The Best Algae Eaters For Your Aquarium Fish Tank: The Good, The Bad, and The Useless.

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    Let's talk about the best algae eaters for your aquarium fish tank. Algae can be a common problem in fish tanks, and having the right algae eaters can help keep your tank clean and balanced. We will rank the algae eaters into three categories: The Good, The Bad, and The Useless. Let's dive in!
    Should out to @englishtime5327 for the excellent comment on our plant video.
    #fishaquarium #algaeeater #aquariumtank
    00:00 Welcome Back
    00:25 The Bad
    01:30 The Useless
    04:00 The Good
    06:11 Gobies
    06:46 A very nice Loach
    07:33 Catfish and Plecos
    10:14 Our Favorite
    10:58 Feeding Frenzy! (lol)
    12:03 Special Announcement
    12:44 Viewer Insights
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  • @thefishfiles
    @thefishfiles  7 месяцев назад +21

    Hey Everyone. We wanted to mention Flag fish are bred in Florida for the trade and were out of stock at the time of the show, so we had to shoot without them…they are terrific nibblers of green filamentous algae shoots, and we will give them some time on the next taping!

  • @boebender
    @boebender 5 месяцев назад +1

    This is an excellent video reference!! The information is comprehensive and echoes what you’ll see on many other platforms and books. I appreciate your time and experience putting this video together. Great job!!

  • @donutHOLE27
    @donutHOLE27 3 месяца назад +8

    I had 5 neocardina shrimp in my 20 gallon originally. I like to let algae grow on the black wall of my aquarium for the fish to pick at if they want to, but 1 of my shrimp hatched at least 20 new shrimp and now they are making quick work of that wall. You probably just need a large number of them to be “useful” in an aquarium

  • @douggiles7647
    @douggiles7647 5 месяцев назад +1

    Very informative video and straight to the point, you've earned a new subscriber. I hope to see your channel grow!!

  • @EKr33ger
    @EKr33ger 4 месяца назад +9

    The molly was clearly the first to try the moss. I've found molly to be very effective at keeping algae at bay on plants, rocks, and other decor.

    • @cookedkabbage
      @cookedkabbage 2 месяца назад

      So true, and then the barbed was the next to have a nibble! I like how he ignored those and only mentioned the siamese algae eater for his purpose that they're the best the algae eaters. xD

  • @barblenarf
    @barblenarf 2 месяца назад

    Randy! You're a great speaker, thanks for the info! Just planted my carpet seeds for my first planted tank. 10gal bowl. Putting a list together so this was helpful!

  • @BrendenEngelbrecht
    @BrendenEngelbrecht 2 месяца назад

    This is an amazingly well-produced video - thanks so much!

  • @donnarae6053
    @donnarae6053 Месяц назад +2

    I have a full grown chinese algae eater - very sweet and shy, never bothers anyone. In the same tank are 12 silver mollies and they keep the tank very clean. Thanks for the tip about adding a little salt to the tank for the mollies.

  • @quki3
    @quki3 7 месяцев назад +3

    Just found your channel and I love it! Thanks for sharing knowledge ❤ keep the info coming!

  • @greatandpowerfulldile155
    @greatandpowerfulldile155 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for the help on this problem

  • @Outside-InAquatics
    @Outside-InAquatics 7 месяцев назад +11

    12k views in 4 days that impressive man. Only In the intro and I can already tell the video deserves the views

    • @thefishfiles
      @thefishfiles  7 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you! we hope you enjoy it :)

  • @mickeysr5817
    @mickeysr5817 7 месяцев назад +4

    Great video Detroit

  • @andyx6766
    @andyx6766 6 месяцев назад +4

    Great, practical advice. Thanks!

  • @AllenHChang
    @AllenHChang 4 месяца назад +3

    my experience was, that rosy barbs are very effective against filamentous algae, one eosy barb is enough for a 2 ft tank. Black molly is often used in marine tanks to control algae too. The problem with SAE is sometimes they can become aggressive and are a headache to catch if your tank is heavily planted.

  • @joewest1336
    @joewest1336 7 месяцев назад +13

    Plants plants and plants defeat algae more then anything especially floating ones 👍

    • @mrzmorphine
      @mrzmorphine 6 месяцев назад +1

      Agreed

    • @randyhegstad5754
      @randyhegstad5754 6 месяцев назад +1

      Agree but I think even floating plants do a nice job controlling algae - I am thinking of duck weed. (Of course they stifle light for the planted species - I am assuming that's why you're not a fan of them). This more "holistic" approach your advising with live plants (assuming not with too much light or too much fertilizer or too much CO2) is almost another video. Hmmmm....

