Mighty Prawn Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 I'm looking for a catfish/sucker cat or pleco that will eat algae, but is also okay with some salt in its water. Does this exist? Can mystery/apple snails do okay with salt in the water? I'm talking like, 1 tablespoon per 10 gallons. -Hideo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Go with otocinclus...cleaned my puffer tank in two days!!! After the work was done...puffer killed it. Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Otoconclus are fairly sensitive. I'm not sure how well they'd do in with salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBrain Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Dont bother trying the apple snails as they dont do a very good job on algae. They would rather eat plants and fish food that lands on the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Prawn Posted February 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 These will be for an Oscar tank as well, so something that won't get eaten. -Hideo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reza Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Why are you adding to salt to an oscar tank Hideo? Bristtlenose plecos do a great job at cleaning algae but will be rather small to a fully grown oscar. What about a common pleco?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Prawn Posted February 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 I bought 2 columbian sharks from Gold's, was told they are fine with Oscars and need a little salt. It'll only be temporary until I can find someone who wants to take the sharks off my hands as they eventually require full marine, which I cannot provide. -Hideo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reza Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 I never knew that columbian sharks required full marine. Goes to show you what I know. I still think a common pleco would help. What size is the aquarium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toirtis Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 I never knew that columbian sharks required full marine. Not quite, although they can take it......they progress to heavier salinity as they mature. Zebra nerite snails (Big Al's @ $4.99 each) do a bang-up job on algae and thrive in brackish water (in fact, although they will survive in FW, the require brackish to reproduce). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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