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Old 11-03-2003, 09:47 PM
Christopher
 
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Default proper stocking of algae eaters

shrimp are not a possibility...my cichlids LOVE shrimp
"Philippe Lemaire" wrote in message
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Sorry if I already asked twice :

What about Rineloricaria Lanceolata (for green "Dust" algae) ?

Philippe


"Dave Millman" wrote in message

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| Christopher wrote:
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| 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).
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| Lose the CAE, they can be trouble. Consider ancistrus catfish, ottos and

amano
| shrimp. Variety helps here.
|