What's your favorite algae eater that you include in every aquarium? Also, if you're sad that we skipped plecostomus catfish, don't worry because you can see a whole video about them here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iHiOtsxmad3SebA.html

@craigcassidy7799

3 жыл бұрын

Amano shrimp

@TripleJAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

I use "pest snails" lol

@cruddybtw8970

3 жыл бұрын

Clown pleco

@Unknown-cr7be

3 жыл бұрын

MOLLy fish i have 7 molly and they has really cool colors grey orange and black

@robertforrest7956

3 жыл бұрын

@@cruddybtw8970 one of my favs!!!

molly fish are incredibly interactive and playful so they are my favorite algae eater

Idk why but sometimes I don't mind having a little bit of algae. Adds a somewhat natural look at times. Great video though! Always love these Sunday vids!

@AquariumCoop

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I like to have a bit for fish to be able to snack on.

@nicholaslau264

3 жыл бұрын

@@AquariumCoop african dwarf frog with fish and turtle please

@eladiomarquez

3 жыл бұрын

@@AquariumCoop will the reticulated Hillstream loach eat algae of off plants like the otocinclus catfish

@baldthecodest3295

Жыл бұрын

@@nicholaslau264 with fish they're fine, but turtles is a big no no they'll get bullied for sure

@hummingbird3771

Жыл бұрын

I have seen black algae used beautifully in an aquarium. Don't want it in mine, but I was impressed.

One thing I’ve learned over the last couple videos is that Corey is now a super huge fan of Rosey barbs.

@V1kte

3 жыл бұрын

They do have charm. I wouldn't call them the most interesting looking fish, they're rather simple and ordinary, but their behaviour is always entertaining. My favourite part about the is how friendly they are with people.

@newerafrican

Жыл бұрын

Long finned variety is beautiful

@hummingbird3771

Жыл бұрын

Just got 7 of my own. The look gives me goldfish vibes, but they really glow in the tank. I was a little concerned about nipping but the angel and congo tetras look fine. I guess the male swordtails are keeping the rosy barbs busy avoiding their amorous advances.😂😂

@MsDragonfire1992

3 ай бұрын

I have a shoal of rosey barbs and their awsome and so tame and eat right from my hand and follow me all over the tank, they have such amazing personalities. The sad thing is everything people come they say "why have you got goldfish with tropical?" 🙈 their not goldfish!

You couldn't have said if any better: a little bit of everything is the best solution.

@Diesel257

3 жыл бұрын

That was my motto before getting clean and sober 🙃

I think you're right about dwarf shrimp, but I've seen amano shrimp tear off a big hunk of hair algae and stuff the whole thing into its face.

@jaymcjr4858

3 жыл бұрын

My crayfish loved algae too! Not great for planted tanks tho. Scuds can be cool as well

@MsDragonfire1992

3 ай бұрын

I noticed my amano shrimp eat some hair algea. My crystals don't even put a dent in it though. I don't mind the normal algea as it's good for shrimplets but it's the hair algea when it gets to a point of clogging up the filter which is annoying.

Hill stream loaches are definitely the coolest looking algae eaters

@Xsksnssjccxghb

3 жыл бұрын

Otos have the best temperament. Just way too cute and oblivious. Hill stream loaches on the other hand are not as well-rounded with its lower temperature, faster water flow, bigger tank size and higher oxygen requirements. Kept both, the latter jumped out of the tank when I left the lid off for 20 minutes😿 but I agree with it having the best look

@csharpe5787

3 жыл бұрын

@@Xsksnssjccxghb My Hill streams are in a rimless tank with a sponge filter and literally everything is fine.

@ferencurban8904

3 жыл бұрын

Except they are really bad in eating algae

@ShinyDelibird

3 жыл бұрын

@@ferencurban8904 I don’t necessarily disagree. They wouldn’t be my first choice in a tank that had an active problem but they do fine helping prevent it in a well balanced tank in my experience.

@jamesholbrook7785

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t sunset variatus eat algae?

Didn't realize that platies were good for algae control. I've been looking at getting some, now I have a good reason to do so.

Loved this. It was helpful! I’d love to see more about the type of fish that goes well with others and how they help the tank

So thankful this video just dropped! I am about to start a grow tank for my overflow of plants and Japanese Trapdoor snails, and wasn't sure where to start with stocking. Now I think Molly's would be a perfect fit for my liquid rock water! Thanks Cory 😊

Thanks for all the valuable info. Much appreciated.

Thank you, I’ve been waiting for this kind of information. Always a great and informative channel.

Always great information! Thanks Aquarium Coop!

Just what I've been waiting for. Thank you so much

Well done!! thanks for sharing!

I’m learning so much from you, thank you!! (I just ordered from your store)

Thank you very much for the information!!

It’s always good to learn. Thanks Cory

Great info, thank you Corey!

