Thread: Advice on choice of shrimps and/or fish for a plant tank
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Old 21-02-2007, 06:23 PM posted to rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants
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Default Advice on choice of shrimps and/or fish for a plant tank
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David Kershaw wrote:
My intention is to maintain a plant display tank, but algie is always doing
to be a problem, so can anyone advise me on the best choice of shrinps or
fish to control the algie?

In a properly fertilized tank you won't have algae. The plants will out-compete
them.

Having said that a couple of dozen ammano shrimp never hurt any
planted tank.

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