cidley69 Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Can anyone suggest what kind of algae eater would be good for a cichlid tank? i have four cichlid in a 33 gal tank, algae is growing on the glass. i am not sure what would be best to eat the algae. i have heard snails might be good, but i've heard that they can multiply and give you a snail infestation. can someone make some suggestions for algae eating fish? or if someone actually has some algae eaters they wanna sell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Prawn Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Zebra Nerite snails. They'll actually eat your algae (other snails either replace what they eat with snail trails, or poop so much you might as well just keep the algae), and they do breed, but eggs, if produced at all, are always infertile in captivity. Plus, they look awesome. -Hideo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 What kind of cichlids do you have? Some cichlids are fine with algae eater and some dont' do as well. Zebra snails are a good choice. They are good algae eaters and look good. They aren't as good a a BN pleco but they do a pretty good job. Mighty prawn- from what i've heard zebra snails need brackish water to breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krystle Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 (edited) sorry to hijack - I' in love with the two little nerites I picked up and this question of breeding has been bugging me, so I went searching :P Here's the most specific I could come up with other than "you can't do it in an aquarium" http://www.plantgeek.net/forum/viewtopic.p...ighlight=nerite Anyone wining to take this on? *looks pointedly at Val* Edited March 28, 2006 by Guppylove1985 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toirtis Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 sorry to hijack - I' in love with the two little nerites I picked up and this question of breeding has been bugging me, so I went searching :P Here's the most specific I could come up with other than "you can't do it in an aquarium"http://www.plantgeek.net/forum/viewtopic.p...ighlight=nerite Anyone wining to take this on? *looks pointedly at Val* Its been done successfully more than once....one member of the uniquaria yahoo group has had excellent success, and apparently it was not terribly difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidley69 Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 sorry to re-comandeeer the thread, lol..... where would i find one a couple of those Zebra Nerite snails? does the LFS have them? i am in calgary, can someone recommend a LFS for me to try? there are 4 cichlids in the tank (4.5" pseudotropheus flavus, 2.5" convict, 5" chipokee, 3" yellow lab) are there any other algae eating fish that might work besides snails or plecos? much thanks for your help. PS. the auction was great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krystle Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I bought mine from Riverfront Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidley69 Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 how much $ are zebra snails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krystle Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I paid 4.99 a piece, not too shabby, considering I've never seen them here in Edmonton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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