Frontline Heroes: BEST ALGAE EATERS in Planted Aquariums - Fish, Shrimp, and Snails

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Ever wondered who the real heroes are against algae? Besides filter bacteria, of course... This in-depth guide will present you with the best algae-eating crew: fish, shrimp, and snails that help us keep our tanks crystal clear.
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@courtneykeeps 3 года назад

The production quality of these videos never fail to impress me haha

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks for your words 😊

@danm8004 Год назад

*fails

@sandeepsharma82100 3 года назад

It is clear you guys absolutely love what you do and are having fun, reflected in these videos and the production. Great!

@anthonypierre2094 2 года назад

This was awesome! I've watched a ton of videos on this subject and I absolutely loved this breakdown the most.

@scrivenglef2004 3 года назад

Life Hack: Do a 50% water change whenever Green Aqua uploads a video!!!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

😁👍

@aaronfreeman8252 3 года назад

And watch the video while you do the water change! 😁

@scrivenglef2004 3 года назад

@@aaronfreeman8252 Then who will do the water change????😁

@greenaquascaping9491 3 года назад

You will flood your room

@01xcguy1 3 года назад

I started my aquarium in a dry start method. Immediately after flooding the aquarium (after ~60days dry start), I started noticing a algae bloom and also melting plants. Your videos on this topic helped me get over the algae issue and the tank has settled now. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and keep up the great work.

@shubert1988 3 года назад

Yeah guys! These new episodes are very very informative and useful! Much more detailed and accurate knowledge can be gained. Awsome! Thank you and just keep up your good work!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

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@quakeur 3 года назад

Love the breaking news format, music is awesome, subject is top level and advices are perfect.. already watched it ten times !

@pauladonis3445 3 года назад

Great video as usual :D For anyone who is considering getting Clithon or Nerite Snails bear in mind that they lay a ton of eggs which are very visible especially if you use bogwood in your scapes, this was the reason why I had to remove them from one of my tanks and Siamese Algae Eaters are not flying foxes, flying foxes are a different species, keep in mind that SAE are hardcore fin nippers once they grow up and once you introduce them it will be very very hard to remove them as they are extremely fast.

@Xsksnssjccxghb 3 года назад

I’ve heard Black nerites don’t reproduce as much. Although I haven’t done a thorough research but I think flying foxes and SAE are different fish from the same genus. Many are confused and their algae eating plus aggressive behavior differ. www.fishkeeper.co.uk/stories/the-siamese-flying-fox

@pauladonis3445 3 года назад

@@Xsksnssjccxghb Nerites don’t reproduce in freshwater no matter the species, they just lay eggs and there are slight differences between SAE and Flying Foxes, what I wanted to say was that SAE can be aggressive and they are fin nippers, they are by no means a peaceful fish.

@BelgianDrummer 3 года назад

Thank You Paul Adonis. That was exactly the answer I was looking for. I hate the sight of hundreds of white eggs on my hardwood. So no snails in my tank.

@pauladonis3445 3 года назад

@@BelgianDrummer I learned it the hard way...

@NNondo 3 года назад

I was surprised that the egg laying was not mentioned. Eye sore.

@Mahatmaa 3 года назад

Great video, good job! I would have added two more points: 1. Amano shrimp are indeed sensitive, that is why you should drip acclimate them upon introduction. 2. Neritina snails are great, but they leave hard white eggs behind that can also look ugly and are a pain to remove them. Cheers :)

@Constantine_Cvl8 Год назад

I found out that, botia loaches, especially ones that click their mouths, are able to remove nerite eggs, it's almost like they're cracking those eggs. Of course adding any botia loach in tank with snails would mean that you're putting your snails in danger. But it does seem that they don't like snails with trapdoors, at least for my lone yoyo loach

@alawitaher 3 года назад

Thank you Tommy and Green Aqua. Another really useful video with detailed information that is really essential for any planted tank. Looking forward to next week's video.

