Phoenix1391 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Wondering if I should get some nerites, otos, or should I just do a peroxide dip for my anubias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkrimp Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) How big is your tank? Siamese algae eaters are great, even the regular flying foxes do a pretty good job. If you can get either of them, and Otos, even better. Siamese algae eaters are very active fish, I could watch mine fly around the tank incessantly cleaning for hours. Edit: couple of ramshorns or pond snails are great too, they'll only multiply in line with the amount of food available, so they can help quickly get the tank clean. Edited December 14, 2021 by BigSkrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Since anubias aren't very hard to take out of a tank, I think I'd do a peroxide dip first, to give the algae eaters a head start. I might even trim off a few leaves, just to get the algae eaters to focus on leaves I care more about. Sorry to not know what algae eaters to suggest. I haven't had that particular type of algae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I have great luck with Nerites cleaning my bigger anubias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix1391 Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 On 12/13/2021 at 5:56 PM, BigSkrimp said: How big is your tank? Siamese algae eaters are great, even the regular flying foxes do a pretty good job. If you can get either of them, and Otos, even better. Siamese algae eaters are very active fish, I could watch mine fly around the tank incessantly cleaning for hours. Edit: couple of ramshorns or pond snails are great too, they'll only multiply in line with the amount of food available, so they can help quickly get the tank clean. It’s a 75 gallon, there already are 5 Sienese algae eater in there and many pond snails and amano shrimp. For some reason they just don’t even touch this black crusty stuff. It may be black but definitely not BBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumson Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I find that spot dosing peroxide or glutaraldehyde on the leaves will make it easier for shrimp and snails to eat some algae types. IMO though I would cut off the leaves that are more than 50% covered and let the plant grow new leaves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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