Hi all, I think your tank is a bit small for a Bristlenose. I know you said that you were not interested in having live plants right now, but I think it might be worth getting some Hornwort (Ceratophyllyum submersum). It would solve two of your problems. First, it would block a lot of the light and...

I noticed in one of the answers you said "stagnant water". Do you have a filter? Or a bubbler? plecos need high oxygenation as they are found in rivers & are also high waste producers As explained in the original post, I do have a small current going in the tank from the filter, but I...

I love Amazon Frogbit! Great floating plant, easy to remove if it gets out of hand, and great for lapping up the nutrients that algae thrive on, PLUS added bonus of light blocking for additional algae control, enjoys the slow current you refer to also. Good luck :) I'll look into that one as well. ...

I know you said that you were not interested in having live plants right now, but I think it might be worth getting some Hornwort (Ceratophyllyum submersum). It would solve two of your problems. First, it would block a lot of the light and take up nutrients the alga is using to grow. Second, it wou...

Treating the cause is best, but to answer the question, think bristle nosed pleco. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Again, having trouble determining the exact cause since everything seems to be in order - away from windows, actually physically blocked from most natural sunlight, no nitrates reg...

It does not really answer your question but I would look at the cause of the algae, treat the cause not the problem, some of the easiest to solve would be direct sunlight and or high nitrates. The tank is away from any windows with very little direct sunlight and the nitrates are zero. I've talked ...

Hello! While I am new to the world of planet catfish, I am not new to the world of owning catfish. In the past, I have successfully kept otos, rubber lip plecos, bristlenose plecos, and corys. I also had a very unsuccessful encounter with a clown pleco that wiped out an entire established community,...