Shadowbeam

I'm planning out my new 170ltr tank and wanted an algae eater, and i'll admit I dont know which fish are and which aren't!
I'm still pretty new to this ><
My main problem is having the Cichlids and Cherry barbs, so I want a fish that won't get upset by them.

Finally, my sillyest question of all, do loaches (Yoyo loaches) eat algae? I'm confused cause a guy at my LFS said they do?
If not does anyone have any suggestions.

Shawnie

im a HUGE bristlenose pleco fan.they are cute as heck and they do wonderous on algae of all kinds...but most new tanks wont have a need for them so you might have to supplement them with other foods...as far as loaches, i do not think you can rely on them for algae but they will eat allot of different things in the tank..but they are not specific algae eaters

Diggly

BN plecos or otos will do a good job on algae and are cute! otos need an established tank though

Shadowbeam

Sounding like a resounding yes to the BN plecos! And they do look pretty cute ^^ I'll go read up on some info about them.

aquarist48

Hello Shadow. I've moved your thread to the Stocking Questions section of the forum.
Thanks!
Ken

Shadowbeam

Thanks very much Ken I always manage to get them in the wrong areas lol