    • @joewest1336
      @joewest1336 4 месяца назад

      @@randyhegstad5754 duckweed is a must my tank is full of it every two weeks I will get a comb and scrape out half of it to let some light through, as it gets pretty thick and blocks the light out indeed lol

    • @Abby_Animations
      @Abby_Animations 21 день назад +1

      Especially red root floaters (idk about other fish tanks but they do great in mine)

  • @reelgal06
    @reelgal06 5 месяцев назад +1

    Love the Amano shrimp!

  • @yvonnebagaman7340
    @yvonnebagaman7340 3 месяца назад

    I have had a lot of success with farawalla twig catfish and whiptail cats. They do really well at keeping my algae under control. These species are a bit harder to find, but they do a great job

  • @larryhenry719
    @larryhenry719 4 месяца назад +1

    I have been using nerites snails for a while now and they do a awesome job

  • @bridgetrooney6450
    @bridgetrooney6450 5 месяцев назад +1

    The Siamese Algae Eater species name is actually Crossocheilus and Siamensis is actually a subspecies. The other species members look similar (and aren’t the Flying Fox, different species as you mentioned) and some are better algae eaters than C. Siamensis. In my experience, C. Langei and C. Reticulatus are algae eating powerhouses and more effective than C. Siamensis. All of which are peaceful and are great in community tanks. Also, Hillstream Loaches aren’t the only Loaches to eat algae. But Sewellia Lineolata (true Reticulated Hillstream) do have a different body from Gastromyzon Zebrinus (Striped Borneo Loach shown in the video). Although my favorite algae eating loach is the Panda Loach (Yaoshania Pachychilus).

  • @homefishmedia
    @homefishmedia 7 месяцев назад +3

    Wow so cool for your showing

  • @plazeeebo
    @plazeeebo Месяц назад

    I can't believe your channel doesn't have more subscribers!! These are amazing videos

    • @thefishfiles
      @thefishfiles  Месяц назад

      Thanks for saying so! Hope you stick around :)

  • @muhdhariez5844
    @muhdhariez5844 5 месяцев назад +2

    I have sw tank,i put mollies and he doing great job 👍

  • @ryantait177
    @ryantait177 4 месяца назад

    Thanks

  • @randyhaight7202
    @randyhaight7202 5 месяцев назад +1

    Finally an honest list. I had a tank of nothing but mollies and they never ate algae, not even one time.

  • @afiqmohd6450
    @afiqmohd6450 6 месяцев назад +1

    Tq for this infomation for algea eater. This make me help to buy the best algea eater.

  • @timmy_4209
    @timmy_4209 2 месяца назад

    Check out the Farlowella catfish. I keep them in my tank and they are phenomenal algae control fish!

  • @TheRealJimmyP
    @TheRealJimmyP 7 месяцев назад +2

    Hello. I just discovered your channel and subscribed. I already like your content, and I'll be back for more. Thank you.

  • @Noah-hi3nm
    @Noah-hi3nm 6 месяцев назад +7

    Hi there, enjoyed your video. Wanted to share that I actually have bred Oto's. Just to preface, I had no idea it was going on nor how to recreate it , but it happened. Shared on reddit with some photos too! I guess I was just lucky but I had a very heavily planted (dutch style) planted tank with 2 otos, some cherry shrimp and some chili rasporas. One day I almost freaked out because I thought I had hydras (had them once, was not fun to get rid of). Looked closer, and turns out it wasnt hydras stuck to the glass, but baby oto's!.
    All in all I counted about 21. Out of the 21, about 5 made it to adulthood.
    Apparently it's pretty rare for Oto's to breed in captivity, but just here to share that it definitely does happen!

    • @IceBox666theone666
      @IceBox666theone666 5 месяцев назад

      We bread otos in EU everywhere, have a look at some EU fishkeeping forums for infos how to.

    • @BadRavenFPV
      @BadRavenFPV 4 месяца назад

      I have had Amano Shrimp larvae survive to adulthood in freshwater, 4 from one spawn. My tapwater is pretty hard, but still, very much an outlier event. I was widely called a liar, but happen it did. Even showing photos of juveniles against adults failed to convince some! The female produced such a huge quantity of larvae the tank went cloudy with them, and is still alive and OK, and has spawned many times since, with no survivors. No known reason to help it happen again, just chance.