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Glad you like the video. 👍😁

@lolame323 3 года назад

Thank you for all this information, I will definitely look into the Amano shrimps to help with the algae build up in my tank. I don't have much but the Amano will do the work that my other algae eaters missed.

@chinpoeykhoo6261 2 года назад

Green Aqua never fail to deliver high quality and accurate videos whenever I'm looking for anything for aquascaping stuff. I'm now fully aware what to get for my new 60p tank just set up.

@GreenAquaShop 2 года назад

Cool! Good luck with your new tank!

@dusk1947 3 года назад

This is an outstanding video. Great production quality, great photography, and a great compilation of information on the topic. Well done

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks so much for the feedback 👍

@CarcPazu 2 года назад

This video made me subscribe, looking forward to seeing more. Thank you.

@ardaucok 3 года назад

Every week , videos getting better and better ! Thank you for your great work

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks for your support. 🙏😇

@edstaart8548 3 года назад

Nice to see that you Tamas take things seriously,thank you for this long and interesting topic.

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Glad you like the video. 👍😁

@AquaGardenAquariums 3 года назад

Finally a great comprehensive about the algae crew! Thanks a lot! 🌳

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

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@Nickdoudou123 3 года назад

This is really helpful tutorial with case by case so that I can understand in a better way of how to deal with them respectively. One of the best channels I would recommend for aqua theme!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks for your support. 🙏😇

@NORIaquaCh 3 года назад

Thanks Green Aqua. Just a note to anyone reading this that the Amano shrimp is illegal in some regions outside of Japan, such as Australia. The alternative for those regions is called Caridina Typus, which is incredibly rare to find.

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Oh, good to know, thanks for the info. Noted!

@commentcritic7759 3 года назад

wait, really ??? is it like some kind of invasive species in some countries or areas ? or is it just preventing the animal black market ?

@Xsksnssjccxghb 3 года назад

@@commentcritic7759 probably invasive. But i thought they can be picky on water parameters. It seems like pretty much any foreign animal can thrive in Australia 😂

@JonBeechxD 3 года назад

@@commentcritic7759 just a note, i have no clue how much amanos cost in other countries, but here in Aus the caridina typus ranges from 20-25 per shrimp so it does get quite costly.

@lochlainngoss9123 3 года назад

@@JonBeechxD North Queensland algae shrimp are more effective at a fraction of the cost, even native nerites are good as well.

@darrenderousse4804 3 года назад

Another great video! Good job Tommy! I had a SAE in my 29 gallon and it was perfect when I first got it! By the time it reaches 4-5 inches it was terrorizing my cardinal tetras and wouldn’t let them eat! I lost a few cardinals and ended up getting rid of the SAE! Shame cause I had to algae anywhere!

@TheLietuvisLT 3 года назад

Greetings from Lithuania! Hope to visit you in the future! Amazing videos with all sorted and most important information. Keep it this way!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Greetings 🤗 Come and see us, you're very welcome 👍

@terrywilliams5810 3 года назад

Hi Tommy, nicely put together video with lots of information .Thank-you

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks Terry. :)

@anonymousone6535 3 года назад

Actually siamese algae eaters and flying fox are two different species.... Flying fox is a little bit aggressive and grows larger than siamese algae eater.

@erikohrling9372 3 года назад

And the Siamese is a very good algae eater but the Flying fox isn´t. If you keep 5 or more or just females they are very kind and super good workers. I Highly recommend for larger tanks as they DO get 10-12cm long.

@vikashdubey 3 года назад

And the siamese algae eaters are not agressive.

@NORIaquaCh 3 года назад

The Chinese Flying Fox is a super aggressive species compared to the Siamese Algae Eater, and they are super annoying to catch with a net! It's almost impossible to catch them if you have 2 or more.

@no-knickers-emma1112 3 года назад

@@vikashdubey That isn't quite true

@Unsensitive 2 года назад

@@no-knickers-emma1112 not really agressive, but as they age, will look fondly on any protein that fits in their mouth..

