.

I got some albino cory catfish for my 40G and they stay active most of the
time. They don't eat algae, but they do keep the bottom clean of uneaten
food. And since they're white, I can find them :-).

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