    • @reddytheorangefish5837
      @reddytheorangefish5837 2 месяца назад

      My best guess would be that you have some other species such as wild type neocaridina, ghost shrimp, or (unlikely) whisker shrimp or malawa shrimp. It is unfortunately a common occurence, shops trying to pawn off cheaper shrimp taht will breed in freshwater as real amanos.

  • @FairmoundAquatics
    @FairmoundAquatics 5 месяцев назад

    Nice video😊 Just love our Honeycomb ancistrus. As long as they are young, they do a fantastic job keeping that glass clean😉👌

  • @patriciakloeppel9863
    @patriciakloeppel9863 3 месяца назад

    new subscriber loved this video will be back for more videos

  • @vivienleigh4640
    @vivienleigh4640 2 месяца назад

    I had a Silver Flying Fox (Crossocheilus reticulatus) and he was fantastic as far as algae eaters goes, including hair algae. Looks like a Siamese Algae Eater, but has a black dot where the tail fin starts instead of the black stripe. He was extremely territorial though. Any fish that searched for food in the substrate was an enemy (especially the ones of his own species). And both The Siamese algae eater and the Silver flying fox get big. Mine was about 15 cm (6 inches).

  • @arepenguinsawesome2279
    @arepenguinsawesome2279 2 месяца назад

    Otos have been bred in captivity, FYI. There are even a bunch of videos on it.

  • @Four-of-Six
    @Four-of-Six 5 месяцев назад +3

    @ 5:40 mins. Those snails lay eggs in your tank, white tiny spots all over your aquarium. Hard to get rid of those spots which are very hard, looks like large grains of sand. The eggs will not hatch but some do, most of them will not. I had a couple that did hatch in my tank.....

    • @TheFiretiger20
      @TheFiretiger20 3 месяца назад +1

      maybe u had a perfect environment for them to breed

    • @bladd4786
      @bladd4786 Месяц назад

      Happened to me to, I'll never do nerites again I spent over an hour painstakingly scraping their eggs off of my Driftwood

  • @souffle420
    @souffle420 7 месяцев назад +2

    I found those fancy shrimps barely do any sh¡t to algae, so I went to my local fishing store and bought live bait… which is wild shrimp locally procured from paddy field.
    They don't eat hair algae, but they do clean up the bottom of my tank along with those molies 😂 so not a good algae eater, but they're good cleaner for any tank

  • @gomorel5866
    @gomorel5866 5 месяцев назад

    I keep two types of snails in my ponds and aquariums i have never have to scrub off anything.. Excess food and plant matter are well taken care of.. I often have to sacrifice a few fr population control

  • @joeimorttan4103
    @joeimorttan4103 7 месяцев назад +3

    Blather snails and amano shrimp made my nano aquarium spotless in a mather of three days

  • @craigathonian
    @craigathonian 4 месяца назад +1

    In all my years of keeping aquarium fish, i was quite shocked at one species that i adopted from an owner who was threatening his wife, that he was gonna flush them down the toilet. At that time i didn't have any fish...just planted aquariums. As we all know, 'just plants' also means all kinds of algae. After introducing them into the aquarium i didn't have to do my weekly algae cleaning anymore. This fish was a Platy....and i'm not talking about the family in general, of which i have had many varieties, but they wouldn't be on this list. It has to be the "Sunset Platy" There were about 15 to 20, various ages/sizes, but they all cleaned up the 30 gal. tank in a weeks time. I was shocked ! Only because of the fact nobody in the professional hobby ever mentioned this one variety. They also never stopped or got board, of which i've heard can happen with a number of "good" algae eaters. One detail i noticed was that the younger fish were meticulous at cleaning delicate plants like the moss's & Myriophyllum's. In the future i might try out the "Gold Platy" since they are the closest looking genetically. On another note, it's very important to not overfeed the Amano shrimp with any food, as they will stop being good algae cleaners. Thanks for a great video, it reminded me of a few species that i forgot i wanted. 😎

    • @XtremeChiliPepper
      @XtremeChiliPepper 3 месяца назад

      Agree about the Platys - they are 'hunt and peck' eaters. Cleaned the plants, rocks, ornaments, everything but the glass!

  • @Dall5000
    @Dall5000 7 месяцев назад +7

    Surprised no mention of ramshorn snails. Never had an algae problem because of them.