@antoniszormpas9025 3 года назад

Excellent work... As always... Thank you very much!!! 💚😊💚

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks Antonis! Cheers!

@Zamykacz_Chris 2 года назад

Damn, he's good. In my opinion your channel is best aquascaping channel in whole RU-vid. I'm on best way to watch all of yours videos on your channel. Keep it up Green Aqua!!! ❤️❤️❤️

@robvanleest247 Год назад

Great video. Good information. Thanks for the effort!

@primadonna2312 2 года назад

What a great, informative video! Good job!

@GreenAquaShop 2 года назад

Thank you!

@tempuraliciouss69-91 2 года назад

I personally think algae>plant > and fungus is the 3 factor you always need in planted tank. if one of them is overgrown that means the balance has been shifted and it is necessary to find the correct balance for your tank. I started my first planted tank recently (6 weeks post flooded) and it is going strong. I also survive ick breakouts just recently. you guys also the one that inspire me to start my first planted tank , and I have been taking a lot of lesson from this channel, so thankyou so much for the hard work ^^. I wish I could have a massive gallery like green aqua sometimes in the future

@mikeinca3762 3 года назад

Great video! Love the shrimp and the more decorative snails! Have a few blue, red and tiger shrimp in mine and they look awesome! Thanks for info Tommy! GREEN AQUA ROCKS!!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Hey Thanks Mike 💚 Cheers

@TheMarcDonato 2 года назад

this is very well done! love the TV in the background showing the same thing he's taking about. and the opening sketch is funny AF!

@GreenAquaShop 2 года назад

LOL, thanks, Marc!

@leonkoenders3974 3 года назад

Good video! Very helpfull and honest video! Keep up the good work!!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Happy to see that you like the video. 👍

@vhartin2011 3 года назад

LOL! You guys are hilarious. I love watching all your videos. I've learned so much. Thanks!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks for the words. Glad you like these thingies 😃

@victorp.5456 3 года назад

Very interesting video... Even after 10+ years into the hobby, I've still learned few tips about algae eaters. Keep Scaping !

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thank you for your kind words. 🙏😇

@aidanmcelvogue4697 3 года назад

great video thanks keep up the good work

@GniazduS651 3 года назад

This is very good topic, nice talk Tommy can wait for next week to learn about filtration greating from Poland

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Glad you found this useful Piotr, stay tuned. Cheers!

@andytchir8601 2 года назад

This is my favorite aquarium channel online. Great information and very entertaining 👍

@GreenAquaShop 2 года назад

Glad to read this, Andy. Thank you so much. :)

@steflewins 3 года назад

Fantastic informative video loved it !! More like this please

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

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@stevemunn367 3 года назад

Great video and very informative 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 looking forward to seeing more 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

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@newmexicoaquatics282 3 года назад

Always great videos! Thank you for sharing! - Little Bobby

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

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@MultiCrazycat12 3 года назад

This is a fantastic video, really useful, I’m just waiting for my first aquascaper tank to arrive and although kept fish before and know about keeping water, I don’t know about algae and how to control it so this is amazing , thank you 😊

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Welcome to our channel 🤗 Glad you find it useful 💚

@fannyh8693 3 года назад

Great video that I was awaiting ! When I started, I was told that I had to (yes, "had to") add some snails like melanoids and physe or planorbs, because they were a great help. Melanos were supposed to help to keep the soil clean, and the others were eating algae and dead leaves... so yeah, greaaaat advice, right! I got planorbs because why not right, but what a nightmare!!! Maybe they are helping, but oh god, so many of them everywhere! I turned into a serial killer, snatching them when I could see them. It was not a great advice. You could've add that those you are speaking about are snails that won't multiply like freaking rabbits ! I'm now fighting "ferrissia fragilis" (which supposedly eats some kind of micro algae, and that came with a plant), which are multiplying like my tank is their last place on Earth and they have to make their specie survive at all costs. I took back my serial killer costume, but that seem to be a lost fight. If you've got any advice on how to get rid of them (I got a trap for the snails, worked fine in the end), I'd be so very enormously grateful, the only thing people said to me was that I was over-feeding my fishes and should stop to get rid of them... Even though that tank doesn't hold any fish, and those little monsters are actually eating micro algae. So, if you've got any advice on how to deal with uninvited party crashers, I'd be much obliged!

