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Posted	Fish to eat Hair algae
21-06-2007 21:20 by Kribman	What kind of fish can I get to eat the hair algae off of my plants. The tank is a 55 gallon planted with 4 small angels and a butt load of tetras. Any suggestions?
21-06-2007 22:43 by curviceps	Siamese algae eaters (Crossocheilus siamensis) supposedly eat it?
22-06-2007 04:38 by Kribman	are you sure? Because I have heard otherwise, is just that i haven't found another fish that wil do it and can live with my fish...
22-06-2007 12:08 by J salf	You could try pakistani loaches, simialr to a queen botra in definition but smaller in size, fast little bleeders also so could live behind the power head (if available ) and you wouldn't see them much.
22-06-2007 12:28 by keith t	Siamese algae eaters definately eat it but most lfs sell false SAE as true SAE and the false ones dont touch it. They look almost identical so do your research on them and know what to look out for when buying them.
22-06-2007 14:29 by Linda Chenapa	a small loach called otolincus. spelling might not be right but they do eat hair alge, ask your local shop to order them in
22-06-2007 18:37 by keith t	I didnt think otocinclus touched hair algae.
22-06-2007 18:45 by mwilde	I looked how to solve this problem and nothing worked. Basically i rehoused the fish in another tank for a few weeks - completly bleached the old tank, got rid of any bog wood / plants and started a fresh. After i reintroduced the fish i treated the water with Anti Hair treatment for a month. Up to now it seems okay Just out of intrested do you have those moss balls in your tank?
22-06-2007 20:02 by robert.pope	i have the same problem in my comunity tank.......the bogwood is becoming coverd with the stuff it seams quite a few people have started to get this problem recently i notice it more now i dont have any plecs in the tank? perhaps his rasping on the bogwood helped ??
22-06-2007 21:41 by Linda Chenapa	From a web site: One first needs to understand what algae is. Algae, put simply, is a form of plant life. Like all plants, algae need water, light and food to survive. If all are present, there will always be some algae and this is not, necessarily, undesirable. If one or more of these elements are in excess, the amount and type of algae may become undesirable. The water and light are obvious, but what constitutes algae "food?" Fish waste, uneaten fish food, and decomposing dead plants (or fish), eventually are converted to a high level of the chemical nitrate as well as another chemical, phosphate. Nitrate and phosphate, as most gardeners know, are primary plant fertilizers. Unacceptable growth of algae, therefore, usually results from an excess of light and/or food. Most tanks do not need 10 to 12 hours of light per day. If we overstock fish, overfeed them, or fail to do regular water changes (to lower the nitrate and phosphate levels, among other things) we can have an algae "problem." In addition to keeping "excesses" of light and "plant food" under control, there are some useful creatures that may control undesirable alga growth in the aquarium. Most popular in freshwater is the fish commonly called a "pleco." Other useful fish include the "Chinese algae eater," otolincus catfish ("O" Cat), and the "Flying Fox."
25-06-2007 19:33 by -Rob C-	I had a problem with hair algae in my Endler tank, but since I added a couple of Ottos it's gone. Siamese algae eaters can be aggresive and when larger have a nasty habit of latching onto the sides of fish and eating their protective slime.
25-06-2007 23:40 by mwilde	Daft question but whats an Otto
26-06-2007 11:45 by curviceps	Otocinclus cats, minature catfish, Siamese algae eaters aint aggressive in my experience, Chinese alga eaters on the other hand are, and are well known for latching on to fish for the slime.
26-06-2007 15:12 by Alan	Equally the more common flying fox is extremely territorial and will latch onto the sides of fish I do not believe these behaviour is applicable to the siamese flying fox which is a distinctly different fish all be it similar in appearance.
02-07-2007 16:13 by magelan_2000	Siamese algae eater! I had all those algae problems but then managed to find a pair of Siamese algae eaters. One died within a month but the other one grew to 10-11cm, could not care less about other fish (very dosile) and eats up all algae. Actually I dont remember the last time I saw any where that guy/gal can swim into.
02-07-2007 16:55 by keith t	think people might mean chinese algae eater not siamese algae eater latching on to other fish

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