Penjosthelifeaquatic Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 The internet says that Mollies eat filamentous algae, my question is do platies and swordtails consume algae as well? or is it just mollies thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shkote Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Yes, most omnivorous livebearers will eat algae. Platies, guppies, Swordtails, Mollies, some Goodeids, even Endlers will nibble at it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ellsworth Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Most of those will pick at algae. But, another option would be the Japanese trapdoor snail, which is a livebearing snail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penjosthelifeaquatic Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Yes, my mollies and platies both pick off algae from any surface they can. Love these little guys. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Guru Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 So I would say they do, but sometime not at the rate we want, your best best is to remove the algae or go with a panda garra or some other species that is more atone to algae eating as a dietary staple. Great topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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