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	do Rubber Lipped Plecos make good algae eaters?
betahex Fish Addict Posts: 864 Kudos: 352 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jul-2001	i have a 50 gallon and it's beginning to grow a good amount of algae. I'd rather not get a common pleco being that i don't have room for one, and would appreciate a good sized algae eater that would live happily in a 50 gallon permanantly. if not, any other suggestions?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
C6R Fingerling Posts: 38 Kudos: 22 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Aug-2004	Well I have a little 1.5" rubberlip in a 10g and he has cleared all the algae and a 4" guy in the 55g and he has cleaned it up pretty good!! Plus my big guy is quite the character to watch! You could also go with a bristlenose, supposedly they eat it better, but mine have eaten all of it too.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Sonic2041 Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 142 Votes: 19 Registered: 19-Dec-2004	I have a 2 inch one in my 20 gallon tank and he does a good job keeping the glass and rocks clean. he also likes to eat algae and sinking wafers
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
todash19 Hobbyist Posts: 70 Kudos: 49 Registered: 15-Dec-2004	I don't know anything about Rubberlipped Plecos, but I do know that, if your algae is a hairy, reddish-brown type, the Bristlenose Pleco is one of the few that will eat that. I had a BN that eradicated my tank of both that kind of algae as well as the green algae that I usually find on the sides of my tank -
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Rubberlipped plecos are pretty fair algae eaters, and one will probably keep your tank nice and clean. However, bristlenose plecos are even better at eating algae. They can keep large tanks completely algae-free, and have lots of character in my opinion. Those bristles really make them attractive to me. 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 12:04
divertran Fish Addict Posts: 784 Kudos: 469 Votes: 165 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	I have one three inch striped rubernose pleco in my 29 gal tank, and except for one bloom early on I've never even seen algae in there he keeps it so clean. He (petey) goes after the rocks and glass like crazy. I also have a few black mollies in there. They take care of the stuff on the plants, and help petey with the rocks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	They would prefer other forms of vegetation, but yes, they do eat algae quite well.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04


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