Need recommendation of algae eaters

[freshfish]

for a small fish preferably around 2cm -3cm which eats most kind of

algae as part of their diet ....

advise appreciated

[sheng]

For your reference :
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=46209

Or you may want to consider Malayan shrimps

[freshfish]

thank you ... but what is SAE ?

new to all these abbrevations

[sheng]

another site for your reference :
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_p...lgaeeaters.htm

thank you ... but what is SAE ?

new to all these abbrevations

Siamese Algae eaters

[freshfish]

thanks man !

but i have had feedback that once they grow bigger they are not so effiecient anymore

[illumbomb]

Hi,

Another way is letting us know which algae is troubling you now and we might recommend the right type of algae eater (if any at all) for you.

For brown algae and green alage which grow on the glass, I recommend otos but they are in the range of 3cm - 4cm, nerite snails are good too since they are around 1 cm but you can't keep them in acidic water. SAEs can grow to be quite big, i.e. >5cm. and they will tend to feed on fish food (if readily available) more than algae. For hair algae, I recommend loading your tank with lots of cheap malayan shrimps which are about 2cm!

Regards,
T S Wang

[freshfish]

hi wang .... malayan shrimps how big would they grow ?

[illumbomb]

As per my previous post, about 2cm (I think old adults are about 3cm only).

[freshfish]

any specific fish that they cant be mix with ?

[Quixotic]

freshfish, I have started a thread for you in the LFS Sighting sub-forum as some topics are suitably better discussed in there.
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=46823

Regarding the husbandry of Malayan shrimps, I would suggest you read through the threads in the Invertebrates sub-forum. There are assorted previous discussions in there.

[freshfish]

thank you quixotic