I got four panda garra last year. These are one of my favorite fish. They are curious over anything in new in the tank. They love grazing on my hands when I'm trimming plants or anything that requires me to be in the water. Love this fish!!!
I totally agree, the rubber lip pleco is so underated and such a cool little algae muncher. They're not shy, you see them out and about, and IMO, they are just super cool little fish. 👍💓👍
I'm definitely on the same page with you when it comes to panda garras. I have 7 in a 75 and they're definitely very boisterous. They will chase each other around, taking turns who's doing the chasing with no clear dominant fish. But they never do damage or seem to cause much stress. I was nervous about them living with my archers but even they've been leaving the panda garras alone. And every time someone new looks at my tank, that's definitely one of the fish they notice the most.
Definitely agree with the rubber lip pleco being super hardy. Fish store worker recommended one to me when I first started in the hobby and it was the only fish to survive my mistakes. Still alive and healthy as of right now
Recently I changed stocking in my 75g for 30 neon rainbows and i bought 6 panda garras. Planted tank, about hslf a year, was full of algee on every surface - glass, rocks, wood. Those 6 panda garras made it spottles in less than 2 weeks. Im talkimg less than inch fish! Im super happy that i decided to get them, and you are 100% right, one of my favoritue fish now. Active, nice looking, hard working ;)
Love my panda garras, but they are a pain when trying to get new plants to root in! They don't harm them, they are just so active. Cruising back and forth they never fail to knock a few new plants loose. Great fish tho!
Thanks Bob for making me aware of some of these algae fish at this time I just have bristlenose and snell's. I will be looking at my local fish store to see if I can find some of these!
something interesting about panda garras, they aren't plecos, or even catfish. They share the same family as barbs and carp (cyprinifdae), which might be why they need a more varied diet than some others on this list. Great recommendations, one of my favorite algae eaters is the yellow rabbit snail, such a giant snail with some amazing colors and shell.
im getting 3 panda garras next week for my 33long if they still have them at my local fish store will be with my rasboras and khuli shallow stream tank
The Panamense whip tail cat fish is a bit expensive here around 5 USD in our country in the philipines. Buy it small then grows fast... i call them the Apache helicopter fish. 😊😊😊😊
I just put 2 panda garras in my 55g and 1 in my 15g. They came I'm really small. Just under an inch. Repashy is a great food. In fact I did a video recently on Repashy soilent green gel mix. The jury is out....Repashy soilent green is perfect to feed your panda garras the first day. But seriously mine haven't been picky eaters, even sucking up krill nano pellets. But yeah panda garras are very entertaining. Both are mature tanks as well
I had a rubber lip pleco. Amazing algea eater, but it was super aggressive to other bottom dwellers in my tank. It destroyed the corydora catfish in my 4ft tank.
Hey I was wondering. What tank size would you recommend. For 6 celestial Pearl danios. 6 chili rasboras. 6 Pygmy Cory cats and 2-3 clown killifish. Would a 10 gallon planted tank with a canister filter be good or would I need bigger ?
Ihave a 55 gal planted tank that up until last few weeks ago had a ton of green algae on the ornaments and back wall( the algae didn’t bother me cause it looked cool on the ornaments ) well, i happened to get a red calico long fin pleco and that little sucker cleaned up my tank in a week lol now my ornaments look so plain lolol
I have lots of amphibians and some plecos enjoy taking bites out of larger salamanders because of something to do with the slime that a salamander will produce and I'm very curious about what kind of algae eaters would be best for my sirens, axolotls, and other such animals that I own which is quite a few so the Otto's and rubber lip seem great what else would be a good option for something that has baby shrimp or salamander larvae that when they are born would be smaller than the shrimp?
We definitely plan to head up to coop beginning of the year. I really wanted to meet Cory, Dean, Jimmy and you. 😁 I wanted to do lunch or dinner. I’m sure you all are busy though and can’t meet everyone. I thought I’d try. Thanks for the suggestion.
How can I grow more GREEN algae and not these diatoms!? Are my lights too bright? My 75 gets indirect sunlight, but not sure if it is better to keep the shades closed for it to be darker? I keep my lights on 7 hours a day
@@SteenfottAquatics I need a solution to rid my aquarium of miniature rams horns snails. Here's a list of what doesn't work. 1. Assassin snail 2. YoYo loach 3. Zebra loach 4. Alum 5. Food Starvation Please make video on what actually kills miniature rams horns snails. All the aforementioned predators will not attack super small snails. 6. some of us can't be sold on the benefits of snails with our aquariums...I'm that person! I'm almost ready to give up on planted tanks due to miniature rams. Reason 1. They breed to fast. Reason 2. They give the tank an acne appearance. Reason 3. Most difficult to kill.
