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	Coldwater Algae Eater
zachjc_14 Enthusiast Posts: 205 Kudos: 211 Votes: 24 Registered: 20-Apr-2004	Could anyone please inform as to what species of coldwate fish could serve also as an algae eater.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	How many gallons of water will you add this algae eater into, and with what fish? There are a few options open to you, depending on how much room is available. For instance, Malaysian trumpet snails work out just fine for small tanks, while a common pleco would be okay in a large pond, as long as the temperature didn't drop too low. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Define coldwater. Your conventional common pleco can tolerate temperatures of 50 degrees F.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
zachjc_14 Enthusiast Posts: 205 Kudos: 211 Votes: 24 Registered: 20-Apr-2004	If that is the case with the common pleco I could add one that can be removed after it outgrows its surroundings. Thanx for your input
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	So what do you plan to do to the pleco once it gets too big for its surroundings? Need to find a lfs who would be interested in a large pleco before you acquire what you know will only be a temporary fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	How large is your tank? I've kept BNs in small ponds that periodically dip down to less than 60 degrees here (San Diego). Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 01-Jan-2005 13:28
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
zachjc_14 Enthusiast Posts: 205 Kudos: 211 Votes: 24 Registered: 20-Apr-2004	My lfs is always willing to take large fish and plecos fortunately.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	indeed, but they are messpots! What about CAE or weatherloaches? the CAE do eat lods of algae when they are young, and they are cheap. I have only ever seen one slimesuck once, personally i think the reputation is somewhat undeserved. there are always snails. Depending on how low the temp is, there are plenty of temperate trops that could go. If you want algae eating in particular, you an't go past platies, they gorge on the stuff, pick pick pick all day. Not as effective as a plac, but also not as messy. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	i threw in 2 small common plecos into my nieghbours pond as they out grew my 10g n i didnt need them in any other t ank i unfortunately forgot bout them they did however survive the winter grew 6" each roughly n bred i live in canada n it gets cold as there was a snow drift over the pond for 4 months so those common brown aglae eaters u get at walmart n tuf n can tolerate very cold water to this day there still in the pond growin n breeding but r almost impossible to get out
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
CuTePoP Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Jan-2005	snailies! i gotz snailiez! they eats alagez! YEAH
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
minigod Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Dec-2004	be careful with larger common plecs as they can be grumpy towards goldfish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
BigGee168 Enthusiast Posts: 245 Kudos: 209 Votes: 42 Registered: 18-Jan-2004	NOTE to common plecos the larger they get, the more algae they need, the more they need, the less abundance, therefore resulting pleco sucking on the goldfish. It happened to me Gee !!I think I just learned somthing new!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	Brybenn that is super crazy about the plecos living in a pond through a canada winter. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00


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