The Best Algae Eating Fish for a Freshwater Fish Tank
One type of algae eater is a fish which is called Algae Eater. They come in two different colors. You can purchase this fish which is silver in color and starts off at about 1 inch in length. The more algae this fish eats, the bigger that it will get. The fish also comes in gold as well. Sometimes, you will find a few albino algae eaters at the pet store as well. These fish will reach about 8 inches in length when they are full grown. They have mouths which point downward, which gives away the fact that they are algae eaters. Fish that eat algae will all have the same basic shape to their mouths.
Another algae eater that you can purchase is known as the Plecostomus. There is a very popular one which is brown in color. Most people will have the basic type of Plecostomus. These fish start out very small and they will reach over 12 inches in length. These fish will need a fish tank which is at least 55 gallons in size. Not only can you purchase the basic brown colored Plecostomus but you can also purchase different species as well. The more colorful varieties of this fish will have the same shape but will come in different colors.
Algae eaters are wonderful fish. They eat algae off of all areas of your fish tank. They are usually very peaceful fish which stick to themselves. You will find them stuck to the glass in your fish tank. It's nice to purchase a few algae eaters to help you keep your tank clean and free from algae. These fish are bottom feeders and you will need to supplement their diet with different types of bottom feeder pellet foods. If there is not enough algae in your fish tank you will want to throw in some bottom feeder fish food.
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11 Comments
Post a CommentThere was more to this and it has breaks in it and stuff. But whatever, silenced by the wordlimit and unable to delete the second one. Bad information, bad site.
But, well, I just do not care enough. I am going to store to buy some fish and I am going to ask the cashier's advice.
Just thought I would throw in my two cents since the page is still highly ranked in google when searching for "algae eating fish". (Second result, even.)
I am assuming the author speaks English as her first language and, while reading this, it made me wish I had assumed otherwise.
>They come in two different colors. You can purchase this fish which is silver in color and starts off at about 1 inch in length. The more algae this fish eats, the bigger that it will get. The fish also comes in gold as well.
This is a good example of how little she thinks of her readers (and knows about articulating information). It manages to start, dumb down, sound like a video game and then remember the original idea all so badly that I could have a child relay the information clearer.
I would also assume someone looking for an algae eating fish would have already read about the aptly named ALGAE EATER seeing as how its' name is exactly what you expect it to be. (And if you search algae eater, the
Just thought I would throw in my two cents since the page is still highly ranked in google when searching for "algae eating fish". (Second result, even.)
I am assuming the author speaks English as her first language and, while reading this, it made me wish I had assumed otherwise.
>They come in two different colors. You can purchase this fish which is silver in color and starts off at about 1 inch in length. The more algae this fish eats, the bigger that it will get. The fish also comes in gold as well.
This is a good example of how little she thinks of her readers (and knows about articulating information). It manages to start, dumb down, sound like a video game and then remember the original idea all so badly that I could have a child relay the information clearer.
I would also assume someone looking for an algae eating fish would have already read about the aptly named ALGAE EATER seeing as how its' name is exactly what you expect it to be. (And if you search algae eater, the
Wow...Terrible excuse for an article.
Urinating in your fish tank, helps in the removal of algae.
Half of the information from this user is fairly accurate, and the other half will kill your fish or cause massive problems.
No offence to the author, but some of this stuff is so very wrong, and should not be followed.
Why would you bag on the author? I didn't find a lot of helpful info either, but some newbs might. It's free information so don't be such an ungrateful d*ck just because you already know it. Way to discourage newbs from getting into the hobby.
i found this page very useful. i didn't know plecos would suck slime off flat fish!!!=)
you dont know anything, i didnt find any good info =( .
actually its called a chinese algae eater. and when they reach about 4 inches they are mature and they get very aggresive and could kill all your other fish. a better algae eater to get would be the siamese algae eater. they are better at cleaning and get half the size and are freindly. =) the plecos do well with fish that arent flat as they like to suck the slime coats off of fish like angels and other flat fish.