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High Value Algae Eaters
Excessive algae growth in the aquatic algae are struggling the most important part of planning is already covered, as is the nutritional control! And marine filters Categories: An Illustrated Guide to the section, but a lot of help with algae-eating fish and invertebrates in your aquarium by adding part of the population served.
Algae eaters actually no fish are a great addition, but it's your fish compatible species selection, and you have given them a're making sure that all of your water, animals, give the same position as they consider important to their long-term well live and what is needed. You are an exception to the many pools and then you can help by algae algae eaters can move temporarily into a pot, and when you're satisfied with the results of their tank at home, bring them back to the case. That they are always aides, however, keep in mind - the algae that war should always be your responsibility, not a daily concern. By adding an algae eater in your tank as you avoid the most common mistake of thinking that you can not forget about the problem now!
Using algae feed on algae can help keep your tank at all the same as the most effective way to eat the algae, because algae eaters do not include various types, or the surface is from the same category. Snails, shrimps and algae-eating fish, an online is a good way to go. But again, as always, compatibility and fish / invertebrate please check requirements. Since the vast food resources, planted aquarium is much better with them. Note: Generally, if overfed with moss-Kedarnath commercial foods to eat less algae, moss and so much leftover food, scavenging, and when they try to find the right amount of food to be healthy so.
Now that you know the basics, which means you are more or less the best or most efficient animals listed some of the high value algae eaters.
Also, as a matter Numa Ebi (Caridina jappanikka), known as the best algae eater shrimps, is one of these days. Besides eating algae, dead plant, which utilizes the waste and leftover food, clean. They prey on very busy. Their size, which makes them most suitable for small fish (males, 3.5 cm, is a bit small), 5 cm You can not go. They eat moss green spot algae and blue-green algae known to all except. Commercial foods are offered on a regular basis if you desire to reduce algae. It is good to keep the 3 groups of shrimp. Note: during transport should be given something to cling onto the inside of the bag. Planted tanks, dosing should be aware of a fertilizer. Tanks do not need as much light in low light tanks. Shrimps fertilizers contain a small amount of copper that is the most dangerous of all. This element does not accumulate over time, to ensure that it is essential to do weekly water change of 30-50%. Since chlorine and chloramine dangerous prawns, fish dechlorinators water to be treated. The largest and most cichlid fish, forests and eat shrimp, it's only small, bat fish species have to house them. Amano shrimp can find more information about the gallery section.
Security Level: Very easy. PH, temperature and will tolerate a wide range of factors, including the hardness of water. Nitrate level is higher than the other fish can tolerate and hardy enough to withstand the cycling process. Prepared meals are easy to eat and needs no special care.
Origin: Southeast Asia: Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia occurs over a wide area. It aufwuchs (with crustaceans and insect larvae, algae mats) grazes where the gravel, sand and rocks, flowing streams live on the substrate.
Compatibility / Temperament: This is the mature fish, especially fish slowly swimming toward the flat body, becomes aggressive. Catfish, such as cichlids or fish that are close to the imprinted substrate. It is frequently observed in other fish, and the doors of mucus from the pasture. The best model for a day or for a group of 5-6, but only because of the very large pots with aggressive conspecific. Its habit and finally, given the size of the fish is recommended that this community is not a fish.
Description
It is not found anywhere in China is not a particularly good algae eater is the common name for this fish, the Chinese Algae Eater, of course, wrong. Widely available in stores, but (unfortunately), this is certainly not a fish aquarium home community.
It streams flowing through rocks, gravel and sunken wood clinging with its large suckermouth occurs. Suckermouth catfishes in a general way, the fish, it can be used to understand the surfaces of the mouth, without the use of water is an opening that allows the upper part of the gill cover.
The gender difference is easily distinguished, but it is said that men often have tubercles on the head; Women are larger and plumper. Although there is no information in the breeding tank, it is widely grown in Asia through the use of hormone injections. In addition, some types, such as pale and golden, sometimes artificially colored dyes developed through repeated injection of fish. Practices such as fish or selling them to support the purchase of any store inspired.
