Re: Algae eating livebearers

["Raymond Wong" <myapisto@hotmail.com>]

Hi,
do you know if endler's live barriers do the same job as guppies?


>From: "gkadar" <gkadar@idirect.ca>
>Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>To: <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
>Subject: Algae eating livebearers
>Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:56:24 -0400
>
>BigJohn wrote:
>
> >Here's a solution for you Kenny, if you can get swordtails acclimated to
> >your water try guppies, They are the best algae eaters ive found that
> >are not an otto or ancistrus type catfish.   Never have algae in my
> >guppy tanks.  They would also look neat in that planted tank.
>
>I agree with John in this.  Guppies aren't that big, they eat a lot of 
>algae
>so they don't require constant feeding of flake etc. unless you're trying 
>to
>breed them for sale and want them to get big as fast as possible.
>Unfortunately if you feed your fish well, they don't bother chasing down
>baby guppies.
>
>Gabriella
>
>
>
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