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| Javier |
 Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 7:07 pm |
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I have a 3 gal tank and its doing quite nicely. I have 4 Zebra Danio
and they get along very well. Don't have much in the tank other than a
small tutle decoration and 2 Lily type plants growing.I trim them once
every 2 to 3 weeks (they grow a lot). Anyway Algea is starting to grow
everywhere, thought it isn't so bad but there are small algea spots on
the tank side and on the turtle.
Well I need to know if there is a product that I can buy to reduce the
algea or some other fish thats not a placo to eat up the algea? Any
help would be appreciated. Thank you^^ |
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| Jennifer |
| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 6:05 pm |
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neo_forte@msn.com (Javier) wrote in message news:<94090a6e.0407271537.765efa97@posting.google.com>...
Quote: Well I need to know if there is a product that I can buy to reduce the
algea or some other fish thats not a placo to eat up the algea? Any
help would be appreciated. Thank you^^
Most (all?) chemical algae treatments will also kill your plants. I
use otocinclus (http://www.otocinclus.com/) for algae control in my
aquarium, and they do a great job. They never get any larger than 2"
or so, they're more fun to watch than plecos, and they're
non-aggressive.
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| Polarhound |
| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 1:09 am |
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Jennifer wrote:
Quote: neo_forte@msn.com (Javier) wrote in message news:<94090a6e.0407271537.765efa97@posting.google.com>...
Well I need to know if there is a product that I can buy to reduce the
algea or some other fish thats not a placo to eat up the algea? Any
help would be appreciated. Thank you^^
Most (all?) chemical algae treatments will also kill your plants. I
use otocinclus (http://www.otocinclus.com/) for algae control in my
aquarium, and they do a great job. They never get any larger than 2"
or so, they're more fun to watch than plecos, and they're
non-aggressive.
I have to go the scrubbing route. An oto would be nothing more than a
midmorning snack in my tanks. |
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| Brett Doran |
| Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 3:09 am |
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The bristlenose catfish is another goodone for helping control small
algae problems. |
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