Reptile Forums UK

Go Back   Reptile Forums UK > Help and Chat > Fish Keeping
Register Rules & Info Blogs FAQ Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 23-04-2008, 07:43 PM
Super Citizen
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: near leeds
Posts: 778
Send a message via MSN to ian_lawton
Default plant cleaning....

what kinda fish should i get to try and clean my plants???

i have corrys and a plec atm
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 23-04-2008, 07:49 PM
AshMashMash's Avatar
Postaholic Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: London, NW1
Posts: 10,748
Default

Ancistrus are pretty good. I had a few in various tanks, did a good job they did.

Also had a chinese algae eater... did bugger all! No help what so ever, lol.
__________________

ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!
Dont forget: May 25th is International Towel Day!
http://www.towelday.kojv.net/

Appreciate your towels!
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 23-04-2008, 08:15 PM
Tomcat's Avatar
Premier Citizen
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In my house, on my street, in our world :P
Posts: 2,174
Blog Entries: 3
Default

I used to have some shrimps, cant think what shrimps. But they used to be good, until they got eaten haha
__________________
Hi, Tom here.


I own...
  • 0.0.1 Beardie- Stumpy
  • 1.0.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa- Ringo
  • 1.1.0 Corn Snakes- Riley & Kyra
  • 0.0.1 08 Bosc Monitor- Chaos
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 23-04-2008, 08:17 PM
Esfa's Avatar
5 Star Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Andover
Posts: 3,645
Send a message via MSN to Esfa
Default

Amano shrimp are great for eating algae.

Or ottos, cherry shrimp, ramshorn snails.
__________________

Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 23-04-2008, 08:28 PM
alpharoyals's Avatar
Forum Citizen
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Posts: 579
Default

I have had great success with dwarf algae eaters (Otocinclus sp) they are doing great in my planted tank and you hardly see them as they are only about an inch long. You can watch them go along a leaf that is brown with algae and it comes out green behing them.

I have 4 in a 36" tank and takes ages to find them LOL
__________________
WEB: www.alpharoyals.co.uk
EMAIL: chris@alpharoyals.co.uk
MSN: alpha_royals@hotmail.co.uk (where I talk Royals, not Balls! if you want to join me?)
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 23-04-2008, 08:31 PM
Super Citizen
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: near leeds
Posts: 778
Send a message via MSN to ian_lawton
Default

thank you
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 27-04-2008, 04:56 PM
Egg
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13
Talking

my red tail black sharks and my red finned black sharks eat the alge off the glass which seems wierd but they do a gr8 job lol
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off

Exotic Pet Sites



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 05:53 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.10
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.1.0
Privacy Policy