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Otocinclus are probably the smallest, fish-wise. They mainly eat soft green and brown diatoms as far as algae is concerned, so might not be what you're looking for.
What is the smallest algae eater?
Otocinclus are probably the smallest, fish-wise. They mainly eat soft green and brown diatoms as far as algae is concerned, so might not be what you're looking for.
Eric
hmm, I figured that would be the case, how about pencil fish?
Not an algae eater. Any algae that they eat is from them trying to pick at the micro organisms, which are living on the algae. When they're fed, they won't eat any algae.
Eric
so anyone else have other recommendations?
Well, u did ask for algae eater but need not be a fish... So...
Can try shrimps (cherry, malayan) if u want. Yamoto a bit big for my liking but is another good option.
How about snails? Got some good algae eaters (I not too sure which one is good). You can get good advise if required from Bros here.
Dickson Goh *** IN SEARCH FOR AN EASY LIFE ***
Just started blogging my experience in: http://www.dikiaquarium.blogspot.com/
2 ft planted tank, 2 ft low maintenance planted tank & planted shallow tank left now
The problem lies in th fact that I don't have moss in my tank for them to feed off, did think of it, but I am not sure if it is a good idea. Right now in my 1 footer, I have a log of windelov, 2 small difformis, 2 becopa and several bunches of plava as my foreground. I have only 3 amber tetras for fauna.
My light in my tank is 13w, DIY fan, and a hanging filter. Fert is a drop of iron and flourish a week and a CO2 tablet. Still safe to put 2 prawns in?
I think u still can introduce some shrimps into your tank but maybe need to supplement them with some other food since there is no moss in your tank. Do take note that yamotos would start on plants if they do not have enough to eat.
Dickson Goh *** IN SEARCH FOR AN EASY LIFE ***
Just started blogging my experience in: http://www.dikiaquarium.blogspot.com/
2 ft planted tank, 2 ft low maintenance planted tank & planted shallow tank left now
Smallest algae eater.... hmmm... snails?
BC
NOO!!! no to snails!!! I have great fear of them after they made my tenellus look like a squid tentacles.
Smallest algae fish i seen are the tiger Otos
really small...quite hardworking but quite delicate also
I have never have problem with snails eating my plants. That will happen only when you plants is nutrient deficient.Originally Posted by Jungle-mania
BC
I had perfectly cut out holes on the end of tenellus leaf, might have been those from the farm and not those you get in the LFS.
dunno if it's the smallest, but the dwarf otocinlus seems small enough and they don't grow very big, unlike the sucker fish. Also otos are hardworking too, it's always a delight watching them feed away on the glass wall, unlike the sucker fish that sits at the bottom of the tank doing nothing all day
I have relented, got myself a ramshorn for a start, along with a dwarf oto.
Plecs are nocturnal creatures... So you probably wouldn't see them swimming about in the day... Try putting a night light and you will see them swimming about in the open when the lights are out...
You might even see snails swimming in mid water... I have seen my ramshorn and porch snails doing that when the lights go off...
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