    • @thefishfiles
      @thefishfiles  7 месяцев назад +5

      Those are great snails for algae but we don’t wholesale them because too many pet stores and their customers complain about them taking over the tank…I should look into them more sometimes a species gets an undeserved reputation.

  • @rickie12
    @rickie12 Месяц назад

    I have a spotted Raphael cat fish who’s 3 years old, what other algae eater can I add to the tank ?

  • @user-fq7tv2lo6e
    @user-fq7tv2lo6e 7 месяцев назад +12

    Great list. Just would have added thr common pleco in the no no section

    • @randyhegstad5754
      @randyhegstad5754 6 месяцев назад +1

      Actually we thought to add a pleco, not the common one (usually trinidad) cause it grows a bit large, but we were thinking rubberlip pleco or bushynose pleco. Except we are putting a list of "scavangers" together and decided to add the plecos to that video.

    • @jeffersonborbo5905
      @jeffersonborbo5905 6 месяцев назад +1

      Depending on what kind of community you have, i have a monster community and i have a sailfin pleco as an algae control and i feed it algae wafer if there's no algae. Also, sailfin plecos will not attempt to suck any bottom dweller tankmate so sailfin plecos are the best for me...

  • @piplupcola
    @piplupcola 2 месяца назад

    I have gold algae eaters in my fish tank and after I put them in my tank has never been cleaner. Even the little hide tunnels I placed in there which was covered in algae became completely clean in a week

  • @jademoon9540
    @jademoon9540 4 месяца назад

    don't otocinclus breed in leaf litter filled water?

  • @sicilianotoronto
    @sicilianotoronto 5 месяцев назад

    Will the Rubber Lip Pleco eat Amazon Sword Plants? Apparently Bristlenose Plecos do.

  • @joshuahawkins2743
    @joshuahawkins2743 6 месяцев назад +1

    Butterfly loaches are awesome first time I saw one i thought it was a fresh water sting ray or flounder of some kind

    • @Fishaddict1970
      @Fishaddict1970 5 месяцев назад

      I agree but I couldn’t get mine to live past 2 months …. Had 3 different times all died …. From thriving to dying and have plenty of algae for them idk ???

  • @dareqmaynard1551
    @dareqmaynard1551 3 месяца назад +2

    What about rams horn snails?
    In my aquarium they clean any algae that shows up

    • @XtremeChiliPepper
      @XtremeChiliPepper 3 месяца назад

      From experience (and a couple other videos details that), the main difference is they will reproduce in fresh water, but the Nerite snails do not. When you see a 'clutch' of eggs, you will have a 20 more snails. Before you know it, they will be everywhere, and then you have to give to a friend or sacrifice.

  • @fanyoktavia1703
    @fanyoktavia1703 7 месяцев назад +2

    ask your hillstream loach, at 7:3) is the one at botton get ick/white spot? cos mine have that thing n i try to treat it with indian almond leaf but its die after 2 day. Or is that just a normal spot not a disease?

    • @thefishfiles
      @thefishfiles  7 месяцев назад +2

      Spotted pattern is normal for these guys and easiest way to spot signs of ich if you think there is a spot on the body is to check the tail. If no ich there and fish is acting healthy most likely not ich

  • @everydaylanre
    @everydaylanre 7 месяцев назад +4

    Florida Flag Fish aka American Flag Killi are the numero uno Algae assassins! SAE and Otos are pretty good too, but not touching FFF.

    • @thefishfiles
      @thefishfiles  7 месяцев назад +1

      They're amazing. They should have received a mention on our show; we didn't have them in stock during filming. Next week, they will get the praise they deserve!

  • @paypatay1
    @paypatay1 3 месяца назад

    "It'd be nicer if you subscribed." 😅. I subscribed.

  • @jampiecoetzee5158
    @jampiecoetzee5158 6 месяцев назад +1

    thats a cool setup of fish add like 10 of each great tank setup of cleaners hahahaha

  • @karlirose88
    @karlirose88 5 месяцев назад

    Any recommendations for an algae eater that is turtle tank friendly? Definitly mollies would be safe but I’d like a bit more algae control

    • @user-kw5mw8jp8o
      @user-kw5mw8jp8o 5 месяцев назад

      Hillstream loach as long as you have some rocks or live plants

  • @angelahansen86
    @angelahansen86 4 месяца назад +1

    Unfortunately I got nerite snails for my tank and they don't care much for the algae, but they love eating my mopani wood and leaving wood coloured poops everywhere

  • @idkidk2011
    @idkidk2011 5 месяцев назад

    hi! how do you prevent your fish and shrimps to jump out of a tank with no lid?

