Cory's don't make good algae eaters at all as they are carnivorous, and they also are better in at least a small shoal of 5+.

Yes I do understand that. But, I am not really looking for a really good alge eater, since I do not have an alge problem. But, if you don't think that's a good idea, what would you suggest for 29 gallons? I'm only looking to get about 2 catfish, so what is your opinion?

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29 Gallon Tank
1 Betta
2 Peppered Cory Catfish
3 Glow Light Tetras
3 Jumbo Neon Tetras
3 Rasboras

If you want corys, I say go for either Habrosus Cory or Pygmy Corys, they are very small and grow between 3/4th to 1 inch so you can fit 5 in easily.

There aren't too many catfish out there that do very well in smaller tanks. Most of the catfish that are fine in smaller tanks, also happen to be ones that do better in numbers unfortunately. So that is my best opinion, having 5 or so dwarf pygmy's like the one above. They will require meaty sinking foods however.

Hey i was just noticing the lack of talk on snails and shrimp and was wondering how much of an impact do they make on the whole algae eater thing?

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40g Breeder- 6 danios, 4 female swords, 1 male swords
"I was born with nothin and I still got most of it left."- Seasick Steve

bumping thread?

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10g- 2 hi-fin fm platys, 3 koi & red wag sword fry
40g Breeder- 6 danios, 4 female swords, 1 male swords
"I was born with nothin and I still got most of it left."- Seasick Steve

snails, guys! who wants to show some love for a few good old algae eating snails...

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Albino Cory x 4, Guppy x 8, Oto x 3, Bolivian Ram x 2

Snails and shrimp make good algae eaters, but as with anything else they don't eat all algae.

Snails if you get to many of them can be detrimental to the tank so you have to be able to keep them under control.

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Nice thread! Good read

I have 3 Plecos in my 125g. One Sailfin that we call "Sir Poopsalot", a royal named Vlad. (its the red eyes) and a little wide mouth pleco named Loud Howard. Vlad has a ton of driftwood to rasp, Howard and Sir Poopsalot feed on what ever algae grows on the back glass, occasional zucchini, and wafers as a staple. I know that eventually I am going to have to get a larger tank for Poopers, but he's doing fine and is probably my favorite non chiclid in the tank.

I must say that I agree with not purchasing a fish for utilitarian use. It's sort of like having kids so you have someone to take out the trash....

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Hi there, does anybody have any ideas why my aquarium constantly grows algae. Here is my set up:

75 litre tank, marina S20 slim filter, sandstone rocks, black pebbles. marine blue and white glo light left on 15 hours a day, tank next to window, change 50% water every week. The tank still grows alot of green algae for some reason. any ideas people? many thanks

Wrong kind of lights, next to window so getting sunlight and leaving lights on for 15 hours a day.

Marine lights aren't good for fw. You need regular daylight bulbs in the area of 5000 to 6500k. Being that the tank also gets sunlight will cause algae outbreaks. Lights should only be on 8 to 10 hours max if you have plants. If you don't have live plants, just have the light on when your home viewing the tank.

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