I think romanian lettuce is good for them - but not 100% sure on that

I chuck lettuce in my tanks too occasionally but as livingart has said there isn't much in it, and whenever I feed it doesn't look like much more than lettuce comes out so I don't think they're getting much from it...

LOL the other day I was eating a sandwich in front of the african tank ... and they were looking at me, thinking they were getting feed to .. so I chucked in a piece of bread and they gobbled that up, but I don't think bread would be any good for them though

Sorry to go off topic, and I know it's somewhere in this massive thread but I'm having trouble finding it...

How did you end up keeping your rocks clean from algae Phoenix?

How did you end up keeping your rocks clean from algae Phoenix?

lol.. I put in 3 GAE's and 3 Ottos.

While the GAE's are fantastic at eating algae - they aren't the most social of all fish :lol: they can be pretty stroppy. even though mine are youngish they chase each other from time to time. occasionally chase the dems too :-?

Ottos are really peaceful but need to be in groups. ill try getting for my tank. im looking at a total of 6 maybe. 3 seem to be happy too always hang out together.

try bristlenoses, mine is a busybody but i am unsure if he is eating algae or just generally rasping.

LOL the other day I was eating a sandwich in front of the african tank ... and they were looking at me, thinking they were getting feed to .. so I chucked in a piece of bread and they gobbled that up, but I don't think bread would be any good for them though

lol. you fed them bread? hahahaha i bet they loved that.

I've got one bristlenose pleco, maybe I need a couple.

What is a GAE? :oops:

Yes they got a piece of bread got eaten pretty quickly :lol: but I won't be making a habit of that in there diet

Yeah unsure how good for them bread is, from memory it can swell and cause obstructions that way.. Mine get all veges you can think of carrots, beans, peas, broccoli, lettuce etc.. Then I blend most of the veges with shrimp to make a frozen mix too.

I've got one bristlenose pleco, maybe I need a couple.

What is a GAE? :oops:

A GAE is a golden algae eater as seen here. That's a pic of one of mine 8)

There is some one selling bristlenoses in welly at the moment. They seem really good. I'm getting 4 and my flat mate is getting 4! :lol: Its in the trade section on here.

Yeah unsure how good for them bread is, from memory it can swell and cause obstructions that way.. Mine get all veges you can think of carrots, beans, peas, broccoli, lettuce etc.. Then I blend most of the veges with shrimp to make a frozen mix too.

I am getting very good at making that frozen mix now - the all the fish love it

Golden Algae Eater I think

I am getting very good at making that frozen mix now - the all the fish love it

I should buy some off you when my fish get bigger, lol..

I should buy some off you when my fish get bigger, lol..

I feed my babies it too - they love it, comes out small enough for them

Remind me tomorrow - and i'll give you a piece tomorrow

awesome! :bounce: :bounce:

lol no need to buy it just make your own.. Shrimp + cooked veges + gelatine + garlic blend it up until the pieces are small enough flatten it out in fishbags and snap off pieces as you want its awesome and my fish have had it as their staple diet for ages

does it dirty the water much?

Can leave a bit of stuff floating around but smaller fish or filters usually take care of that, if you work on your mixes and all that stuff you can cut the mess down with how you make it..

aha. today i got 8 small lionhead chichlids. I have decided I dislike the number 8, and so 12 is the next number up

one day

they will grow

just water them

they will grow

just water them

Yes my babies grow fast

Aww don't they look cute in there BIG grown up tank :bounce:

I think I should get 4 or 7 more Mel. They look happy. even came to eat their hikari today . they are being watered well too. they seem a little scared though, but they camouflage with the rock so well its hard to see them sometimes.

12 or 15 of them is a good number, and if that get to be too many I can always remove some when they are older. Such a cute fish though :bounce:

Feng Shui recommends uneven numbers. 13 is unlucky (for some), so thats a good excuse to go for 15