    • @jeffreymeeks6035
      @jeffreymeeks6035 5 месяцев назад

      get floating plants and lower water level

  • @jimmystewart-bh3bx
    @jimmystewart-bh3bx 6 месяцев назад +5

    THE BEST ALGAE EATER I HAVE EVER HAD IS GUPPY GRASS THE ALGAE NEVER GETS A CHANCE TO GROW

  • @bethanybarron6084
    @bethanybarron6084 5 месяцев назад +2

    I had some otocinclus breed in 1 of my tanks. They unfortunately didn't make it as there was something wrong with the tank, but I did get them to breed xx

  • @Tortismilk
    @Tortismilk 6 месяцев назад

    Had a bristle nosed pleco in my turtle tank and he stayed alive for a solid half year and i havent had an algae problem with him

  • @nigelroscorla8807
    @nigelroscorla8807 2 месяца назад

    Ancistrus are amazing in my tanks

  • @mikefisher4834
    @mikefisher4834 17 дней назад

    I had a Chinese algae eater that still ate algae when it got big and never went after the rest of my fish I had people asking me if my tank just got cleaned when it hadn’t been cleaned in three years and I only had one Chinese algae eater

  • @Interceptorconcepts
    @Interceptorconcepts 5 месяцев назад +2

    Oto is the best at clearing. Took two days cleaned every bit. Once they are full they become lazy.

  • @cuthbertdionisio8253
    @cuthbertdionisio8253 5 месяцев назад

    hi, can you put pleco or otocinclus in 1 tank with turtles?

  • @alexhall6641
    @alexhall6641 6 месяцев назад

    I've seen 10 inch plecos at my local fish store

  • @blackthidot
    @blackthidot 5 месяцев назад

    What is the huge shrimp in the mini tank on your right?

    • @thefishfiles
      @thefishfiles  5 месяцев назад

      That’s a “Barbie Pink” Lobster: www.aquariumfishsale.com/products/barbie-pink-lobster
      It looks like we are sold out :(

  • @danielmelgoza2093
    @danielmelgoza2093 6 месяцев назад

    I have a 20gal tank with a betta. What other fish can I add?? I had a couple ghost shrimp but my betta killed them so what would be a good mate?

    • @nurrr2041
      @nurrr2041 6 месяцев назад +2

      Snails?

    • @randyhegstad5754
      @randyhegstad5754 5 месяцев назад +1

      Ghost fish, feeder minnows and guppies will be killed and eaten by bettas, but anything peaceful and not small enough to fit in your betta's mouth would work. In fact all the algae eaters mentioned on this show would work, along with live bearers (platies, mollies, guppies), and tetras. Maybe not barbs or cichlids - they can nip those fancy fins.

    • @jordan98127
      @jordan98127 2 месяца назад

      I just added some tetras and kuhli loaches to my betta tank. they don't seem to be bothering each other. get a few of them and make sure there's some plants or something to hide in

  • @factsoverfeelings1776
    @factsoverfeelings1776 4 месяца назад

    For Mollies.... What do you mean by a "pinch of salt"? How much per gallon and what type of salt?

    • @thefishfiles
      @thefishfiles  4 месяца назад +1

      Two ounces to ten gallons kosher or natural salt or marine salt. no salt w additives like iodine.

  • @Evangelon
    @Evangelon 7 месяцев назад +4

    In my opinion, the American Flag Fish does a better job at clearing up algae than the entire list.

    • @everydaylanre
      @everydaylanre 7 месяцев назад +1

      Big fact! I put 5 in my 75g and the tore up ALL the hair algae in 2 days.

    • @thefishfiles
      @thefishfiles  7 месяцев назад +2

      Totally Agree! Wish we had some in stock, But we should have mentioned them during our recording! Good call.

    • @angelajeanes6980
      @angelajeanes6980 5 месяцев назад +1

      People in these comments man! There's so many factors there's different types of algaes. He's basically showing you a list of what to use so you don't get an algae issue. There's going to be fish or species that are better at removing a problem then versus ever having that problem.

  • @ShadySheev
    @ShadySheev 6 месяцев назад +4

    Panda garras are not gobies. They belong to the Cyprinidae, i.e. carps in the wider sense.

    • @randyhegstad5754
      @randyhegstad5754 5 месяцев назад +1

      Your are correct...in the wholesale trade and in the pet store they are sold as algae eating gobies, but that's not the right classification. But heck they sure look like gobies.

