paekakboyz Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Hi All, Have added a 4cm or so GAE to my community tank in the last couple of days. Had been recommended as another option to bristlenose or similar for algae eating. Was wondering how people have found these in their community tanks etc? Plan was to re-home him once he gets to around 10cm+ or starts displaying bad behaviour! please share! ahem except for some of the real horror stories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 if its a peaceful com tank ild recomend getting rid of him now, all the ones ive had turned real nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 mine hasn't gone nasty yet, in a community tank. He's at least 10cm. He does do some strange things though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 They can be good, but once they start showing bad behavior they can get nasty. If the fish you keep in the same tank are bigger and can hold there own they should be ok but still keep an eye out. But imo, that what i've learn't from keeping them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deno Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 I"ve had mine for 2 years and his behaviour has improved with age. He's in a community tank with bigger fish and much smaller fish. Gives a short chase after hoplo occasionally who is 3 times his size. Cool fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 mine's in with little fishies, the biggest other fish in the tank are a pair of female bettas, 100-ish litre tank, so maybe thats part of it, there's nothing big enough for him to bother taking notice of, and no other bottom dwelling fishes. If he does turn nasty and start eating the others i'll have to move them out and leave it to be his tank, because its in my daughters room and he's her favourite fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 they are very good for algae eating. I even tested it out. I took a piece of glass and let it sit on a rock for about 11 days, and algae grew on the glass and rock, and the fish could not get to it. then today afternoon I took the glass piece out exposing the algae. here are the results. Before: About 2 hours later: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 here's our gae, eating algae.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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