There are only three known species of the genus Gyrinocheilus; G and G pustulosus pennocki is very rarely ever are looking for entertainment.
The species mentioned in the first Psilorhynchus aymonieri G Tirant 1883. In his review of the nominal species described in 1986 by Tirant Kottelat moved by the present genus. It is sometimes called the Lok Sabha, the lower the species epithet kaznakovi Berg in 1906, but in 1993 the name of Roberts and Kottelat kaznakovi G G aymonieri now an object [ill] are assumed to be determined so that the same species. Described as a distinct species in 1987 Krasyukova & Gusev G monchadskii, Roberts also be conspecific and Kottelat determined, and the name is the subject of another species [wrong].
Tips:
Kottelat, Maurice (1986), "G Tirant nominal species of fish described by the study," Archives of magazines at the Museum d'Histoire de Naturelle, the Foreign Affairs Committee of Lyon. 24, pp. 5-24.
Roberts, DR M Kottelat (1993), "Southeast Asian freshwater family Gyrinocheilidae correction" marine 4 Ichthyological Exploration, p. 375-383.
Chinese Algae Eater Food
Some of these fish from the rocks and wood, but it is still essential to graze algae prepared foods, frozen bloodworms, daphnia, brine shrimp eats the algae are also less mature young when needed.
Size
12-inch reach, but in the tank are usually 6 to 8 inches.
Recommended Minimum Tank
48-inch full-grown fish, preferably the largest absolute minimum, ago.
Chinese Algae Eater ideal water parameters
Basic (pH 6-8), temperature 22-28C / 72-82F, but warmer than the long-term priority 26C / 78F slightly acidic, (5-20 dGH) hard, medium-soft.
Origin: Southeast Asia: Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia occurs over a wide area. It aufwuchs (with crustaceans and insect larvae, algae mats) grazes where the gravel, sand and rocks, flowing streams live on the substrate.
Compatibility / Temperament: This is the mature fish, especially fish slowly swimming toward the flat body, becomes aggressive. Catfish, such as cichlids or fish that are close to the imprinted substrate. It is frequently observed in other fish, and the doors of mucus from the pasture. The best model for a day or for a group of 5-6, but only because of the very large pots with aggressive conspecific. Its habit and finally, given the size of the fish is recommended that this community is not a fish.
Description
It is not found anywhere in China is not a particularly good algae eater is the common name for this fish, the Chinese Algae Eater, of course, wrong. Widely available in stores, but (unfortunately), this is certainly not a fish aquarium home community.
It streams flowing through rocks, gravel and sunken wood clinging with its large suckermouth occurs. Suckermouth catfishes in a general way, the fish, it can be used to understand the surfaces of the mouth, without the use of water is an opening that allows the upper part of the gill cover.
The gender difference is easily distinguished, but it is said that men often have tubercles on the head; Women are larger and plumper. Although there is no information in the breeding tank, it is widely grown in Asia through the use of hormone injections. In addition, some types, such as pale and golden, sometimes artificially colored dyes developed through repeated injection of fish. Practices such as fish or selling them to support the purchase of any store inspired.
There are only three known species of the genus Gyrinocheilus; G and G pustulosus pennocki is very rarely ever are looking for entertainment.
The species mentioned in the first Psilorhynchus aymonieri G Tirant 1883. In his review of the nominal species described in 1986 by Tirant Kottelat moved by the present genus. It is sometimes called the Lok Sabha, the lower the species epithet kaznakovi Berg in 1906, but in 1993 the name of Roberts and Kottelat kaznakovi G G aymonieri now an object [ill] are assumed to be determined so that the same species. Described as a distinct species in 1987 Krasyukova & Gusev G monchadskii, Roberts also be conspecific and Kottelat determined, and the name is the subject of another species [wrong].
Tips:
Kottelat, Maurice (1986), "G Tirant nominal species of fish described by the study," Archives of magazines at the Museum d'Histoire de Naturelle, the Foreign Affairs Committee of Lyon. 24, pp. 5-24.
