Corydoras Sterbai eats Cyanobacteria?

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Corydoras Sterbai eats Cyanobacteria?

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Came across this suggestion on another website. Very doubtful, but can it be true?
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No fish I know eats cyanobacteria.
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Re: Corydoras Sterbai eats Cyanobacteria?

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Don't hope to find a fish that will eat a Cyanobacteria problem out of existence. Instead, change the conditions in your tank that are favorable to the growth of Cyanobacteria to those conditions that aren't.
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Re: Corydoras Sterbai eats Cyanobacteria?

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Common swordtails (X. helleri) eats cyanobacteria. Anyways... There is no need to aquire a specie of fish for the purpose. Cyanobacteria is easy to get rid of by just pulling the plug from the lights a couple of days or more if needed.
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