@doupee1 2 года назад

There is a product you can put in your tank that will kill the snails but not harm the fish. The thing is you have to do that a couple of times because it does not kill the eggs.

@Scouse.raver1 2 года назад

Dwarf chain loach or yoyo loach will kill and eat snails. Lol Ur not alone I'm also a snail serial killer 😂

@sleepingdog929 2 года назад

Very informatiive. Thank you for sharing this.

@PlantedAquaria 3 года назад

Love these type of videos guys, keep it up!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Glad you like the video. 👍😁

@Ryukin_YT 2 года назад

The best aquarium video I've ever seen, very detailed. A question can I put two otocinclus in a 30 liter cube with a betta splendens? Thanks

@bavarian_aquascaper 3 года назад

Very nice Video, thanks for that! I've got 8 planted tanks in my rooms and use Ottos, clithon snails and Amanos to keep it all clean. I also have 2 siamese Algea eaters in my 200l tank, but my favorite cleaner is the Clithon Corona snail! Looking beautiful and do the job great 😊👍🏼 Have a nice day @bavarian_aquascaper 👋🏼😊

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks for the support 👍 😊

@adamkirkland4348 2 года назад

Excellent intro! 👊🏻 And the rest of the video.

@GreenAquaShop 2 года назад

Cheers!

@creazionimartitas 3 года назад

Great! I really like this video! Thank you!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks Marta. :)

@chrisf1668 Год назад

I know I'm late but SAEs (Crossocheilus oblongus) and Flying Foxes (Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) are different fish that are often confused for each other. Chinese Algae Eaters (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri) and Cambodian Logsuckers (Garra cambodgiensis) too, and a lot of the information you find on forums about SAEs are actually the result of other misidentified fish. I agree with everything Tamás said about SAEs, but CAEs and Flying Foxes are the hyper-aggressive ones, SAEs are only mildly aggressive. Otos really aren't very sensitive, but they're almost exclusively wild-caught so by the time they arrive in our tanks they're usually starving and stressed to the brink of death. I match to temp and that's it, but I also look for fish that have been eating at the store instead of ones with sunken bellies or bloat. Once they've settled in, I've found them to be extremely hardy. If you can find them, Short-Nosed Shrimp (Cardina longirostris) are comparable to Amanos in terms of algae eating and they can be bred in freshwater, though they still have a zoeal larval stage so it does require a specialized setup to breed them. Sewellia species fall within Group 2 as well. They'll clean glass and hardscape, they'll eat BBA, GSA, and GDA, but they won't clean plants or mosses and they can mess up sand paths. 3 S. lineolata cleaned a large rock of mine that was 100% covered in BBA in a couple days in my early days in the planted side of the hobby. Garra flavatra are another fish that is amazing at eating filamentous algaes including BBA and Staghorn. They only get to the same size as a molly, they're peaceful to non-congeners, and are a superior option in almost all cases to both the SAE and Molly.

@QmasterNAFR 3 года назад

Thank you for this awesome video what do you think about Golden ''Chinese'' algae eater in a planted tank ?

@johnjwedrall4290 2 года назад

Very informative video , thank you 😊

@bryanhaller6012 2 года назад

Great Video!! One of the best explanations and overview on the topic! Thanks Tommy. Big Fan of Green Aqua!!! Thanks for what you guys do. I'm in California. I'd order from you if I could!!! Dang Hungarian laws!! lol

@SUNNYBEACHINVEST 3 года назад

Great video, thank you x

@JefftimusPrime 3 года назад

No mention of the reticulated hillstream loach?? It was all over the b roll footage.