  • @myownmyown3617
    @myownmyown3617 3 месяца назад +1

    U missed black molly. They are excellent algae eater!

  • @GarrestheWarrior
    @GarrestheWarrior 2 месяца назад

    I use 3 Siamese algae eaters (real ones), and 2 nerite snails. Rarely if ever, do i need to clean out any algae. 20 gallon tank.

  • @Moi-xg2xw
    @Moi-xg2xw 3 месяца назад

    Imo, SAE and otocinclus are the best algae eaters. Stock them well (in terms of quantity to tank volume ratio and tank setup). Avoid aggressive tankmates (oto especially can get spooked easily). Feed them just enough and sparsely, when they have no more algae left to eat (difficult to do in a community tank).

    • @Moi-xg2xw
      @Moi-xg2xw 3 месяца назад

      Anyways, SAE are jumpers. I only keep them in a tank that have lid or net above it.

  • @bencheeeeese
    @bencheeeeese 4 месяца назад

    I breed Otto’s ! Super easy once you know the secret. I have refined the process over the years but not worth breeding for profit

    • @Moi-xg2xw
      @Moi-xg2xw 3 месяца назад

      Based on my own experience, oto prefers healthy and heavily planted tank, driftwood to hide and munching on, and definitely no aggressive tankmates (I even dedicate a tank just for oto). And yes they do breed.

  • @edmonmuli266
    @edmonmuli266 5 месяцев назад

    Is apple snail good algae eater?

  • @snikerdoodlefox3979
    @snikerdoodlefox3979 7 месяцев назад +15

    ottos less than 5 bucks?? *cries in 21 per otto where i live

    • @TiaraDalmeida-hf4zp
      @TiaraDalmeida-hf4zp 7 месяцев назад

      My oto from my local fish store is usd$1.10 each. And I live in Singapore, far away from South America 😮

    • @DahLekKnight
      @DahLekKnight 7 месяцев назад

      ~2.31 USD/otocinclus here in South Korea at big-box stores.

    • @sharkbitesback2749
      @sharkbitesback2749 7 месяцев назад

      My LFS sells em for like $3

    • @Claya94
      @Claya94 7 месяцев назад

      We sell them for $1.99

    • @honkeydonkey1401
      @honkeydonkey1401 7 месяцев назад +1

      18 AUD in Australia, which is probably 10-12 USD

  • @chickennoodles1030
    @chickennoodles1030 21 день назад

    Mollies are pretty decent at eating alage I had alot of them and all the agela was gone

  • @east.coast.herpetology7104
    @east.coast.herpetology7104 7 месяцев назад +1

    I actually know someone who’s breed otto’s some older german woman who visits the mom and pop fish shop I work at

    • @randyhegstad5754
      @randyhegstad5754 6 месяцев назад +1

      You are right - and I can import Singapore bred otocinclus as of a couple years ago. Our wholesale company only brings in wild otos for a few reasons - first cost, also they are more active for some reason that tank raised, and we try to support the Colombia Wild Species programs where it makes sense. I must have said that you can't breed otos in the video, which was totally wrong and I didn't catch it on the edit, they are hard to breed, but not impossible.

  • @Tang526
    @Tang526 2 месяца назад +1

    There are Facebook groups of pro cat breeders!

  • @wheelbite14
    @wheelbite14 13 дней назад

    People new to the fish community and may not know: PLEASE acclimate your fish at very least to temp before you let them go in your tank so it's not such a shock to their system. Also never introduce an algae eater or any kind of fish into a brand new, clean, uncycled tank. If you don't know what cycling an aquarium means, please search for it before buying an aquarium. He just threw all of those fish into a tiny little 2.5 or 3 gallon. That tank should be used for aquatic plants, and small invertebrates like shrimp and "pest" snails. Or as a small quarantine tank. Please don't overstock a tank like this. All of those fish need more space. I can not emphasize that enough. Those shrimp need drip acclimation. Please research any creature you plan to buy and learn about their specific needs and minimum tank requirements for an adult fish or large snail.

  • @akvasvet
    @akvasvet 5 месяцев назад +1

    👍
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    👍

  • @angelmist4253
    @angelmist4253 4 месяца назад

    I quit trying to keep pleccos because no matter what I did they didn't survive. I switched to snails.

