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From:albuquerque, nm
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posted 01-03-2004 02:02 PM         

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just wondering if anyone know what i can keep in a tank to keep the algae down, but wont get eaten by some rb piranhas 5 @2.5"

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posted 01-03-2004 09:18 PM         

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Snails do well at eating the algae, but I am not sure if they will eat them. I would ask someone at the petstore. My guess would be that they would be fine because they have a shell, but that is only a guess and I am not sure.
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From:Sterling Heights, MI, U.S.A.
Registered: Sep 2003

posted 01-03-2004 09:46 PM         

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ahoy, i thoghut the same thing then mine RBP's ate them...lol, snack. i would say to go with liquids to get rid of the algae.

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From:Northern California
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posted 01-04-2004 06:30 PM         

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i known someone with this same issue...
he tried the snails... and he like them but they were eatn... he was told by another guy to setup a faster water pump or add a couple so the water is really moving with a uv filter he had to add more rocks to slow the water down in the center of the tank but since then he has had no trouble and goes months at a time with out full cleaning

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From:Van Voorhis, PA USA
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posted 01-06-2004 09:26 AM         

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More water circulation, cleaning more often, and reduce the amount of time the lights are on (about 8 hours per day)

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From:smithtown, ny, usa
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posted 01-06-2004 09:31 AM         

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also check if your light isnt floresant if it is alagea will grow at a much slower rate then with a regular lite

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posted 01-06-2004 01:02 PM         

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On the same note, leaving the light on for a shorter amount of time and keeping nitrates down will help. I'm not a big fan of algaecides, I would recommend an algae brush and a little elbow grease.

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From:chicAGO illinois usa
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posted 01-18-2004 01:03 PM         

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and also you could put a placuostumus in the tank but it should be at least three tin=mes as big as the pirhanas or they will eat them

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From:Calgary, AB, Canada
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posted 01-18-2004 07:25 PM         

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I keep a 1 foot pleco with my RBP. Most of the time they leave each other alone, its only when the RBP moves into the pleco's corner that there is a small disagreement.

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