Pepere Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) I transferred them in to my Main display tank. They have been there maybe 30 minutes. They have discovered the Hair Algae on the upper fronds of Wisteria and are chowing down with enthusiasm. I am anxious to see how much of an impact they have. Here are the two males. When I come close to take a photo, they get rather skittish. I dont think they enjoyed being netted and transferred…. Edited November 19, 2022 by Pepere 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 8:51 PM, Pepere said: I transferred them in to my Main display tank. They have been there maybe 30 minutes. They have discovered the Hair Algae on the upper fronds of Wisteria and are chowing down with enthusiasm. I am anxious to see how much of an impact they have. Very cool! Hopefully they do well for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 That's awesome. Always nice to see anything go after that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepere Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 Since adding the Flag Fish, my Dwarf Gourami has started nibbling on the hair Algae too, and chases the Flag fish away to protect his resource… The Flag Fish outnumber him 7 to 1 though.. they simply go to another clump and start mowing down. I am hopeful the Dwarf Gourami will tire of chasing them given their numbers… I am waiting for second 29 gallon tank to complete cycling and then I will move 3 of theFlag fish in to that tank. Main display tank is probably overstocked right now, but I have abundant plants and filtration. I am keeping a close eye on parameters right now testing daily. Somehow I accidentally transferred 1 Pygmy Cory over while transferring the Flag Fish. I am going to try to transfer him back to his buddies tonight. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepere Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 I transferred 3 of the Flag Fish to second 29 gallon tank today. I am rather amazed how quickly they cleaned up the hair algae. they are without question an excellent clean up crew member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherHumanPerson Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 On 11/19/2022 at 8:45 AM, Pepere said: Since adding the Flag Fish, my Dwarf Gourami has started nibbling on the hair Algae too, and chases the Flag fish away to protect his resource… Someone is a bit jelly 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepere Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 3:01 PM, AnotherHumanPerson said: Someone is a bit jelly 😂 After a few days the Dwarf Gourami stopped chasing the Flag Fish. I had 7 Flag Fish in the tank, and I assumed he just got overwhelmed by them being everywhere…. I now have three in that tank. We will see how he continues with reduced population. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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