All of the ones that you mentioned were recommended for 20 gallons and up. But what about a 10 gallon? What would be a good suggestion for a 10? That's what I have. I don't have room for anything bigger. And I need a bottom feeder. I don't have much algae yet. I do have live plants, 2 white clouds, 2 glo tetras (natural, not dyed) and a male guppy. They are all tiny. Right about an inch to inch and a half. That's it. But they are messy. LOL So what would you recommend?
@@cathyhendrix7552 Yea just one, and nerite snails wont breed in your tank, they require brackish water. However they will leave little unfertile snail eggs everywhere lol
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Wow Ryo's tank in the background!
This was my first thought also.
Yup, Ryo made it for me to use in the backgrounds :)
I got four panda garra last year. These are one of my favorite fish. They are curious over anything in new in the tank. They love grazing on my hands when I'm trimming plants or anything that requires me to be in the water. Love this fish!!!
I totally agree, the rubber lip pleco is so underated and such a cool little algae muncher. They're not shy, you see them out and about, and IMO, they are just super cool little fish.
👍💓👍
I'm definitely on the same page with you when it comes to panda garras. I have 7 in a 75 and they're definitely very boisterous. They will chase each other around, taking turns who's doing the chasing with no clear dominant fish. But they never do damage or seem to cause much stress. I was nervous about them living with my archers but even they've been leaving the panda garras alone. And every time someone new looks at my tank, that's definitely one of the fish they notice the most.
Completely agree on the panda garra. Such an amazing fish, especially in a group.
Panda Garra looks like something we definitely would love. We’re suckers for anything funny and active in the tank lol.
Definitely agree with the rubber lip pleco being super hardy. Fish store worker recommended one to me when I first started in the hobby and it was the only fish to survive my mistakes. Still alive and healthy as of right now
Recently I changed stocking in my 75g for 30 neon rainbows and i bought 6 panda garras. Planted tank, about hslf a year, was full of algee on every surface - glass, rocks, wood. Those 6 panda garras made it spottles in less than 2 weeks. Im talkimg less than inch fish! Im super happy that i decided to get them, and you are 100% right, one of my favoritue fish now. Active, nice looking, hard working ;)
Love my panda garras, but they are a pain when trying to get new plants to root in! They don't harm them, they are just so active. Cruising back and forth they never fail to knock a few new plants loose. Great fish tho!
Happy Sunday! Thank you for your great video. I enjoyed it.
That twig catfish is neat looking!
I have a rubber lip and panda garra in my community tank! Great fish.
I have 2 Royal Whiptails in a 100 gallon and they are great fun to watch - now fully grown with the most amazing lyretails
I have stiphodon gobies and they are super interesting to watch.
Thanks Bob for making me aware of some of these algae fish at this time I just have bristlenose and snell's. I will be looking at my local fish store to see if I can find some of these!
I hadn't heard of 4 of the 5 so, definitely a good list for outside the box community algae eater suggestions.
I really love my group of eight Hillstream loaches. I love their little squabbles on the rocks! Super cute and not shy.
I need panda garra in my life.
I love your videos; specially your interviews with Dean. they are so funny
Awesome video Bob!
Nice list Bob. Farlowellas have been on my bucket list for a while.
Thanks for the information on other algae eaters. The zebra is very cool looking, I will most likely add those, rather than the more common variety.
I love oddball fish and I could use another algae eater so that I have an excuse to keep algae growing.
I feel like rubber lip plecos had its spotlight stolen by bristlenose plecos
This is great info! Thx!
great video as always the video quality is AMAZING
Thanks scott, hope all is well.
something interesting about panda garras, they aren't plecos, or even catfish. They share the same family as barbs and carp (cyprinifdae), which might be why they need a more varied diet than some others on this list. Great recommendations, one of my favorite algae eaters is the yellow rabbit snail, such a giant snail with some amazing colors and shell.
I love clown garras
Nice video Bob. I’ve never heard of some of these.
Great list! Love it... 😃👍
Thanks loved this vid.
im getting 3 panda garras next week for my 33long if they still have them at my local fish store will be with my rasboras and khuli shallow stream tank
I like the aquarium behind you. It was a nice set up by Ryo Watanabe.
The Panamense whip tail cat fish is a bit expensive here around 5 USD in our country in the philipines. Buy it small then grows fast... i call them the Apache helicopter fish. 😊😊😊😊
Great list
great video awesome knowledge drop
I just put 2 panda garras in my 55g and 1 in my 15g. They came I'm really small. Just under an inch. Repashy is a great food. In fact I did a video recently on Repashy soilent green gel mix. The jury is out....Repashy soilent green is perfect to feed your panda garras the first day. But seriously mine haven't been picky eaters, even sucking up krill nano pellets. But yeah panda garras are very entertaining. Both are mature tanks as well
Ottos are my favorites. Never kept a panda garra, but have wanted to. They're super cute.
