Freshwater fish tanks

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Does anyone else have one??I keep getting a build up of green gooey stuff on my rocks. Anyone know how to get rid of this?

Yuppers I have one.Do you have an Algae Eatter? Pleco's in my opinion are the best algae eatters. Also I believe there is some type of chemical you can buy that will help kill off the algae. Though be careful, if you kill off to much algae it will also kill off your Algae eatter. Plus personally I don't like using a lot of chemicals in my tank.Best solution if you aready have an algae eatter is to get another one. Apparently your tank produces a lot of algae for whatever reason. This should help reduce the build up.

what kind of fish do u have?

I have 5 zebra Fish, 5 Neon Tetras, 3 Fancy Tail Black Widow Tetra's, 1 Cichild, Pleco, Dwarf Sucking Catfish (Another Algae eater) and 3 Tiger Barbs. Used to have a beautiful blue Betta, but I think he and the cichild had it out one night and the Beta lost lol.

yep i got one.

the green shit is algae. i have an algae eater. im not sure what kind. but its this huuuuge black one. its freaking big. it frightens me. i swear if it gets any bigger i can put a leash around his neck and take him for walks. lmao

ROFL! It's probably a Pleco, they get huge and not exactly all that pretty lol. But they get the job done

Picture of a pleco: http://www.gsas.org/Gallery/pleco.jpg

Yup.. Same here... That's what sucks about fish tanks.. Even if you do have algea eaters... you still have to clean the tank regularly

omg thats it!!!i swear it haunts me in my sleep. its a huge fucker. im such a weirdo, when i see his mouth on the glass im all like "EWWWW it looks like a loose vagina!!!" lmao!!oh btw, notice how FREAKING HAPPY I AM?!?!?!

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Yup.. Same here... That's what sucks about fish tanks.. Even if you do have algea eaters... you still have to clean the tank regularly

Yuppers. I clean my fish tank every 2 weeks.

OMG Ashley you're nuts LOL :wink:

Mmmmhmm I do see you're in a good mood :grin:

As well as algae-eating fish you can get snails. In my experience, though, both fish and snails much prefer to clean the glass than the rocks.

Quote: OMG Ashley you're nuts LOL LOL you're only figuring this out NOW???

Ive had about 20 barbs.. they all got eatten by my cichlids.. how do ur other fish survive? lolIs ur cichlid the dominant one?

get a fish that eats the alergy.

i dk about freash water but salt water you can get snails and special fish that eat it.

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but I think he and the cichild had it out one night and the Beta lost lol. i hada very rare colored bata.. he lived in a bucket for moths when we were living at my aunts house. when we left (no thanks to katrina) i packed him in a horse feed bucket. he died a year after ...i cried. i loved fishy. i know he was jsut a fish.but he was my fishy.

My brother;s friend has salt water tank of Rays. there pretty cool.

Originally Posted By: StephieJIve had about 20 barbs.. they all got eatten by my cichlids.. how do ur other fish survive? lolIs ur cichlid the dominant one? My cichlid is very clam compared to what their temperament is supposed to be. Than again I only have one, and I have been told they are more aggressive in packs. Originally Posted By: Ineligible As well as algae-eating fish you can get snails Only down side to snails is they reproduce like crazy and if you’re not careful your tank will get over run with them. At least that’s always been my experience when I used snails.

Ive had about 20 barbs.. they all got eatten by my cichlids.. how do ur other fish survive? lolIs ur cichlid the dominant one? You can't just throw in any fish you like becasue you think they are pretty... There are compatability charts and you should ask the place where you are buying them.Look here: Fish Compatability Chart

Originally Posted By: RadAnd, here's a real IMPORTANT rule:Big fish eat little fish! Yup this is true!My Cichilid is always rather small which I think also makes a difference. He used to be in my sisters tank but she brought him over to me because all her other cichilds were picking on it (All the other ones were much larger). He's just a gentle little fishy hehe.

Well.. I learned that after they all got eatten