RE: Gardneri Tankmate

["David Lains" <david at zfin_org>]

Try the white scouring pads recommended for Teflon and plastic containers.

Best fishes
David

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><{{{>From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
><{{{>Behalf Of Chris Browning
><{{{>Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 11:50 AM
><{{{>To: killietalk at aka_org
><{{{>Subject: Re: Gardneri Tankmates
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><{{{>Yes, Scotchbrite is great on glass, but this is a plstic 
><{{{>Eclipse aquarium, no scothbrite for it(the only reason I am 
><{{{>looking for some type of algae eater for it). I have yet to 
><{{{>find something that didn't scratch the glass and didn't take 
><{{{>an amazing amount of scrubbing at the same time. I guess I'll 
><{{{>have to stick with using my fingernail(everything else thus 
><{{{>far will scratch it).
><{{{> Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net> wrote:Algae on glass is 
><{{{>best removed with a "Scotchbrite" scrubber (rough side) 
><{{{>o/e. For other algae, many livebearers and *J. floridae* can 
><{{{>do a good job. 
><{{{>Use only female American-Flag Fish as males get mean when in 
><{{{>a breeding mood.
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><{{{>Except for Otos and SAEs most sucker-mouth fish eat almost no 
><{{{>algae and have 
><{{{>that feature for clinging to rocks in swift streams (or 
><{{{>sucking slime as 
><{{{>with CAEs). The Siamese Algae Eater would do well with GAR, 
><{{{>but like any 
><{{{>other fish, will eat eggs and maybe babies. Other scavengers, 
><{{{>like Corys, 
><{{{>will eat more eggs than detritus. Great with your male GARs, tho.
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><{{{>Wright
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><{{{>Chris Browning wrote:
><{{{>> Has anyone out there had any success keeping some type of a 
><{{{>scavanger
><{{{>> with Gardneri? I have a 12 gallon with a few males in it(no 
><{{{>females), and
><{{{>> the tank tends to get dirty quite often(due to the sand substrate I
><{{{>> assume). It has a couple rock formations, quite a few 
><{{{>plants, and I plan
><{{{>> on adding more to the point that it's a jungle in there. 
><{{{>Recently, some
><{{{>> algae started showing up on the glass, and I'm looking for 
><{{{>something to
><{{{>> clean it up. I doubt there is much I can keep with them as 
><{{{>they tend to
><{{{>> try and eat everything, but I thought I would see if anyone 
><{{{>had any ideas
><{{{>> anyways.
><{{{>>
><{{{>> Thanks!
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