I like a mix of things but I love my long fin green dragons and otocinculas fish
I had a rubber lip pleco. Amazing algea eater, but it was super aggressive to other bottom dwellers in my tank. It destroyed the corydora catfish in my 4ft tank.
I have a farrawalla, for my next tank ill definitely have to check out the royal farrawalla
Great Video
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Hey I was wondering. What tank size would you recommend. For 6 celestial Pearl danios. 6 chili rasboras. 6 Pygmy Cory cats and 2-3 clown killifish. Would a 10 gallon planted tank with a canister filter be good or would I need bigger ?
Ihave a 55 gal planted tank that up until last few weeks ago had a ton of green algae on the ornaments and back wall( the algae didn’t bother me cause it looked cool on the ornaments ) well, i happened to get a red calico long fin pleco and that little sucker cleaned up my tank in a week lol now my ornaments look so plain lolol
Some fish to consider.👍🏽
Surprised hillstream loach wasn’t mentioned
I have lots of amphibians and some plecos enjoy taking bites out of larger salamanders because of something to do with the slime that a salamander will produce and I'm very curious about what kind of algae eaters would be best for my sirens, axolotls, and other such animals that I own which is quite a few so the Otto's and rubber lip seem great what else would be a good option for something that has baby shrimp or salamander larvae that when they are born would be smaller than the shrimp?
Any suggestions for my mbuna tank. 75 gallon tank. Really enjoying watching you. Your stepping up your game. Keep it up 👍🏼 Bob 😁
So many cool mbuna species, i have always been a fan of dwarf species like cynotilapia. Are you still making a trip up here to visit the coop?
I just realized you were probably asking algae eater suggestions haha. For mbunas id definitely go with bristlenose plecos :)
We definitely plan to head up to coop beginning of the year. I really wanted to meet Cory, Dean, Jimmy and you. 😁 I wanted to do lunch or dinner. I’m sure you all are busy though and can’t meet everyone. I thought I’d try. Thanks for the suggestion.
What kind of plant was that waffle plant with the square holes? That was really cool.
Madagascar lace plant
Flagtail prochilodus is my favorite
I think I need some panda garra!
Can you please add the metric system. When you talk about temp maybe like in writing below
Dang i usually do but forgot this time.
@@SteenfottAquatics thanks 👍
@@SteenfottAquatics I understand if it's in a live stream to convert them on the spot.
How can I grow more GREEN algae and not these diatoms!? Are my lights too bright? My 75 gets indirect sunlight, but not sure if it is better to keep the shades closed for it to be darker? I keep my lights on 7 hours a day
Can I keep 3 panda garra in a 25 (long) gallon?
Good info again. Could I safely put a rubber lip in my Mbuna tank?
I would try it myself and just have a backup plan if they go after. I kept lots of plecos with mbuna with usually no issues
Get the garra everyone. Trust me.
I can’t find bristle nose plecos :(
What exactly are Garras? Are they loaches? Cyprinids?
Do you know if silver garra and panda garra have the same personality? I know there is a bit of difference in size
theres a way to notice wich garras are males or females? and whats their lifespan in your experience? thanks ☺
My rubberlip pleco would steal shrimp wafers from the Cory’s
Hey Bob could you do an update on your Carpet python and everything else ?
My carpet python is across the country right now in a breeding project.
@@SteenfottAquatics
I need a solution to rid my aquarium of miniature rams horns snails. Here's a list of what doesn't work.
1. Assassin snail
2. YoYo loach
3. Zebra loach
4. Alum
5. Food Starvation
Please make video on what actually kills miniature rams horns snails. All the aforementioned predators will not attack super small snails.
6. some of us can't be sold on the benefits of snails with our aquariums...I'm that person! I'm almost ready to give up on planted tanks due to miniature rams.
Reason 1. They breed to fast.
Reason 2. They give the tank an acne appearance.
Reason 3. Most difficult to kill.
All of the ones that you mentioned were recommended for 20 gallons and up. But what about a 10 gallon? What would be a good suggestion for a 10? That's what I have. I don't have room for anything bigger. And I need a bottom feeder. I don't have much algae yet. I do have live plants, 2 white clouds, 2 glo tetras (natural, not dyed) and a male guppy. They are all tiny. Right about an inch to inch and a half. That's it. But they are messy. LOL So what would you recommend?
I’m no pro. But if nobody responds. I’d like to say that snails work haha.
Rubberlips are small enough for a ten :)
@@SteenfottAquatics Great. Thank you. I'm assuming just 1 though. Thanks.
@@noahjtrevino Oh, what a great idea. But I wouldn't want the ones that breed like guppies. Lol. What kind would work that don't or can't breed?
@@cathyhendrix7552 Yea just one, and nerite snails wont breed in your tank, they require brackish water. However they will leave little unfertile snail eggs everywhere lol
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source the stiphidon because they are endangered. get captive bred ones
Tropheus duboisi for hair alage but will try to kill other fish