Companions for tinfoils

In a previous post I mentioned moving all my small fish to another
tank as the tinfoil's had destroyed all the plants (even the Java
fern) and a few fish as well. (my fault - uninformed buy - didn't ask
enough questions - anyway too late now)
The new setup is working fine.
As to the old tank (1.2m - 450l) what can I put in with the 4
tinfoil's. There are some plastic plants (they don't seem to like them
G) and rocks. Algae growth is pretty prolific.
Thoughts a
1 x Red tailed shark (1 only as aggressive with own)
Algae eater - shops here can't say whether they are Siamese or
Chinese.
Anything else?


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Skil-Phil

On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 16:20:48 +0200, Phil Hansen
wrote:

In a previous post I mentioned moving all my small fish to another
tank as the tinfoil's had destroyed all the plants (even the Java
fern) and a few fish as well. (my fault - uninformed buy - didn't ask
enough questions - anyway too late now)
The new setup is working fine.
As to the old tank (1.2m - 450l) what can I put in with the 4
tinfoil's. There are some plastic plants (they don't seem to like them
G) and rocks. Algae growth is pretty prolific.
Thoughts a
1 x Red tailed shark (1 only as aggressive with own)
Algae eater - shops here can't say whether they are Siamese or
Chinese.
Anything else?

Skil-Phil

The best algae eater I've ever seen is the Black Shark, Morulius
chrysophekadion. As a lone algae eater in a large tank it can't be
beaten. It won't eat blue-green hair algae, but normal green algae you
get from sunlight will disappear. They do get quite large, and are
therefore a good tankmate for Tinfoils. If you want some outrageously
cool fights, put a Red-tailed Black Shark together with a Black, but
the Black Shark should be a bit larger when you purchase them.

-Derek

On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 16:13:07 +0200, Derek Benson
wrote:

The best algae eater I've ever seen is the Black Shark, Morulius
chrysophekadion. As a lone algae eater in a large tank it can't be
beaten. It won't eat blue-green hair algae, but normal green algae you
get from sunlight will disappear. They do get quite large, and are
therefore a good tankmate for Tinfoils. If you want some outrageously
cool fights, put a Red-tailed Black Shark together with a Black, but
the Black Shark should be a bit larger when you purchase them.

Thanks.
Never noticed a black shark in the local shops. Will look next time.


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Skil-Phil