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Right so should i keep the algea or get soming to eat it all?and some of my fish need it in there diet!
[option1]yes[/option1]
[option2]no[/option2]
[option3]or sum of it[/option3]

[span class="edited"][Edited by malawi freak 2004-07-04 13:01][/span]

[vote]no[/vote]
unless u have fish that need it in their diet i would get rid of it.

[vote]no[/vote]
nah i think it looks kinda tacky get a bn or something to get rid of it!

but some people think that it makes the tank look more natural

[vote]yes[/vote]
Depending on the size of your tank, how it's stocked, and how bad the algae is...but I'd say keep it and get some sort of algae eater. BNs are very cool and do a great job with algae. If you want something a bit smaller get a rubbernose...one thing I've found with them is they tend to be a bit more shy/nocturnal than BNs.

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There is water at the bottom of the ocean

Its a 55gallon
3x crytocara morii(juvies)
3x cobalts
5x yellow labs
2x eletrice blue
2x spike fins
1x afra
1x yellow regal cichlid

Well it's really your call as far as what's acceptable to you. Some people like a spotless tank, will clean & scrub as often as possible to get that; others want a more natural look.

Don't get an algae eater for the sake of getting one, make sure it's something you want. I started with otos because to be honest, I thought plecs where kind of creepy looking When I went to buy an algae eater for my 29g one of my favorite lfs employees showed me a very young, small female BN and I changed my mind about plecs

And don't forget they're poop machines

[span class="edited"][Edited by Theresa_M 2004-07-04 13:54][/span]

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There is water at the bottom of the ocean

ok im going to keep it all haha] thanks for all this help!

i abstained because there are too many variables. a pleco will only clean the algae so good. even with 5 pleco's your rocks will look green and the glass will have a thin, hard coating of algae that only a good scraper will clean off. if you want a nice thick carpet of algae, dont get a pleco. let the fish pick at it, and then scrape your glass every once in a while. they wont clean it like a pleco, by the way. if you go with wanting a cleaner tank, just get one bushynose pleco. they are great. dont get more than that or one will starve to death. they really are beautiful in their own way.

Is my tank over stoked in anyway because im wanting to get:
2x cobalts
3x acei
3x labs

Is my tank over stoked in anyway because im wanting to get

Afraid so. Moorii, electric blues and peacocks all get BIG (around 8" or so for the moorii and blues, 6" for the peacock). These fish do best in tanks of at least 75 gallons. They require a lot more swimming room than mbuna, more open spaces and the overcrowding does not really work for them. All of which are reasons why they are best kept separate from mbuna!

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde

Hey
i'm selling them to a guy near here but only the cyrtocara morii .The peacock that iv got only grows up to 4" that why i got him so can i keep him?
As for the e.blues i might have to get ride of them! (not by killing them) I might have to sell them to the guy as well he has got a 90gallon tank (uk gallons) And he has allready got it set up with.
4x cobalt zebras
6x asturas
3x yellow labs

And i think that is it he has had it up and running for about 3 years he has a hell of alot rock work (cave ect).