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	Bristlenosed Plec with Guppies?
Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 351 Votes: 14 Registered: 18-Aug-2003	I have a planted 25g with a bunch of guppies and the glass keeps getting this green stuff on it which I'm just assuming is algae and I was just reading another post that said that bristlenosed plecs will eat the algae. Is this correct? Will they live with the guppies? And how many would I need? Or is there a better way to reduce the algae? I realise that they won't just live on algae but if I can get something to get rid of it that would be good.
Posted 25-Apr-2008 09:23
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	First I would like to know more about your tank. A full water parameters. Feeding program type and how much also how often. Lighting type and hrs it is on. Fertilizing are you using any if so what and how much also how often. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 25-Apr-2008 10:05
Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 351 Votes: 14 Registered: 18-Aug-2003	Ammonia, Nitrate and Nitrite are all zero. Ph is high (too high for the test kit, it's just the water here). I feed the guppies once a day with one day a week not feeding them. It's a mix of freeze dried blood worms, brine shrimp, just a standard tropical mix and spirulina. Obviously not all at the same time. I have 70W flourescent tubes (they add to 70, they aren't 70 each) and they are on pretty much all the time. I turn them off every now and again for a night. I had thought about the fact that too much light was causing the green. No fertilizer.
Posted 26-Apr-2008 00:17
sora Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 96 Votes: 134 Registered: 28-Feb-2007	Well id try turning them off everynight. that could certainly reduce algae. The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we dont know what to do.
Posted 26-Apr-2008 02:44
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Go to Bunnings or a good hardware store and buy a simple clock timer and set it for about 10-11 hrs per day. But for the moment I would turn the lights of for at least every second day this will certainly help to reduce the algae. Try to locate and buy at least two Siamese algae eaters DON’T get caught by these will do instead of the SAE. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Apr-2008 03:32
Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 351 Votes: 14 Registered: 18-Aug-2003	Try to locate and buy at least two Siamese algae eaters DON’T get caught by these will do instead of the SAE. Could you please explain this to me?
Posted 27-Apr-2008 01:30
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	The Siamese Algae Eater is one of the better algae eaters. It is a very good fish for a community tank. Then there is the Chinese Algae Eater it looks different but does a good job BUT and a very big BUT as they get older they can and usually do become very aggressive by this I mean it can actually kill or damage a fish very badly. If we know where you live in Aust "general area" there is bound to be some in your general area and they can direct you to a good LFS where you can buy the good and safe SAE *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 27-Apr-2008 03:07
Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007	http://www.livefish.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_44&products_id=788 Gold mystery snails will clean the glass and any leftovers from the guppies. If you can ever get your hands on any, the best are Otocinclus. http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/615.htm They are algae annihalators. /:'
Posted 27-Apr-2008 07:24
RLHam3 Fingerling Posts: 44 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Mar-2008	hey i have a bristlenose. she's really cool, and she does the job good too. i've never had a problem with her being aggressive or anything. the only problem with her was she was a little expensive but not awful. they're a good choice becuase they're community pleco's and they only get around 5-6 in. i think. if u can't find these, (i had to special order mine), u could always go for otto's their a good alea eating crew and easy to find and cheap. but they are a little boring...
Posted 06-May-2008 23:56


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