What Would Be The Best Algae Eater In My Tank?

[Tw3lv3]

hey guys n girls i am after an algea eater to keep me from having to clean off all the algae off my glass all the time...

I have a 125 litre juwel rio with driftwood, live plants, 3x angelfish, 2x swordtails and 9x sliver tip tetra's

I would get a pleco but they will grow to big for me as i want to get 5x julli cory to finish off my stocking once i get an external filter, so i dont know what to get really i want something that will clean the glass but not eat my plants basically.

can you guys suggest some that will suit please?

any info you can offer would be greatly apreciated.

Thanks in advance, Tw3lv3.

 

[kizno1]

a bristle nose plec would work fine.

 

[Tw3lv3]

Thanks for a fast reply can you tell me how big do they grow please? as i dont want there to be any competition over food with the corys because they will be the focal point of my tank along with my angels

 

[kizno1]

max about 6 inches but aslong as you put a couple of algae wafers they will all get food i have to in withs some corys and 3 synos and they all get enogh food.

 

[yvez9]

they grow to about 5 inches and aren't agressive at all.

I have 2 in a 30 gallon tank and they're great.
Mine just rest all day. come out once in a while for food and eat algea all night long. they get along fine with the cories!

 

[Tw3lv3]

Thanks everyone they sound like great fish i will pick 1 up the weekend and ill post some pics up when he is all settled in

 

[kizno1]

what are the dimentions of your tank you might be able to get 2.

 

[Tw3lv3]

My tank is 81 x 36 x 50 cm

 

[kizno1]

i think you could proberly have 2 and the corys then.

 

[Inchworm]

A BN will get along fine with your corys. Once the algae is gone you can feed them bottom feeder wafers and vegetables such as zucchini, lettuce, kale, butternut squash and cucumber to supplement their diet.

 

[Tw3lv3]

I probably could but i wouldnt want to risk accidently overstocking my tank until i have my new external filter i will be getting a filter that is for a 300 litre tank when i do to be safe... so i will get 1 bristlenose now and get another once the filter is setup and cycled along with my corys would rather be sensible and patient if it means my fish are happy and healthy my angelfish are my pride and joy hehe

 

[kizno1]

ok just try no to get to males or they will be terattorial

 

[Tw3lv3]

Thanks for the advice inchworm i have got some king british plecostomus tablet food already as i got sold a common pleco when i had my 1st 60 litre tank early this year but they did not tell me how big they would grow and i felt it was cruel to keep him in such a small tank so i had to rehome him so hopefully they will be ok for a BN

can you tell which 1,s are male and which are female somehow? so i know what to look out for?

 

[kizno1]

the females have a smoth nose or just a couple of little bristles and the males have alot more and alot longer bristles no there noses
this is a male http/www.happytanks.co.uk/thetank/wp-con...bristlenose.jpg
and this is a female http/media.photobucket.com/image/female%...rmaIMG_0660.jpg

 

[Inchworm]

Once they are adults it's easy to tell them apart but while they're young they look alike. The King British plco food should work out well but you might want to ask about this in the Plecos and other Loricariids section. We don't have this brand in the US.