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Hey well it's been a long time since I've been on! Im planning a wedding so. I have a quick question, I have 3 tanks that could use a alge eater or some type of cleaner fish to help keep alge down. 1st tank is a 20gal hex tank with tetras, 2nd 55 gal cichlid tank, 3rd green spotted puffer tank. anything help!!!!

What sort of algae is it you are trying to get rid of?

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Hi,
Just incase you don't know the types of algae commonly
found in our tanks at one time or another, here is a
site that describes the types, shows pictures, and gives
you quite a run down on what to do about an algae outbreak:
http://www.aquariumalgae.blogspot.com/

Frank


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Are all tanks experiencing the same type of algae? I'd wager there's something you might actually be able to do with water quality or something else.

The hex could use a group of Otocinclus, which are small algae eaters that live ing roups. The 55 gallon cichlid tank could use bristlenose, if the cichlids aren't too big to eat them (in which case your tank would be too small for large enough algae eater). There's not much you can keep with a GSP, though.

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So how many Otos for the hex. Is there a reason you say bristlenose, Would a plan pleco work ? my cichlids are only maybe 2-3"

I say bristlenose because they only get 3-4". If the cichlids grow to maybe 6-8" they could certainly try to eat the bristlenoses, though. A common pleco will outgrow the 55 gallon, thus is not a good choice unless you plan on continually returning common plecs outgrowing your tank for smaller fish.

Otos tend to like to be in numbers, so six would be a good number.

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