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Re: SAE's & FFF
Flag fish are near the top of my list for favorite fish, but . . . what about
that darn bba? I'm still hoping I run into an SAE sometime in my travels,
thinking it will be the *magic pill* for the latest algae to plague my tanks.
Or do I just feed the flag fish too much? Seems they like furry/hairy stuff
to pull on.
Sylvia
>
> I don't know why SAE's and Amano shrimps EVER got so popular w/ us plant
> people. SAEs are finniky algae eaters w/ low appetites. You have to watch
> them for days to see them eat any algae! They have never served as
> effective tools for algae control in my tanks (I have never had red hair
> algae). I desided to try a preliminary experiment: I added a small patch
> of green hair algae to a two-year-old 39gal aquarium with a SAE. I am
> watching this algae patch grow from 1sq" to 6sq" today...so I feel this is
> anecdotal enough for me to say ,,,"S---w this!" and throw in a FFF! NOW
> this is an algae eater!
>
> FFF cost $0.99 each down here and I have been catching them in local canals
> (thanks for the tip Eppler!). Compare that to $3.99 EACH for SAEs!!!
> Controlling algae may be a convenience thing for most of us at best and at
> worst controlling algae keeps the "ball-an'-chain" off our backs so we dont
> get arguements about that expensive tank (gross), ruining the decore
> ...yhadda, yhadda. For me, plants are now a serious endevor and SAEs are
> out. A one-two combination of FFF, Otos and my Plant Guild substrate
> nutrient injector are effective, efficient & inexpensive!
>