  • @evo12
    @evo12 6 месяцев назад +1

    In Singapore there are orange-yellow mollies

  • @llorakbretz
    @llorakbretz 7 месяцев назад +3

    guys just comment for more expiditions with heiko

    • @randyhegstad5754
      @randyhegstad5754 6 месяцев назад +1

      Funny - I have to tell you I personally will never know anyone that knows more about freshwater species and World geography than Heiko, but those expeditions with Heiko - at least the one and only I went on - was not a picnic. Very big personality there and lot's of hacking with a machete....and spiders. But shoot, I would do it again.

    • @llorakbretz
      @llorakbretz 6 месяцев назад

      @@randyhegstad5754 yup and Heiko even encourages aquatic trade cause he had seen how humans change the landscape and is afraid that those fishes will go extinct

  • @AQUARIUMFREAK123
    @AQUARIUMFREAK123 3 месяца назад

    what algae eaters can i keep with TIGER BARBS that are good at eating algae ?

    • @Moi-xg2xw
      @Moi-xg2xw 3 месяца назад +1

      Perhaps SAE (the best algae eater I know) is agile enough to avoid fin nipping (not sure, as I never kept them together). But I think a school of tiger barbs is best kept on their own, inside a low-light blackwater setup (a sumatran/borneo swamp biotope, or something). A low light setup also can significantly reduce algae and much easier to maintain.

  • @reptikrookgaming6227
    @reptikrookgaming6227 7 месяцев назад +2

    I can’t believe you didn’t talk about hamsters if you put a hamster in your aquarium that absolutely will not help your algae problem in fact it might make it worse

  • @annam.wolleben4442
    @annam.wolleben4442 5 месяцев назад

    I was just wondering why you were putting all the fish in that small tank. Its probably temporary I know. Just wondering.

    • @thefishfiles
      @thefishfiles  5 месяцев назад

      You’re exactly right; it’s our display Tank used for showcasing the fish for this show. After filming, we put them back in their regular tanks in the warehouse, where they wait before finding loving homes.

  • @MaxWesthoff-zq8in
    @MaxWesthoff-zq8in 5 месяцев назад

    My Mollys double every week

  • @CraigCampbell-lb9jv
    @CraigCampbell-lb9jv 4 месяца назад +1

    Mollys eat all my algea

  • @TheSwiftCreek2
    @TheSwiftCreek2 7 месяцев назад +2

    People make videos on Otocinclus breeding.

    • @TiaraDalmeida-hf4zp
      @TiaraDalmeida-hf4zp 7 месяцев назад +1

      The otos in my lfs is usd 1.10 each. I live in Singapore, how can they be that cheap if they come from South America. I think they are bred or something.

    • @randyhegstad5754
      @randyhegstad5754 6 месяцев назад +1

      You are right - and I can import Singapore bred otocinclus as of a couple years ago. Our wholesale company only brings in wild otos for a few reasons - first cost, also they are more active for some reason that tank raised, and we try to support the Colombia Wild Species programs where it makes sense. I must have said that you can't breed otos in the video, which was totally wrong and I didn't catch it on the edit, they are hard to breed, but not impossible.

  • @noeipas3943
    @noeipas3943 7 месяцев назад +1

    Good video, but otocinclus can and have been bred in captivity. There are multiple videos on youtube showing this.

    • @randyhegstad5754
      @randyhegstad5754 6 месяцев назад

      You are right - and I can import Singapore bred otocinclus as of a couple years ago. Our wholesale company only brings in wild otos for a few reasons - first cost, also they are more active for some reason that tank raised, and we try to support the Colombia Wild Species programs where it makes sense. I must have said that you can't breed otos in the video, which was totally wrong and I didn't catch it on the edit, they are hard to breed, but not impossible.

  • @raidenrbs
    @raidenrbs Месяц назад

    My Chinese algae eaters have NEVER tried to eat my other fish. Why do they have such a bad rep?

  • @KzLollapalooza
    @KzLollapalooza 7 месяцев назад

    Tadpoles

    • @randyhegstad5754
      @randyhegstad5754 6 месяцев назад +1

      They aren't bad when small, true, but when they get larger they are really more of a scavenger and insect larva eater. We feed our bull frog tadpoles flake food.

  • @stoneysscapes7544
    @stoneysscapes7544 7 месяцев назад

    😏🤔😌

  • @rldickie
    @rldickie 7 месяцев назад +1

    There's hair algae on my snails.

