Saltwater algae eatersare a fun way of keeping your saltwater aquarium in top-notch shape. When coupled with a quality filtration system, these eaters arecapable of solving your algae problemwhile bringing some character and functionality to your tank too. There are multiple types of algae, each ...
Algae can easily get out of control in an aquarium, especially when your aquarium is densely stocked or when there is too much lighting. This makes an already difficult chore even more arduous. Thus, some hobbyists look for algae eaters to make the load easier. Here’s a quick wrap-up: ...
Shrimpsalso are excellent algae eaters in freshwater – these sea creatures are opportunistic omnivores that eat anything from algae to plankton. Captivatingly, they aren’t selective with their meals, so they eat all types of algae by default, especially when they accumulate on a hard surface in...
If plan to keep bottom feeders or algae eaters in your tank you may need to supplement their diet with algae wafers. It is common practice for freshwater aquarium hobbyists to add bottom feeders and algae eaters like corydoras catfish and plecostomus to their tanks to help control algae buil...
10 Best Algae Eating Fish For Freshwater Fish Tanks Adding algae eating fish to your aquarium is the best way to naturally get rid of algae. Here are 10 of the best algae eaters... AquariumsWater QualityAlgae and Pests Why is my fish tank green? Struggling with green algae? This cou...
Nerite snails are very busy and active eaters. They affix themselves to hard surfaces such as glass, decorations, filter intakes and hard plant leaves. Nerites move easily across these surfaces…eating as they move. Nerite Snails are one of the best algae eating snails around, and their “from...
Today, tanks are becoming tinier and this means that there is a need for smaller algae eaters to match the size of the tank. These are very small south American catfish that eat algae. Not onlyOtocinclus, eat algae but they also behave well, they are pretty friendly and live well in ha...
which makes it safe for them to eat in captivity. Some species of fish will eat more algae than others and are labeled as “algae-eaters”, whereas some fish will eat algae when they are hungry and have no other food source to rely on. These algae-eating fish can help keep the number...
Algae Control in Freshwater Aquariumsby Bob Fenner,Dealing With Algae in Freshwater Aquariaby Neale Monks,(some) Algae (in moderation) Can Be Your Friend, ppt presentation, Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Part 5,Part 6, by Bob Fenner,Algae Eaters,Otocinclus,Loricariids, ...