Roberts, DR M Kottelat (1993), "Southeast Asian freshwater family Gyrinocheilidae correction" marine 4 Ichthyological Exploration, p. 375-383.
Chinese Algae Eater Food
Some of these fish from the rocks and wood, but it is still essential to graze algae prepared foods, frozen bloodworms, daphnia, brine shrimp eats the algae are also less mature young when needed.
Size
12-inch reach, but in the tank are usually 6 to 8 inches.
Recommended Minimum Tank
48-inch full-grown fish, preferably the largest absolute minimum, ago.
Chinese Algae Eater ideal water parameters
Basic (pH 6-8), temperature 22-28C / 72-82F, but warmer than the long-term priority 26C / 78F slightly acidic, (5-20 dGH) hard, medium-soft.
These snails (Neritina spp.) Are available these days, most beautiful aquarium trade. It is highly desirable that the beauty of their shell shapes, but there is interest in algae. Green spot algae and green beard Neritinas zebra rug like this is hard to clean algae known to eat. PH and hardness of water is needed to keep them healthy because of their shells, the snails pH less than 7 can not do well in the long run. When reproducing, they are often difficult to remove all of the furnishings and equipment, spread over hundreds of hard white egg. Neon Tetra and Cichlids The slugs will eat. They have grown by about 3 cm. Since Neritinas known for their ability to leave the tank, the tank cover.
SAE (Crossocheilus siamensis) thread algae and other fish, the fish eat the algae brush negligence, known as an effective algae eater. They are a nuisance fish, which planarians (tattaippulukkal) eat. They are probably the best single or a group of 5 or more of the big pots, therefore, SAE Regional can be somewhat of their own species. Unlike the Chinese Algae Eaters, Siamese Algae Eaters have to eat a lot of algae. More typical Chinese Algae Eater it grows larger, becomes aggressive stops eating algae, and other fish tends to be disturbed. Siamese Algae Eaters for a couple of years old, the minimum tank size is 100 liters. Fish will be up to a lot of live plants. As they are not aggressive, they put any community tank big enough. They are some of the main characteristics of the active behavior of dwarf cichlids, such as stress and to prevent them from spawning. This species is often aggressive towards their owners, because they are similar to the red tail sharks and fish species and, unless it is a large and well-planted, they should not be kept on.
A very hardy fish, it's algae such as particles of food, pellets, live foods, raw vegetables, such as the tank, the other just about anything they eat, keep feed is simple, which makes the algae removing a diligent work for them without harming the plants, as well as decorations from and the aquarium glass. Many of the well-planted aquarium fish is considered a requirement. The fish was strong jumpers, carefully cover the pot. , SAE 14 cm PH and temperature 25 ° C to grow up around a 7 on a well-drained, to hydrogen. If you put SAE, make sure you have a lot of living plants
A very hardy fish, it's algae such as particles of food, pellets, live foods, raw vegetables, such as the tank, the other just about anything they eat, keep feed is simple, which makes the algae removing a diligent work for them without harming the plants, as well as decorations from and the aquarium glass. Many of the well-planted aquarium fish is considered a requirement. The fish was strong jumpers, carefully cover the pot. , SAE 14 cm PH and temperature 25 ° C to grow up around a 7 on a well-drained, to hydrogen. If you put SAE, make sure you have a lot of living plants
Whiptail Catfish also known as, the unusual, there are many species of catfish suckermouth thin (Farlowella spp., Rhineloricaria spp.) Grows 10-20 cm. If you have established a good, at least 70 liters of water planted tank ages, Rasboras, Tetras, hatchets and pencil, feel free to add your fish eat the algae family this strange looking fish bogwood and small, quiet a lot of fish. Its main diet is based on algae. It spirulina / algae tablets, should be fed at least twice a week. If it is too weak, the aggressive fish such as catfish me or embed Cichlids. It does not respond to changes in the so-called great water Farlowella a week with very few minor changes recommended
