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Re: algae-eating livebearers
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To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com (Aquatic-Plants)
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Subject: Re: algae-eating livebearers
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From: "David W. Webb" <dwebb at ti_com>
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Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 20:18:02 -0600
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Conversation-Id: <BMSMTP857441772281a0206807 at dsks52_itg.ti.com>
>From: Roxanne Bittman <rlb at nhdgis_dfg.ca.gov>
>Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 10:56:43 PST
>Subject: algae-eating livebearers
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>Certain (mostly European) references refer to some livebearers as good
>algae eaters - black mollies are often mentioned. Does anyone have
>experience with this? Will platies, mollies, etc. eat algae? What kind?
>Will they pick it off of fine-leaved plants (my current problem). More
>importantly, will they also eat the higher plants themselves? My local
>aquarium store does not know the answer.
>Thanks,
IMO, platies are a very good algae eating livebearer for a planted tank
since they don't require the higher water hardness that other livebearers
seem to need.
If you don't feed them, they'll eat the algae in your tank.
David W. Webb Corporate Business Systems
Texas Instruments Inc. Dallas, TX USA
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