RE: [GSAS-Member] Algae control

["Darcey Harding" <darceyh@drizzle.com>]

Otto cats, plant-safe plecos, and apple snails.  The bleach only works
temporarily.

I have ordered apple snails from Susan at
http://home.mchsi.com/~masts/index.html and been very happy with what she ships.
The snails are smaller than you might think, about the size of a hazelnut, but
they are doing a good job so far for their size. The rainbows leave them alone.
I think the loaches might snack on a Malaysian trumpet snail from time to time,
but other than that their population seems stable, too.

I have a clown pleco and rubber pleco, so far they are staying small and not
damaging the plants at all.  I only see them occasionally in the early morning;
they hide the rest of the time.

Most stores regularly stock otto cats, and while the specific pleco varieties
might take a few trips or calls, they're pretty easy to find, too.

Good luck!


 

-----Original Message-----
From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com]
On Behalf Of welenofsky@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 6:57 AM
To: GSAS Member
Subject: [GSAS-Member] Algae control

Since the plant auction, I've had all different types of algae plaguing my tank.
What kinds of fish besides SAE will help control it? (snip)

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