Pet Fish Care : How Do I Clean Algae on a Fish Aquarium?
by admin on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 | 10 Comments
To clean the algae on a fish aquarium, try using algae magnets or algae-eating fish. Clean the algae from a fish aquarium with tips from the owner of a fish pet store in this free video on pet care.
Expert: Ryan Wells
Contact: www.reefrunners.net
Bio: Ryan Wells is the owner of Reef Runners in Lindon, Utah. He has many years of experience working with sea animal life.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton
Duration : 0:1:15
I scrape the algae …
I scrape the algae off the glass but leave if on my gravel for the pleco and also algae actually converts ammonia to harmless stuff. It is gross but good for the fish:)
hmm. the guy in the …
hmm. the guy in the vid seems to be pushing hard on the scraper, and it looks like it’s thudding. who knows.
i dont think a hard …
i dont think a hard thudding is normal……. id try and find ones with a soft thudding, which ive seen somewhere but dont remember
I have one also, …
I have one also, sometimes i think the glass may break. Is the thudding normal?
i know i like gave …
i know i like gave mini to petco cause it was 2 feet long just about
the problem w/ …
the problem w/ using plecos (those that aren’t omniverous) is that, when they are small they dont eat all algae, when they get too big they dont get enough and become very agressive (sometimes)
omniverous plecos and other suckers are best.
i have one of those …
i have one of those magnets and it does such a thud on the glass that i stopped using them….. theyre too strong….. at least the ones they sold me
Sucker fish or …
Sucker fish or plecos, do eat algea and are a good job of it, but they grow big and they poop alot!!! I recently tried the algea magnet and it works fantastic!!! Get the magnet instead!!!!
y not get a sucker …
y not get a sucker fish? they cleen all the greeen algae 4 u!
the magnet things a …
the magnet things a good idea! im gonna do that too, thanks !