freshwater aquarium algae eaters

Identification and treatment of aquarium freshwater algae. ... They key thing to remember with algae-eaters is that they add to the biological load of the aquarium. ...

Just like catfish and algae eaters, the Chinese Emperor Bat Fish sifts through aquarium gravel and eats discarded food and removes algae from plants, rocks and driftwood.

Chinese algae eaters originated in Southeast Asian mountain streams. ... natural freshwater aquarium cleaners. Is a Chinese algae eater the right choice for your ...

and Freshwater Algae Types: An Illustrated Guide in this section, but a lot of help can ... Algae eaters are a great addition to any aquarium really, but it is ...

Algae eater is a common name for many bottom-dwelling fishes that feed on algae. ... Some of the common and most popular freshwater algae eaters include:[1] ...

Here is a short list of some of the best algae eaters I know. If you know any other fish or invertebrates that should be added to this list or would like to add...

Home > Freshwater Fish > Suckermouth Cats > Gold Algae Eater. Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. ...

A recent addition to the aquarium trade as an alternative to the untrustworthy Chinese Algae Eater and South American suckermouth catfishes. ...

I have a 10gallon freshwater tank with 3 goldfish and an algae eater. it also has rocks 1 decoration and a filter. We usually have to change the majority of the water at least once a week because by the end of the week the water starts turning orange. I am a first time fish owner and don't know what to do. Ive been reading other websites and answers and they've all been saying that its normal to change 20% of the water every once in a while in order to keep it clean, but having to change most of the water all the time is getting ridiculous. I was planning on adding more fish soon, but if this keeps up it might be difficult to. Any ideas?

i cleaned my freshwater tank, and within one week it turned bright green. it only has 2 koi and one algae eater.

I have a 20 gallon freshwater tank with 7 tiger barbs and 1 albino algae eater. I try and do regular water changes, and did not do one too long ago. Tonight I was pulling up a fake plant to float it so that my fish would be shielded some from the tank light, and when i did, i noticed tiny things in the water wriggling - tiny tiny tiny worms. I dunno wtf they are? I have had my tank for over 3 years and I have never seen these things before. i am getting really concerned because now i am noticing tons of them, i would provide a picture but they are so small i dont think my camera would pick them up. they look almost like dog hair - that's what i thought it was before - but then i saw alot of them were wriggling. Any idea as to what they are, and how the heck can I get rid of them? Are they harmful?

Note: I have not bought any fish yet. I have a freshwater tropical tank. I plan to put in 6 neon tetras and one dwarf gourami. What is a good bottom feeder/algae eater I could put in my tank that will never out grow 10 gallons? Thank you! (Oh I just rememberd, preferably no snails. It doesn't take much for 1 to become 100) Thanks Corn, matter of fact, I already have a gravel vacuum :] I think I'll just skip on the bottom feeder.

I am looking for a good option to control algae in my freshwater aquarium. I have a pleco that seems to be consuming some of it, but I think I need either a couple of other algae eating fish or snails. Since I have large angelfish, Otocinclus catfish is probably not a good idea. Chinese algae eaters tend to get too agressive when they are bigger. Snails are typically very good at cleaning up algae, but I have had major snail infestation problems in the past. Are there any snails that don't multiply as fast? I am not very keen on controlling snails using snail eating fish such as Clown Loaches.

plan to have 4 guppies, 5 neon tetras and 1 or 2 algae eaters.. is this ok?

I just got a biube aquarium, it is supposed to have a 5 stage filtration system so it is supposed to be very good. I set up the aquarium and added 2 goldfish, few guppies and an algae eater. I should mention it is a 10 gallon aquarium. All my guppies died. I checked ammonia levels and they were off the chart high. I did 50% water change and still high ammonia, so the next day I did a whole water change. Ammonia is very very low now but i am afraid it will start growing again because I have one goldfish in there. I would like to keep this goldfish but I would also like to have guppies and other fish in there. Does anyone know if keeping this goldfish will create problems with ammonia continuously ? I know goldfish are supposed to create high levels of ammonia, but i am not sure whether my ammonia was created by this single goldfish or was the ammonia created because I first set up. Again i have a 10 Gallon tank and only one medium sized goldfish, is all the ammonia created by him only?