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29 u.s gallon community tank. zebra danios, harlequin rasbora, cories, and Otocinclus affinis. Could I put a young flying fox in there to slow down the beard alage? (want a SAE, but can't get LFS to order any .)

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That is what i did but mine eats every thing eles but algea With a true SAE some say they eat algea and some say that they dont. But as for a flying fox mine did nothing!

I don't think a flying fox is what you are looking for, the Siamese Algae Eater is said to eat bearded algae but the one I had did nothing so, he was given to a friend. I how ever replaced him with Florida Flag Fish, and they do enjoy eating bearded algae and do a great job of it. Even if you get a Siamese Algae Eater after awhile the stop eating algae all together because learn that you will feed them. Myself I use 2 females to 1 male FFF in each tank as a standard part of my maintenance crew. Also the FFF only get about 2"s compared to the Siamese Algae Eater to 6"'s

Djrichie
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Djrichie
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