Freshwater Snails can be fascinating inhabitants in an aquarium. Hobbyists often add freshwater snails as tank cleaners. The intent being they will be algae eaters and free the tank from uneaten food, dead plant matter and debris. But freshwater snails can be much more than that. Freshwater sn...
Check out the best freshwater catfish for the home aquarium, including small catfish for small tanks, and others that grow to several feet in length.
The Ghost Shrimp are very similar in size to the Crystal Reds and Cherries, however, they are more scavengers than algae eaters. They will do well on general shrimp pellets and a fairly densely planted tank. Like the other dwarf shrimp, it will be sensitive to water quality. They will als...
Caridina japonica...nowC. multidentata.Japanese Swamp Shrimp, Amano Shrimp (after their popularizer, Takashi Amano) Great algae eaters for peaceful freshwater aquariums, including planted ones.http://suiso.com/ebi.htmhttp://www.petshrimp.com/amanoshrimp.html ...
However, these little shrimps arevoracious eaters. They willrush towards the foodat feeding time, pushing the others aside to grab it for themselves, with the largest shrimp grabbing it from the smaller ones. –Amano Shrimp Benefits Algae-eating Shrimp arehugely beneficialin the aquarium since the...
Is it likely that I am still cycling, or more likely that my messy eaters are leaving too many particles of food in the water. As I try to keep the growth rate high, I'd prefer not to cut down on how much I feed, although less food, but more often should probably work too. Is...
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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, ...
They seem to be very active, good eaters that get along pretty good. I noticed tonight that my older fish seems to have an extension on his one fin. Almost like it grew much longer and skinnier then the other. His eyes are kind of big, but he was this way for months, so I don'...