Theplatymaster Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Im wondering because ive heard different things. Are clown pleco algae eaters? if so what kind(s) of algae do they eat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashBandit05 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I have one in my 29gal and have NEVER seen it work on my algae. From my experience they are mainly wood/fiber eaters and rasp on driftwood for their source of food. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) I believe they are mostly wood raspers and eat the biofilm. I’ve never seen any of mine eating (8 total, at least I think there’s still 8 since they are superb at hiding. but I couldn’t tell for sure. I can safely say they don’t eat BBA. 🤨 Edited November 29, 2022 by Odd Duck Fixing “autocorrect” stupidity. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 ive had a few, never seen one work on algae. they like wood though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Don't rely on "algae eaters", better to control your algae by supplying your plants with all the nutrients and light to outcompete algae. Remember though that it's an all, or nothing deal, plants need all nutrients available, otherwise algae still beat them to the punch. I have seen clown plecos, bristlenosed plecos, otos, flying foxes, flag cichlids all touted as great "algae eaters" yet I've never seen a good looking tank that was just managed by them. In my tank I've got 9 otocinclus, and I see them every once in a while, who eats the most amount of algae in my tank are however the shrimp but I would never rely on just them. Easy Green, root tabs, and proper but not excessive lighting, and some Mironekuton deep sea minerals work better than any cleaner crew, although Nerites do a passable job on the glass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscusLover Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 On 11/28/2022 at 1:11 PM, Theplatymaster said: Im wondering because ive heard different things. Are clown pleco algae eaters? if so what kind(s) of algae do they eat? Plecos are algae eaters when they are very young, once they grow to teens they stop, and mostly feed on wood or protien. Never seen an teen-adult pleco touch algae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Mine definitely don't eat algae. If I ever had to guess... They would eat brown diatoms. They tend to stick to the wood and pretty much never leave it. On 11/28/2022 at 3:10 PM, Odd Duck said: I can safely say they don’t eat BBA. 🤨 1000% 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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