@juli8vdberg562 17 дней назад

I have a female one, eats small guppy food or microorganisms obviously..

@eugeneho8677 3 года назад

Firstly, I seriously love this informative series!! Ok the srs part, SAE and flying fox are different species. Google can show the difference. Do the horned nerite snail (algae eater number 3) lay eggs all around in the tank as well?

@CERITALEGENDAA 3 года назад

Great video, Those 3 are my favorite.. i have a 27 litres tank with 5 amano, 1 otocinclus and 6 clithon shrimp, but the algae is never been disapeared.. its 3 weeks already

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Yeah, there is an amount of algae that they can not fight with though. Check out the algae guide videos for more details. ;)

@arachnophilegrrl 3 года назад

I think that Amano shrimp are lovely and elegant in their own right.

@janemarriott3389 10 месяцев назад

I am glad to learn this.

@sharonkaczorowski8690 Год назад

Thank you so much…very helpful!

@feralon9570 3 года назад

Amazing video! Thank you!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

😃👍

@laurag1076 3 года назад

Great professional information as always

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thank you Laura 💚

@aryafajar8625 3 года назад

A fans from Indonesia here, thank you so much Green Aqua, it's really helpful cuz im fighting against the algae in my tank

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks for watching from such a distance 🙏

@Aquagold.goldysingh1313 3 года назад

Siamese , molly , shrimps are favourite algee eater❤️❤️❤️❤️I love this video , full of informational vidoe legend ..great job❤️❤️

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks for your words 👍 A good way to keep algae under control for sure

@77freakin 3 года назад

I really love the ottocinclus, as you said, they are quite sensitive. And it sucks seeing them die sometimes while everything is in balance.

@Xsksnssjccxghb 3 года назад

1/4 of my ottos died to acclimation. Generally I try to avoid doing drastic water changes (above 50%?)

@bingratnapala6350 3 года назад

This was super helpful! Thanks guys! ❤️

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks for your feedback 👍

@bingratnapala6350 3 года назад

@@GreenAquaShopIve followed Tropica's 90 day setup on two tanks and even though its pretty good, theres quite a few things that they didnt mention, which you guys covered. Sadly I lost almost all of my ottos and every single one of my siamese algae eaters. They also have you putting the animals into the tank by day 3 which was nuts for a new setup in hindsight. So once again thanks for this.

@005maemae 3 года назад

Narrator reminds me of Dr Sulu from the OG Star Trek!! Love you guys❤️

@deepershadesofhouse 3 года назад

George Takei "Oh Myyyyy"

@84TERN 3 года назад

Very informative! Thank you!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks for your kind words and your support. 😇🙏

@Trevorfoggia 3 года назад

Excellent topic. Thanks Tommy. Greetings from Cumbria in the U.K. stay safe and well

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Greetings 💚🤗

@agromaritim 3 года назад

Nice info, thanks @Green Aqua

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

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@tcwarnaar 3 года назад

Very clear information! Just one question. Are the recommended amounts per species per liter for when you only stock that one species or is it also correct when you use multiple species that you mentioned?

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

It's a rule of thumb, depending on many factors, filtration, bio load, planting, etc. But yeah, they are used together like that.

3 года назад

Good video Tommy :) ! I must buy more Clithon Corona snails :D

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

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@robertadams4799 3 года назад

Thanks for the great info

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

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@ranjuislam77 3 года назад

Really useful info. BTW Tommy is perfect for news reading..🙂

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Glad you like the video. 👍😁

@monaangela4667 3 года назад

Tomi you should make some news on Tv, you looked great, the intro was awesome. 👌👌😀 😀 Thanks for the important date about all these algae eaters. Helpfull as always. I have some shrimps, Ottocinclus and mistery snails. But I want to change those snails on smth else, I don't like them. 🤔😊

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Well, you can change them if you want 🤗

@freddyhoogmartens5524 3 года назад

Goede informatie Dankjewel 👍

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks for watching 👍

@bekirelveren6158 Год назад

Amazing video

@julianryan7060 3 года назад

Great video Tommy! Very informative. Siamese flying fox are called that as they jump out of your tank, and land 2-3 metres away!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Oh, ok Julian, they don't jump often here though.

