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nano reefer   Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004   | I'v got a realy bad algea problem in my mbuna tank will these go with my fish and are they good at cleaning???? |
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fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004  | well they are ok! but if you want to get rid of some main algea go with a bn they are better and will last longer! |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27 | |
| nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003 | You probably need a bigger Plec than a BN in a Mbuna tank(depending which ones you keep). I wouldnt think ghost shrimp would last 5mins in a tank full of Mbunas. |
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| fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004 | well i guess you could go for not one but 2 bns or you could get a common plec but i would go with bns! |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27 | |
| nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004 | What about just one bn will that do its a 55gallon if you want some pics of just say |
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| fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004 | well it depense on how fast you want it clean 1 bn could probably do it! but it think it would be better to get two ! M/f too not two males if possible! |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27 | |
jake Fish Addict Posts: 594 Kudos: 875 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Mar-2004 | I'v got a realy bad algea problem in my mbuna tank will these go with my fish and are they good at cleaning???? No, they are not good at cleaning algae. They are ok for cleaning up leftover fish food and for BEING fish food, and that's about the extent of them. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27 | |
Theresa_M     Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004   | I agree with Jake, ghost shrimp won't help your algae problem. One BN would probably be fine, they do a great job with algae. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean |
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| fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004 | I thought ghost shrimp got rid of string algea but o well just get the bn like i said! |
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FMZ Enthusiast Posts: 271 Kudos: 503 Votes: 5 Registered: 30-Jul-2002 | As far as I know, Amano shrimp eats algae, not Ghost shrimp |
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