The BEST ALGAE EATERS for your aquarium!

In this video we're looking at my favourite/most popular algae eating fish for your community aquarium.

Discard those ideas of keeping common plecos, sailfin plecos or Chinese algae eaters. This video goes through all the different types of algae grazing fish that are going to help keep your aquarium clean and algae free.

Let me know what species you use at home to help keep algae under control in your aquarium.

The species in the video are listed below to make finding them easier for you in the future.

Bristlenose Catfish/pleco (ancistrus sp.)
15cm (5.9")
Hard working medium sized suckermouth catfish brilliant at eating algae off of aquarium surfaces such as rocks, wood, plants and glass.

Dwarf suckermouth catfish/Otocinclus (Otocinclus sp.)
Another hard working community fish great at cleaning your aquarium. Growing to only 5cm (1.96") these are perfect for a smaller aquarium, but remember always keep them in a group as they like company. Like the bristlenose Catfish they are great at eating algae off of aquarium surfaces such as rocks, wood, plants and glass.

Amano shrimp (Caridina multidentata)
One of the best shrimps for your aquarium famed for their hard work and non stop cleaning. Getting to around 5cm (1.96") they are brilliant for the smaller fish tanks. House them in a group to keep them happy, they will then help you with all those hard to reach places in the aquarium.

Amano shrimp video.
https://youtu.be/S6x7htz1dnE

Siamese Flying Fox (Crossocheilus oblongus)
These fish are fantastic at controlling hair algae, blanket week or black beard algae in the aquarium. Getting to around 15cm (5.9") they need to be housed in a suitable aquarium.
Kept best as a single or shoal of three or more.

Cherry shrimp (Neocaridina heteropoda)
The smaller of the two shrimp on this list getting to around 3cm (1.2") these are an awesome algae eater for nano aquariums. Kept as a group they will normally multiply and keep on top of uneaten food and unsightly algaes.

Nerite snail (Nerite sp.)
A group of snail species very good at controlling algaes in your fish tank, especially good at eating stubborn green spot algae. Growing to around 4cm (1.57") multiple snails can be housed together to help keep your aquarium clean.

Livebearers
Fish such as the Molly, Guppy, Platy and Swordtail are superb grazers for most community aquariums, sizes can vary but certain ones can reach 15cm (5.9") so choose wisely.


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