@julianryan7060 3 года назад

@@GreenAquaShop I should have added, they are jumping to find better habitat, so keep the habitat right and they won't jump is the lesson I suppose!🤔

@jonasuhlig2312 3 года назад

Nice Video... Thx

@tomvermeulen8003 3 года назад

Wait... what??? Snails are slow??? Who would've thought! I spilled my coffee on that part 😂

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Except for the red racer snail, which is .... also slow 😁

@aquariumlife8904 3 года назад

😂😂

@scrivenglef2004 3 года назад

@@GreenAquaShop They used to race once you dip them in nitrous oxide...

@kyuen6873 Год назад

I have amano shrimp, ottos and nerite snails (not all in the same tank). I love how interesting and hardworking the amano shrimp are, they are a lively, incredible shrimp despite not being as colourful as some of their brethren. Ottos I agree are SUPER sensitive, and I read this is because of the shock they experience being wild-caught and only eating algae... I sadly only have 2 left that have survived over 3 months. For the nerite snails, I have a batman and onion nerite. The onion turned out to be female, as she has started laying those pesky white eggs everywhere. They'll never hatch as they need brackish water, and they are a pain to clean - as others have mentioned. I would say amano shrimp are the ones that have not broken my heart like the ottos or nerite snails have! Although they do scare me every time they leave a spooky molt surprise in the tank when I'm least expecting it :P

@supercat4882 3 года назад

Very useful. Thank you

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Happy to see that you like the video. 👍

@JORGEARMANDOPELICANOLOPES 3 года назад

Very good video!!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thank you 😊

@yeohungsong7394 3 года назад

Will you be covering in more details the category 2 partially algae eating livestock in a future video? Will they compete with group 3 if you have both sets of livestock in the tank?

@matthewberry3804 Год назад

I’d also like to know This!

@daniandersoncarvalho 3 года назад

Very good!

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Glad you like the video. 👍😁

@Gabesafish 3 года назад

I have otocinclis in three planted tanks. They are great in my two tanks that do not have fragile carpeting plants, but they do not work well in my Iwagumi with HC Cuba and glossostigma. They are very timid, and without places for them to hide, they burrow under the carpet, lifting it from the soil.

@rageshkumar4530 3 года назад

Really helpful video ☺️

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

💚

@nandagopalv5024 4 месяца назад

Very informative

@taivo1172 3 года назад

Just when I needed this information

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Glad to read this. :)

@marukuchuu 3 года назад

Great video ! Is there any staghorn algae eater you guys recommend?

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

It's in the video 🤗

@nicholasgiles500 3 года назад

Good emphasis on the oto introduction. I had a 75% death rate, in the first two days after introduction, the first time when I introduced them at a "normal" speed. The second time I got some I took way longer and they all survived the transition.

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Yeah like in every part of the hobby. Patience is the key for the success 👍

@Julia_Evgenievna 3 года назад

thank you very much!😊🤝

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

You're welcome.

@regit3337 3 года назад

The video is Just on time 🔥

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

💚👍

@pedromartinezmejias9302 3 года назад

fantastica informacion,muchas gracias

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

😊💚

@r0seguard7 3 года назад

You guys convinced me to buy a few otocinclus and I'm really thankful for that. Not really because they're effective algae eaters, but because they're actually beautiful fish with an amazing behaviour and I fell in love with them. They're one of the cutest fish out there and they get a lot of compliments from friends and family. I think the simple "algae eater" label doesn't do them justice to be honest ;)

@Xsksnssjccxghb 3 года назад

Super cute and minding their own business. The semi-aggressive fish don’t seem to mind them too. My only concern is that they won’t eat the algae wafers and their tummies are full all the time

@r0seguard7 3 года назад

@@Xsksnssjccxghb I have the same issue with mine ! I gave them 4 different types of algae wafers and they never ate them, they only eat on the leaves and the glass.. it was a bit stressful in the beginning but now they're used to eat veggies that I hang on a suction cup for like 2-3 days. They really like spinach, zucchini and salad. If yours have full tummies I guess you're fine ^^. I don't have enough algae so I need to supplement.

