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| Date: | 5/25/2013 2:58:05 AM |
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Hello
Thank you very much for your comment on my blue lobster. Yes Rosey Barbs will sometimes eat algea to a degree, but I am concerned about the other fish in your tank. All barbs can be little terrors when it comes to the community tank. They are chasers and fin nippers mostly, so this has me really worried about your swordtails. It may be ok, and I am sorry to be negitive. I hate telling people that a fish might do more harm then good. But if you end up having problems with them and have to remove them, then I have another suggestion for your tank that will eat the algea and leave your fish alone, I assume your trying to avoid pleco's here. You could try a very small high finned banded shark. Sometimes they are called a high finned chinese sucker fish too. But they are not a pleco. And they aren't a type of shark either. I have 2 in my community tank. They are my favorite fish because they are just down right cute! They do my algea control on the plants, rocks, decorations etc. Here's a link that has a pic and some good info on them. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display. cfm?c=830+888+860&pcatid=860
But don't let the size scare you. It takes many years for them to ever reach that size. The larger of my 2 is about 6 inches and I bought him at about 4 inches. And that was well over a year ago. So they probably put on a couple of inches a year. My smallest one wasn't even a inch when I bought it about 6 months ago, and now it's about 1 1/2 inches. If you do decide to get one of these fish at some point, let me know and I will fill you in on everything else you need to know about this fish. Once again, sorry to knock your barbs. I work in a fish store so it's a habit of mine to tell people everything about a certain fish. Take care! |
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