What would everyone suggest for the proper number of algae eaters in a tank?
I assume this varies a lot from tank to tank, but I'm up to 7 SAE, 3 CAE,
and 1 pleco and I still have visible algae in my tank, nothing terrible but
its still there (I'm not counting the spot algae on the glass). What I'm
wondering is is it safe to get a couple more SAE's for my 125g or is it best
to leave a surplus of algae at all times? I would hate to have a SAE starve
to death from lack of algae (i do have tabs though).

You could get more SAEs if you want. I have a dozen in my 75 gallon tank. (I
didn't intend to put that many in, but AquariumFish.net threw in some extras,
in case some didn't make it. They all did. And then the ones I intended for
my 29 gallon tank outgrew it, and I moved them into the 75, too.)

They won't starve. They'll eat flake and other fish foods. In fact, they're
first to the top of the tank at mealtime. They take flake so eagerly they leap
a inch out of the water trying to grab it first.


Leigh

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