[alt.aquaria] algae eaters

abukarb@adric.cs.orst.edu (Bassam A. Abu-Karroum) (04/30/88)

There is a couple of algae eaters I know of, and they are very effective :

1.  Suckermouth Catfish (Plecostomus punctatus) :
      This fish grows to about 6" in home aquariums. It is an excellent
      consumer of algae, browsing from rocks and aquarium glass. Prefers
      medium-hard water.

2.  Golden Otocinclus (Otocinclus affinis) :
      This one grows yo about 1.6". Mainly active at night . During this
      time it browses algae, keeping the tank clean.


      They not nice to look at, but hey , they do the job.