Clown Plecos

[donna123]

hi
i was told by maidenhead aquatics they eat algae,
but ive read on here they dont in the plecos under 8inch section, then when i looked in the plecos facts section they do , can anyone advise before i take mine back and swap for bns.
thanks.

 

[lighter]

Imo, they eat very minimal or when there's lack of other food in the tank.

 

[FishCrazyMan]

hi
i was told by maidenhead aquatics they eat algae,
but ive read on here they dont in the plecos under 8inch section, then when i looked in the plecos facts section they do , can anyone advise before i take mine back and swap for bns.
thanks.

From my experience 2 clown plecos can clean algae from a 29 gallon in 2 days. ( adult speciemens)

 

[three-fingers]

They eat algae like most common plec species, but wont solve an algae issue so its almost irrelevant.

BN's are more vigorous at algae eating, but there is no fish you can add to solve an algae problem, because no matter what fish you get, a different species of algae will eventually grow that nothing likes o eat,

You have to tackle the root causes if it bothers you.

 

[marcan]

I agree with three-fingers.

Clown plecos are omnivore. They eat algae but they won't clean your tank.
They are a Panaque specie and they will need wood in their diet.

 

[indigoj]

Don't buy a plec to eat algae - buy a plec because you like it and remove algae with a scraper!

 

[scatz]

Clowns wont eat algae in the sense of cleaning the glass etc, they will graze on the wood and any algae on it but they will not clean the tank up.
there is an article here that goes through a few of the plecs that are good for eating algae
http/www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=756