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Chinese Algae Eaters
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to tell you about a recent experience I had with CAE's... I
know that everyone supports SAE's, but I've had a good experience with
CAE's. About a week ago, I really got tired of my occasional algae
outbreaks, so i decided to do something about it! I went down to the fish
store and bought 5, 1" CAE's. They were very small, and I was leery about
their effectiveness and all of the bad things that I have heard about them.
Well, I put the 5 little guys into my tank, and they immediately began
attaching themselves to the walls of my tank. They would attach themselves
to the glass down at the bottom of the tank, near the substrate, then, they
would just "slide" on up the glass, to the water level, leaving a definite
path of clean glass behind them. Well, since then, my tank has been
sparkling, and when they're not eating algae, they're picking bits of food
up from the bottom. I am pleased! I know they may get bitter/territorial
when older, but if that occurs, I can simply trade them in for some smaller
ones...