Okay thanks. Guess no duck weed then!
Hey,
My lights are pretty strong
DL
did i read this topic right? someone said that common plecos are known for sucking on fish???
Hey,
My lights are pretty strong
DL
What wattage have you got on your tank DL? You don't need much as you are not growing plants- you only need enough to view the fish really. Too much light can spook fish especially if they don't have much cover. In a bare bottom Discus(in a grow out tank particularly) you should just remove and siphon out most of the algae as you do water changes.
You prefer the bright light, I doubt the discus do.
What type of algae are you having? Different types of fish prefer different types of algae. Rose barbs will usually eat hair algae. Otos and BN's will usually eat brown algae. Some shrimp will eat brush algae, brown algae, & I believe hair algae.
Common plecos will eat anything, unfortunately, as they get larger, they will require more to eat. They especially love the slime coating inside the tank. Unfortunately, discus produce the slime coating. Once they acquire the taste from the discus slime coat, they would prefer it.
BN's are fine, they stay small, but you need to keep them well fed. My preference are Gold Nuggets. They seem to eat some algae as well.