Whats the best type of fish for eating algea

[axl]

Hi,
just wondering what sort of fish do people keep in there discus tank for controlling algea
regards axl

[leanne31]

I keep Bristle nose catfish.

Leanne

[Woll]

i agree, bristle nose catfish for sure

[kalebjarrod]

Bristle nose

stacks of em

[Merrilyn]

Yup. Can't go past those little guys. They do a great job.

[Davo]

Otto's and Siamese algae eaters are also great.

Dave.

[goldenpigeon]

i keep bristle-noses and to growing gibbiceps, also whip-tails and farowella. you could also get a normal pleco. i think from memory otto's do the best job but you need a little shoal of them. i hope to get some soon

[DR.V]

bristle nose and Siamese algae eaters ( flying fox )

[Bruno]

Pleco's sometimes like to look at the discus slim coat as a delicacy... i know we've lost some where i work at before cause a gold nugget pleco that was in the show tank with a few discus was going on them at night...

you could distinctivaly see the spots where the pleco went on the fish... we lost 4, only one survived, they were 4-5" too... took some time before we realized what was happening...


all that to say, imo, be very carefull wich kind of pleco you get... :P

[goldenpigeon]

i think if the plecs are very well fed, like heaps of food they leave the discus alone?

[Merrilyn]

Nah Junior, they don't. Once they have a taste for discus slime, they will pester them continually.