    • @iury862
      @iury862 7 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah lol I love it when that happens

    • @WorstUsernameInDaWeb
      @WorstUsernameInDaWeb 7 месяцев назад +1

      consider it camo suit, make them better in hunting algae lol

  • @waterlover
    @waterlover 7 месяцев назад +2

    When asking for subscribers make sure you do your do diligence of knowledge before you give or make a video of your algea eaters .

  • @ricalozano604
    @ricalozano604 6 месяцев назад

    chinese algae eater is the best for me

  • @bluenggaming9576
    @bluenggaming9576 19 дней назад

    but my bichir will eat a shrimp

  • @PepeCoinMania
    @PepeCoinMania 7 месяцев назад +1

    why these fishes look so sad

    • @thefishfiles
      @thefishfiles  7 месяцев назад +2

      Well, the tank is too clean and they have no algae to eat.

  • @edwardhu1209
    @edwardhu1209 6 месяцев назад

    Pleco is bad fish, it sucked and killed my pearl scale

  • @genussfreudigermischkostle613
    @genussfreudigermischkostle613 6 месяцев назад +1

    My eyes were bleeding while watching this

  • @acemcgillicutty4420
    @acemcgillicutty4420 6 месяцев назад +78

    You are wrong. I have an 80 Gallon with every standard algae eater and still had algae problems all over the tank until I added mollies. Never a problem since. Mollies are fantastic algae eaters.

    • @noob_robloxlola3201
      @noob_robloxlola3201 6 месяцев назад +14

      Ngl it kinda depends on the type of algae but they help to make the other algae break off and than the others eats it. And good to hear that you’re algae problem is taken care of. I hope u have a great day or night!(good luck on you’re fish tanks and stay safe)

    • @kirstybarrett9324
      @kirstybarrett9324 5 месяцев назад +59

      Are you that uneducated? An opinion doesn’t mean someone is wrong. This video is clearly to show this guys personal experiences with it. I’ve had some experiences the same, and some like yours, however it doesn’t mean one of us is wrong. It’s going to be different due to so many contributing factors. No one is saying you can never give your side of it, but there is no need for “you are wrong”.

    • @awilderireland
      @awilderireland 5 месяцев назад +25

      I found the opposite. So does that make you wrong?

    • @boebender
      @boebender 5 месяцев назад +34

      Some people, regardless of right or wrong, don’t know how to communicate respectfully. Starting any comment with “you are wrong” will only work against you. Try it at work with your coworkers or boss. See how well that works for you.

    • @mauricematla8379
      @mauricematla8379 4 месяца назад +3

      Or, just make sure you have no or almost no algea growing in the first place.

  • @HopeB555
    @HopeB555 7 месяцев назад +1

    Your SAEs and otos look extremely underweight

    • @thefishfiles
      @thefishfiles  7 месяцев назад +5

      They are underweight…it’s what I had in the warehouse at the time of the show…wild caught and came in over the weekend. They need a good week before we start selling to the stores. Sometimes the exporters hold off on feeding before they get shipped. In this case they obviously held off too long. But they will be good to go in a few days. Shoot. I was hoping it wasn’t noticeable.

    • @HopeB555
      @HopeB555 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@thefishfiles 😅 I'm kinda obsessed with otos. My LFS grows algae in a specific quarantine tank for their otos so they're all fat and sassy by the time they get sold. My otos basically have unlimited algae and veggies in my tanks so they're borderline obese. 😅

  • @mauricematla8379
    @mauricematla8379 7 месяцев назад

    You don't need any. Just be a half way decent aquarist.

    • @randyhegstad5754
      @randyhegstad5754 6 месяцев назад

      Sure the real secret is maintaining a balance, that's part of the learning of our hobby - but in a way a few algae eaters gives you a little "balance" buffer?

    • @mauricematla8379
      @mauricematla8379 6 месяцев назад

      @@randyhegstad5754 Keep an animal, provided you can meet its needs because you like it find it interesting etc etc. Not mainly for algea control. There is not really a balance foing on in your tank. Important to realize that.

    • @dannyrozhon6532
      @dannyrozhon6532 4 месяца назад +1

      Pretentious much?

    • @mauricematla8379
      @mauricematla8379 4 месяца назад

      @@dannyrozhon6532 Nope, just simple facts it is quite possible and not even to difficult to keep algea to a minimum or even almost absent without any "algea eaters" particularly so in a planted aquarium.

    • @dannyrozhon6532
      @dannyrozhon6532 4 месяца назад

      ​@@mauricematla8379 I'm saying your tone makes you sound like a tool.