@Xsksnssjccxghb 3 года назад

@@r0seguard7 Same! I bought 3 types of wafers （Hikari and JBL, I even tried the ones that would stick on the glass) and they won’t accept any of them. Great excuse for building a new tank for Corys though😂. The suction cup is a brilliant idea! I never tried to feed boiled vegetables and I thought I was providing the best foods for my fish!

@oigioioivn 3 года назад

I've just set up my new tank after a 2 years hiatus. This is exactly what i was looking for.

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Love to hear it 👍 Good luck with the new setup 😃

@Xsksnssjccxghb 3 года назад

You’re on the right track if you’re watching Green Aqua😎

@oigioioivn 3 года назад

@@GreenAquaShop thanks to you guys I am quite a good hobbyist in term of growing really good and healthy plants but my artistic is near 0. I actually struggle more with creating hardscape more than preventing algae :P

@oigioioivn 3 года назад

@@GreenAquaShop just to let you guys know, my tank is now one week old. Add harlequin rasbora yesterday and they spawn eggs today. I run my water at 120 tds as you guys suggested, seems to do wonder. Set up already a breeding tank, we will see how it goes.

@williamannelli3684 3 года назад

3-18-21Tamas thank you so much. I never knew the horned nirites were the best algae eaters. And I never considered their slowness to get around the tank. So know I have a new weapon against algae. Thank You. William

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Happy to see that you like the video. 👍

@user-dw6cs1pe3g 3 года назад

Спасибо за информацию! Очень во время) как раз думал что моим Amano кого то не хватает )

@luiswicho5301 3 года назад

Well guys I'm going to tell you my experience. I have a tank full of BBA b/c I made a mistake during the process of hardscaping, the soil mixed to the substrate layer. So, I trying some algae eaters like Otocinclus, Clithon snails, shrimps, and algae is still there. I even tried Seachem Excel, it worked but the moss died too, so, not a good idea. I also put a chemical treatment from Tetra, nothing... However I recently rescaped a tank with some plants from another old tank, the anubias had some GSA and the clithon snail ate all of them, now I'm happy. Physas are good algae eaters as well. I use to put them from the beginning and those tiny snails work very well. Thanks for this. Cheers Green Aqua

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing your story, you had an epic fight. :) Glad it works now.

@sharonkaczorowski8690 Год назад

Going with Nerite in the aquarium I’m setting up in the spring.

@nunopinto1360 3 года назад

excellent video, 5* 👍

@GreenAquaShop 3 года назад

Thank you 😊

@aquanat2611 3 года назад

I thought siamese algae eaters and flying fox were different. Wiki - The flying fox (Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) is a Southeast Asian species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Siamese algae eater ( Crossocheilus oblongus )

@Unsensitive 2 года назад

They're often confused, and mistaken for the other. Flying fox is more aggressive, but both will eat shrimp and snails small enough to fit in their mouth. Can differentiate by fins, stripe patterns, and or by barbells 2 vs 4. Not personal experience... I just researched for adding to my neocardinia/snail tank to rid myself of hair algae.. looks like amanos is my only good option though... Unless a black molly will work.. hrm..

@michaelkidd1065 Год назад

Worth also mentioning is the third look-alike to the SAE species. Other than "Flying Fox" (Epalzerorhynchos kalopterus), the "Cambodian Log Sucker" (Garra cambodgiensis) which is even more similar in appearance thus creating even more confusion.