I just want to say a huge thank you every question I have had been answered in one of your videos any topic I search you have a video super clear to understand and well explained thank you

Great info! Thanks!

I use yellow comet platies as dither fish and algae eater for my west african ciclid tank. As they tend to swim on the top layer of the water, they make the ciclids feel safe to swim around. They control the algae situation especially on the plant leaves. For my gold fish tank I keep the bottom bare so that algae can grow thick there (a bit like a meadow) and the goldies are constantly grazing on it making healthy greenish dark poop.

Thanks for the info. I've been thinking about some of these for a while.

Thanks for sharing this great info!

Thanks for the information, gave me some great ideas.

Thanks for helping our amazing hobby

Thanks for the info

What a great video! Thanks! My neon blue gobies took care of the little tufts of BBA I had.

@aquariumcoop thanks Cory for the precision about SAE. I found out they grow big and put them in my 55 last year and i finally enjoy them 6 school around. I was about to sell them back to my local fish store when that happened. Now they're happy with my endlers, my female blue gourami and bushynose plecos couple. Keep up the good work guys!

We're setting up our first aquarium and we have pretty much watched all your videos to get us off to a good start! Thanks for all the information and we look forward to learning more from you. Cheers from Calgary, Alberta

@epotter397

2 жыл бұрын

Calgary!

I've just subscribed to you! Thanks for the helpful info!

Great topic. Thanks!

Love the list have 6 of the 10 in my 125. They do such a great job plus they are all so fun to watch!

Great tips. Always love the videos🤓

Loving the Sunday videos they are so interesting, You have superb knowledge and bring so much to the hobby I I’ve ordered Reticulated Hillstream lunches they really do look cool

Another great video! Thanks for sharing

Snails in every tank, but the hillstream loaches are my favorite algae eaters, by far! Thank you for another helpful video. 😀🐠

dont forget endler guppies! beautiful, small, hardy and always picking away at your leaves!

@oamkaranil4964

3 жыл бұрын

algae makes the color of the guppies brighter and beatiful :)

@AlysonGreeneOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! They pick at everything!

I LOVE those light coppery colored goldfish in your tank around 1:22!! That color, the blues, and the sort of "rose gold" colored comets you see mixed in the feeder tanks are some of my favorite goldfish colors.

Great video bro, you da man, appreciate the knowledge you share

Great video Cory! Something to think about for my next scape! 🤔

I have 6 mollies, 5 otocinclus (dwarf species), and nerite snails to combat my algae tank. The tank previously had a super strong light to algae was everywhere. These 3 types that i have are literally amazing in my 30 gal tank.

Great advice. Gonna head back to the store tomorrow!

Definitely a very helpful video!

Thank you Cory🙏🌿🐟🌿👍

Loving these short videos

Just picked up a stunning little 3" sailfin pleco for my 125 tank, can't wait to watch it grow 👌

Cory I have re-watched this video 3 times! This is one of the best videos on the channel. I just bought a Flagfish to add to my collection of algae eating fish.

Great info.

Thanks for this! Really struggling to decide on a cleanup crew for dwarf Saulosi

Beautiful video❤️😊

thanks, took all my platies i am growing out and put them in the 20 witht he bba algae problem. thank you, great video

Great video! Thank you for sharing! - Little Bobby

Great list of utility fish Cory..

I'm a huge fan of otocinclus. I had a few in my first aquarium. I was told they were fragile and to get more than I needed because I'd probably lose a couple... they all thrived so I did have to feed them, but I'm glad I had them and that they all survived.

Right on time looking for an algae eater aquarium coop never lets you down

Another great video from Aquarium Co-Op

Reticulated Hillstream Loaches are Awesome .. charming character & even though they're so small. They are realy hearty.

Thanks for this. Just grabbed a couple balloon mollies from LFS, they are adorable and they went straight for the hair algae! Yes!

Great video!

Thanks

Just checked on aquarium co ops website to see what’s new and they made and are selling there own test strips now :o I have to get my hands on some now. I’m ready for that video to come out soon :)

Cory's Rosy Barb kick continues!

I'm so happy that this is my first birthday being in the aquarium. Thank you for uploading a video today on my birthday. I wore my aquarium coop sweater since its a special occasion. My favorite fish on here are hill stream loaches and goldfish.. Mostly since they are the only ones I've kept/keep.. S.A.E are cool too.. (P. S. Yes I know you only uploaded since its Sunday)

@JP-vw3eg

3 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday!

@alfredovillarreal3452

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@marypaigeflynn4512

3 жыл бұрын

Happy belated birthday 🙏❤️🤗

@alfredovillarreal3452

3 жыл бұрын

@@marypaigeflynn4512 thank you so much Mary Paige your too kind

Amanos, oto's, bn, Hillstream loaches & cherry shrimp are divided amongst 3 of my tanks - they all do a great job

@romerogiovanni7

3 жыл бұрын

bn? Is that for Bristlenose?

