What Algae Eater

[cruncher75]

What Algae Eater can i get for my tank

 

[mamafish68]

Bristle nose pleco will take care of any and all algae in a tank.

 

[cruncher75]

Any other types dont really like them and there to big for me

 

[mamafish68]

they only get 4-5 inches long

why so picky? their the best for algae, better then any chinese algae eater...

 

[Sp3nc3r]

im not going to lie, bn's look ugly in pictures

but when you see one in person like i did today

i was like

and this is more of a catfish question, plus if you go to the catfish section they have a list of plecos under 8 inches

mamafish is right, don't be to picky, the pickier the more expensive

 

[sylvia]

cruncher - what size tank do you have and what do you want to put the algae-eater in with? There are other options besides plecs but it depends on what you have. Even if it has to be a plec, it need not be a bristlenose but you'd probably be better off asking in the catfish section for mroe detailed answers.

 

[cruncher75]

Hi in my tank i have 2 yellow labs dont know the name of the other two 1 is all orange like the lab and the other is like a sliver blue and black striped with a yellow tail and a pimelodus pictus catfish. The tank size is 40x15x15

 

[adambrum]

If you want the best algae eater its the bn , if you want something with a bit of colour try the golden sucking loach.

 

[The-Wolf]

IMHO
L27a, L27b & L27c plecos (the royal group) are by far the best algae eating pleco

 

[KathyM]

A Royal won't do well in a Malawi setup though.

 

[cruncher75]

Hi ok i went and brought 2 bn yesterday and woke up today to find one had died are u sure these are fine with cichlids.

 

[BBrain]

Sorry to hear your pleco died.

I'm not pleco expert, but I think plecos need acid water to survive, while your African cichlids need basic water.

I don't know of any algae eating fish that likes basic water, but I'm sure there must be some.