Algae eaters with a wide temperature range.

Hi, I have aquariums that are unheated. We have a large goldfish and a catfish,
in one (10gal) and telscope eyed goldish and gobies (is that a local name?) in
the other (5gal). We have apple snails in both.

The tanks range in temperature from low 60's (F) in the winter, to around
85F in the summer. The average temp is about 65F from November to April
and 80F the rest of the year.

The fish I have seem to have no problems with the temperaure range.

However I have an algae problem. It grows on the glass (actually they
are acrylic) walls of the tank.

I would like to get rid of the algae. I was thinking the best way to do it
would be to get some algae eating fish. I am unable to go to the fish store,
so my wife went.

She was told the only algae eating fish they had must be kept at 26C
(around 78F). This is a problem as I don't really want to heat the tanks.

Can anyone recommend algae eating fish that can live in the temperature
range of my tanks?

It's also important that the ones in the small tank are not going to eat
the gobies or attack the goldfish, and the ones in the large tank will
not be eaten by the bigger fish.

Recommendations for fish, algae reduction techniques, etc would be
gratefully appreciated.

Geoff.


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