In my experience honey gouramis love to eat hair algae especially off plants and sometimes off rocks

Hey Cory, what's your recommendation on keeping only one or two siamese algae eaters instead of a group? I heard they like to be in schools of at least 4-5...

Love this kind of content

Just seeing title alone got me excited👍. Interesting topic

Flag fish are one of the best pond algae eaters. From what I read anyway. They sport awesome coloration and are typically mellow in pond settings with lots of territory and algae patches to defend and graze on. The same can be said for sail fins, they breed like guppies so the if there is die off the surviving fish will be accustomed to your area. Cherry shrimp and Mississippi grass shrimp are good shrimp for ponds as well. Although I haven’t seen cherry shrimp in built pond liner ponds, they can definitely take low temperatures. IF YOU HAVE CULLS AND HAVE A BACKYARD POND THROW THEM IN THERE. They can overwinter in the deeper section of your pond.

Great top 10! I’ve noticed cherry barbs eating black beard algae as well in my experience.

@CommanderWiggins

3 жыл бұрын

Mine pick at it but they've never really eaten enough to have an impact. They liked hair algae when I had it, I could definitely see them being able to keep hair algae under control.

I love my SAE's! They are the only ones who seem to go for black beard algae. Also love amano shrimp and snails.

Just have some cherry shrimp and snails for the algae. They do the job I need. Love’em!

Enjoying your videos.

I didn’t realize that there were so many algae eaters. Thanks for enlightening us!

We have been wanting to get otos for a while, planning on getting some soon!

@jaymcjr4858

3 жыл бұрын

Try the Giant oto

@NameNonExistent

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaymcjr4858 thank you, We might try those!

I am surprised you would recommend only 1 ou 2 otocinclus - I have been looking into them for my 10 gallons but everywhere it was recommended to keep them in a group of 5-6?

listen to the info sir👍👍

Gotta love the workers in the aquarium

keep the good work

Awesome..

Those are great choices for algae!

I love my Otto's it sounds like I might have to many though thank you!

I have seen my rainbowfish and even rams pick at hair algae. Fishes eat algae if fed sparingly. Nerite snails are very active algae and waste cleaners. I will try Otocinclus because I think they look very interesting to me..

Awesome

I had always read & been told that hillstream loaches like being in small groups like cory cats. Has anyone ever kept 1 alone, & how did it do? I have 1 bristlenose, 1 SAE, & 4 pepper corys in my 38 gallon already, but the hillstreams are so cool looking. Thank you!

Thanks Cory hope the move is going well

We just added 6 (4 females and 2 males) platties to our 55 gal and right away they started eating the algae on the live plants that the plecos couldn't cling to. They even love the steamed peas that we give the plecos. 🙂👍

Good video for people to learn from

Loving the green hair!

Cory, i have a fairly specific question about the Rosy barbs you mentioned and their preference for hair algae? the main algae that plagues my tanks is staghorn and i know it is due to my source water being EXTREMELY high in iron, to the point that even our shower makes my skin look a tinge of rusty orange. So my big question is will the rosy barb eat staghorn algae consistently? and if not do you know any fish that will regularly prefer Staghorn algae over any other type?

Octocinlus are amazing I got three of they for my tank that got a lot of algae they clean it all in one day

Fridays and Sundays are my favourite days of the week 😁😁

@computerwizard3908

3 жыл бұрын

Why

@computerwizard3908

3 жыл бұрын

I know about Sundays but why fridat

@RJ-hq9rk

3 жыл бұрын

@@computerwizard3908 more aquarium co-op uploads

My snails have been keeping my algae in check really well! I wish I could keep shrimp but I have tried twice and it didn’t work out.

Any suggestions for a nano fish tank where you are also breeding shrimp? I know otos won’t bother baby shrimp and probably the hill stream loach, but this is only a 20 long.

When I lived in Washington 20 years ago I had a few HillStream Loaches but they were called Wui Fang s , thats what 2 different fish store called them and they were about 5 bucks each. Platys do a decent job at eating algae but be warned they are voracious eaters and crowd out other smaller fish and they breed very easy I bought 10 for two different tanks and a month later I had 40+ more, I'll keep a few and the rest, well, lets just say my Firemouths sure do enjoy them.

Howdy i just saw ur ads and i immediately subcribe to ur channel

I will put rosy red minnows here they are not only beautiful but also cleans like crazy while they are usually used as food which they are not very good cuz they are carps and have liver toxicity

I received my plants... love them ❣👍🌿🌿🌿🌿 How many Sunset Varatis (not sure on the spelling).... for a 40 gallon breeder?

I love you and you need to ship to Canada. Thanks ! I found the easy green on Amazon and got that but I need more !!!! Had a full cart full on your site and went to check out....and couldn't. Boo. Come on Cory!

@AquariumCoop

2 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to let you know, we now ship to Canada on our website with restrictions on electronics, foods, meds, and plants. www.aquariumcoop.com