ADMWNDSR83 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 After moderately planting my 37 gallon tank, I discovered I was seeing more and more bladder snails. Two Assassin snails later, and I have no bladder snail issues. However, I am seeing more brown algae diatoms. I have a clown pleco in the tank, but he refuses to emerge from under the sponge filter or one of my pieces of driftwood, so he's no help. I don't want to get other snails, since I figure the assassins will make quick work of them. I'm thinking my two options are Siamese Algae Eaters or a Bristlenose Pleco. I would love thoughts and opinions, or even if anyone has any other ideas! As a reminder, so far all of my fish, except for the school of cories, have an orange and black color scheme. If it makes a difference, the vast majority of the brown algae has populated my Windelov Java Fern, which sits nearly under my filter return. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 SAEs & Ottos both work on brown algae in my experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMWNDSR83 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 A few of the videos I've watched on YouTube said that Otos would get eaten by angels. Others have said they're great tank mates. I never know who to believe lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica. Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Are Amano Shrimp an option for you? I run amanos and otos in all my tanks for algae control. This image & caption is from tropica, showing how effective amano shrimp are at eating algae. source- Algae control - Tropica Aquarium Plants TROPICA.COM The right aquarium - The right plants - The right fish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMWNDSR83 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Jessica. said: Are Amano Shrimp an option for you? I run amanos and otos in all my tanks for algae control. This image & caption is from tropica, showing how effective amano shrimp are at eating algae. source- Algae control - Tropica Aquarium Plants TROPICA.COM The right aquarium - The right plants - The right fish I didn't know if they'd get eaten. It would be an expensive treat if they do! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica. Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 minute ago, ADMWNDSR83 said: I didn't know if they'd get eaten. It would be an expensive treat if they do! 😉 Lobster dinner for you Angels? Could be. For what it's worth, I keep amanos with adult discus and they ignore them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, ADMWNDSR83 said: A few of the videos I've watched on YouTube said that Otos would get eaten by angels. Others have said they're great tank mates. I never know who to believe lol. I keep Ottos in all my tanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Another vote for otos. Can’t comment on if angels will snack on them or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Pearl Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Let's back up folks. If the original snails were keeping the algae in check, and there is nothing else going one, then why not remove/move the assassin snails and restore the original bladder snails. Or, if you don't like the bladder snails, try a different variety. I hear nerite snails are good algae eaters. Considering you may not like snails, the cheaper 'olive' color of the nerites are not only subdued in color they are also small. Good luck with your tank! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatblonde Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I bought some ghost shrimps just to see if I could keep them alive and they managed to eat most of my diatom algae. Are you high tech? Is Phosguard an option? I did a small pillow of phosguard then took it out after a week or so 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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