Bottom Feeding Fish For the Aquarium
Where would aquariums be without bottom feeding fish? Algae is the preferred diet and therefore a well established tank is required and/or algae wafers should be supplied. Twig catfish can be kept in most freshwater community tanks without problems. Algae Eaters will spend most of their time on the bottom of the tank, sucking algae of the substrate and rocks.
Siamese Algae Eaters usually don't need an aquarium heater, and they seem to well from about 68 to 80 degrees F. We have not had problems with these fish jumping out of the large aquariums in our facilities. Siamese algae eaters crowd together when small in the aquarium shop, but as they grow become increasingly aggressive and territorial. A foot long territorial fish requires a great deal of space to house it. Siamese Algae Eaters often chase one another, but they never get hurt in these fights. As they are not aggressive, they can be kept in any community tank big enough.
Algae are photosynthetic organisms. They rely on light for all life processes. Algae is the preferred diet and therefore a well established tank is required and/or algae wafers should be supplied. Twig catfish can be kept in most freshwater community tanks without problems. Algae Eaters should not be put into newly established tanks, as there will not be any algae present for them to eat. This has to be one of the hardest fish to catch.
Algae eaters are important in a plant tank, but should be selected carefully. Discus are big and slow-moving, and also have a tasty slime coat. Algae (pronounced AL-jee) are simple forms of marine plant life. They?re pretty basic: they lack leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, and all the other things we normally associate with plants. Algae eaters are important for the fishkeeping hobby and many are commonly stocked by the trade. The true algae eaters are cypriniform fishes of the genus Gyrinocheilus , family Gyrinocheilidae .
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