True Siamese Algae Eaters

Hi my fellow fish keepers.

Has anybody seen these hard workers recently, I am struggling to find some.

Please if anyone does some lfs crawling over the weekend and you see these SAE then inform me about it.

I seriously need a few of them to keep my algae in control, don't have lots of it but I do get some algae now and then.

I don't mind driving to Randburg or wherever just as long as it is in the East rand or central Gauteng even PTA is fine.

Got company petrol card :laugh:

Thanks everyone.

 

Can contact @Moolis from Pet Stop, believe he will be able to assist you, saw it on his stock list the other day and he can ship/send it to you if you can't pick-up from him.

 

Already phoned them they only have 3 adult ones, I rather buy smaller ones.

Thanks.

 

Will be difficult finding juvenile SAE's. Hope you manage to get some.

 

otherwise I will go get them from Mark @ Petstop SA.

 

Think it will be your best bet at this point in time.

 

I saw like 10 at Jungle Aquatics Last weekend.
But i did not look close to see if they were TRUE

 

They will go well with the barbs, but just be aware, they get to around 10cm within a matter of months, and once they get hooked on fishfood / pellets, they no longer eat algea all day... My 4 are stunning, but eat flakes / granules from the surface (and are well over 10cm too).

 

@cheekychops and @
richardnuss thanks for the info will phone Jungle aquatics to find out if they are the real ones. That is my fear I dont want them to only eat flakes and pellets. They must do their work and must chow the algae.

 

SAE seem to be very rare. I managed to get 4 last year December and since then have only seen them once. Ottos seem to be just as rare down here. You guys apparantly have a breeder in JHB so shouldn't be too dificult to get some.

 

Yeah the seem to be very rare, I phoned a few lfs and all three of our sponsors and they dont have stock. Petstop SA has got 3 adult ones but I am afraid they might not eat algae anymore, I heard they become very lazy with time. What about a bn pleco? Just need something to get rid of the algae I have from time to time.

 

They damage plants.:viking:

 

BN's will eat algae but it's not their only food so they will help but don't expect them to keep your tank clean. Get a cleanup crew of bottom feeders - Corydoras (which you have already have - not sure how many), ottocinclus (6-12 of them), SAE (6 when you can get), snails (if you don't mind them) an ancistrus or two and shrimp (when they become legal :laugh although they could be food for your fish.

What type of algae are we talking about?

 

They only eat soft green and brown algae, nothing else.
My 2 ottose are obese.:amuse:

 

When I top up my fish tank with green water (TM) from my planted setup my Otos go on a feeding spree.
Stomachs also close to bursting!

 

I got 4 Albino corries at the moment in the Tiger Barb tank,and got 11 Panda corries getting fattened up in my quarantine tank. I will try and get some ottos and some sae some time.

I got diatom and light green algae.

 

Brown diatom should go away on it's own.

Do you have a glass cleaner?

 

Yes I do but I also got some greenish type algae sure they will eat it.

How long does it take to go away? I believe this always happens with new planted tanks?

I think when my plants take up all the nutrients in the tank then their wont be any for the algae to grow:laugh:

 

Not sure dude. I've never had a diatom algae outbreak.

 

I dont have hectic diatom algae, just need to clean the glass once or twice a week. just here and their. It is just a mission cleaning such a big tank with a glass cleaner got one of those Marina ones with the white sponge. I will save up some money LOL to buy those magnetic algae pads for my tank they are around R350 each, dont want a small one it will take even longer.