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sherman12 Small Fry Posts: 4 Kudos: 4 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Nov-2004  | Hi I have a cold water tank that attracts a large about of algae, due to the UV lights I use. Can anyone please recommend an algae eating breed of fish that would reduce the amount of algae in my tank? I especially like sucking loaches but are they just for tropical tanks? Any advice would be very much appreciated Thanks Carl |
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Babelfish          Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003    | What size tank, what other fish do you have in it, and what temp range? Snails are always good @dealing with algae....MTS or malaysian trumpet snails will do quite well in a planted tank as they won't harm any of your plants. ^_^  [link=Contest Rules]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Aquascaping/44382.html?200412022138" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link]  |
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wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001 | I haven't found anything you could add to a tank that has been able to compete for algae removal and come up trumps against the scourer at the end of my arm. I had snails but still had to keep the algae at bay... Hope others can come up with some solutions for you. Good luck ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~ |
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guppylove1985 Fish Addict Posts: 537 Kudos: 709 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Nov-2003  | hillstream loaches, if you have a lot of current in your tank. They do love their current  |
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So_Very_Sneaky   Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004 | Hillstream Loaches- smallish, slow growers, great algae eaters. You could probably do 2 in a 10g tank, 4 in a 20 etc. They love cooler water. Beautiful fish too. I have some nice pictures if you are interested. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames |
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| wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001 | I would like to see the photos Pete. Can you post them in this thread or include a link to wherever you have them hosted. thx  ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~ |
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| So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004 | Sure thing: Here they are. I think this hillstream loach is about 1 year old, maybe slightly less by a month or two, or slightly older by a month of two, and it is about 1 1/2 inch long (smaller than a female guppy is for sure). Hillstream Top 1 Hillstream Top 2 Hillstream Side Hillstream Belly Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames |
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