Keep your Fish tank Fresh and Clean with an Algae Eater!
Golden Algae Eaters are a prime sucker fish to scrape the algae clean. The Golden Alae eater has distinct Gill openings that most fish don't have. These gills are special in a way that there is a unique opening in the gill so they do not loose grip while clinging onto the plants, rocks and aquarium wall. They clean the gravel and the sides of the tank. Perfect little algae scrubbers they are! Golden Algae eaters get up to 6″ long. These fish are tropical when they are young and become semi-aggressive as they mature. You don't want them to attack the smaller fish so be wise when selecting the fish to place in your aquarium with the Golden Algae Eater.
Obviously Algae Eaters eat the algae in your fish tank. These Herbivores like to chow on veggies too. They don't just clean the algae from the aquarium. Golden Algae eaters are bottom swimmers that have been known to hang from plants using their suckermouth to stick to matter. Algae eaters are usually placed in larger fish tanks and aquariums because they are like mini carps that clean and scrub the algae from the tank keeping the tank clean looking. Consider these fish the housekeepers for your tank. Algae eaters should be fed twice a day. Alter the feedings between pellets, lettuce, zuccini and fish flake food. Make sure you clean out the left over food when the feeding is over for the Algae eaters. Feedings can last up to 5 minutes.
Other Common Algae Eaters are Flying Fox, Siamese Flying Fox, Otocinclus, and Plecostomus.
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