sanj
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Are they really worth it, if the main intention is to help control algae?
I used to keep the true SAE and while they did consume a certain amount of algae they tended to slack off as they became fully grown, preferring the same food as the other fish.
Amano shrimp and similar, I have quite commonly read that they can be quite fussy over what algae they eat and that keeping them specifically for algae control is probably not a good idea.
I have recently re-set up one of my aqurium as a high tech and so is still going through the stages, where there is quite a bit of competition between plants and algae, but i am begining to wonder whether it is neccessary to include the so-called algae battlers?
I used to keep the true SAE and while they did consume a certain amount of algae they tended to slack off as they became fully grown, preferring the same food as the other fish.
Amano shrimp and similar, I have quite commonly read that they can be quite fussy over what algae they eat and that keeping them specifically for algae control is probably not a good idea.
I have recently re-set up one of my aqurium as a high tech and so is still going through the stages, where there is quite a bit of competition between plants and algae, but i am begining to wonder whether it is neccessary to include the so-called algae battlers?