Hs100 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Hi what is the best algae eater for a 30 gallon planted aquarium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 What type of algae? Different Fish eat different types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hs100 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 just to keep the over all algae controlled and plants clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nononomome Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Bristlenoses are great at eating algae and are easy to keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gligor Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 I have 3 Chinese Algae Eaters (these guys) in a 215L tank and they cleaned it up within 2 days. I'd strongly recommend these. Plus they are quite cute as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezza38 Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 I have golden bristlenose babies 3-4 cm $5 ea if u are after any and live in auckland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 What fish do you have in your tank? Some algae eaters will nibble the sides of certain fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Hate Algae Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Hello new member here looking through the old forums. For me there are two main types of algae; algae that grow on the glass/hardscape, and algae that grow on plants. The latter is much harder to remove so I would concentrate your stocking on algae eaters that handle those. Siamese algae eaters do very well at keeping your plants clean from all sorts of algae. One siamese algae eater to your 30g will keep your plants spotless. They even clean algae off hardscape too! Once they grow too big for your tank, you can hand them in to animates. Adult SAE are not vigorous algae munchers like the young ones are (<5months old in my experience) You could always add a few otocinclus too, but they're no good at eating algae off plants unless you're keeping plants with massive leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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