Best Algae Eating Fish and Cleaners for Cold Water, Temperate and Unheated Aquariums
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Best Algae Eating Fish and Cleaners for Cold Water, Temperate and Unheated Aquariums
All about unheated and temperate fish to eat algae and clean your gravel / plants. There are many fish which are suited for cooler waters not just the common pleco!
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5:20 I just about died...
😂😂😂
As someone that used to work at a fish shop I really appreciate your talk on common plecs. they always put the little guys on sell and my dad had two that were over a foot long! so i did my best to keep people from buying because...well the poor suckers would die most like :[
5:22 The big brother is watching you: what are you doing lad.
That cracked me up
That Oscar was like "What's up Mate". Lol
I lost it when it dropped into shot :D hahaha
Roger Dedham 😂
Oscar --- "Hello mum!" ...........LOL
Please note that in the UK many true cold water aquarium fish from other countries are banned due to the possibility of them becoming invasive (being able to survive our winter temps). Because of this, other than goldfish and some controlled species, fish available in the UK labeled as cold water are most likely going to be subtropical fish which can tolerate lower temperatures (between 16-20°) rather than true cold water ones which prefer cold temperatures.
I live the UK and in the winter the office drops to 10c, what do you recommend as a cleaning fish?
@@121mcvUK I recommend getting a heater, more options and pretty cheap I got mine for about £20 for my 60 litre
I live in Ireland and, like John McVeigh, the temperature in my house drops to around 10c in winter, sometimes lower during the night. What fish would you recommend, and I don't want a heater in the tank at all.
@@musicandbooklover-p2o native fish like sticklebacks, bullheads and and phoxinus minnows would work great
Pepper corydoras, bristlenose, Borneo sucker, nerite snail, Amano shrimp and variatus livebearer are all great for cleanup. I have them all in my community tank in the UK without a heater.
What temperature does your tank go down to? Looking to get a clean up crew for my unheated tank.
@@lpoolck17 I've seen it drop to 14c in winter when I was being tight on the heating.
@@danm8004 thanks for the reply, very useful information as my tank temps could be similar and I'm looking to get pepper Cory's and Amano shrimps. Thanks again.
@@lpoolck17 that all sounds sensible to me. Best of luck with the tank.
Loved this video thankyou! I could listen to you all day. And straight to the point. I live in very rural ireland so it's nice to see around a fish shop so I can dream about future purchases!
Thanks for this! Didn't even know some of these existed/worked as a clean-up crew :0 !! Definitely going to try and get some hillstream loach or peppered cory's!
( and thank you for your talk about the common pleco
Isn't that too crowded though?
Thats a fish store. Thats how they keep fish
Yep WAY too crowded, i have never seen that much crowding even in a fish store.
@@ayunkhan2395 still not good
@@Lyndrawsanimates i didnt say it was good. But its a fish store.
YES
Thank you but I don't call 18degC cold water exactly. In winter the ambient temperature in my house is usually around 10-15degC and I was hoping to see more fish that would be happy at the lower temperatures. Thanks for the video, the snails were interesting and I'll make sure not to get the ramshorn variety.
A lot of these will be fine at lower temps except the corydoras. A lot of people in the UK keep whitecloud minnows, z danios and even some barbs in out door ponds and they will survive our winters
You need new Windows.
I got some tiny translucent snails with some live plants I ordered. . . Didn't see any hitchhikers when I inspected the plants before planting, but about 3 days later I have like 50 if them running around. A month later, they were a plague.
I've never planted directly into my tanks since.
Had the same problem, however the snails on mine never really got to multiply, the 3 or 4 I saw after the day I had planted the plants onto the aquarium were eaten by the orandas, saying that the orandas also ate the plants, literally ate them all within a week, so I have avoided plants with orandas.
@@kuchikopi4631 Brooooo. . . I'd avoid Orandas just because they are fugly. 🤣
There are a lot of really weird goldfish breeds out there.
@@iratevagabond204 umm, orandas aren't fugly, maybe you got defective ones 🤷
I have 2 amano shrimp in my tank with 2 fancy goldfish a black moor 2 zebra Danio and 2 white cloud mountain minno all living perfectly together, amano shrimp in there over 3 years the other fish 5 apart from the minnows
Oscarrr ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ awww made me laugh >.
This was super helpful! Thank you!
Is the Ramshorn snail the ONLY snail and/or fish that can tolerate 55°F ? I really need algae-specific eaters (either snails or fish) that can live in my cold indoor 300 gallon pond.
5:21 oscar really said "👁 Stop badmouthing my plec."
Every time I go into a fish store, I always get told the same.. Never mix goldfish with any other species..
Most people in pet stores are told only goldfish are coldwater and everything is warm water. Horseface loaches are cool water golden dojo loach and work well with goldfish.
Which alagae eater fish is this
Are there any cold water cleaners that don't need that much air flow, and will do in an average room temperature tank?
Thanks mate, your really knowledgeable.
I love corydoras! I didn't know they could live in coldwater.
Only a few species are cool water tolerant
What algae eaters can I use for my pond in London 🙏
Try grass carp
Fab video. Thanks for sharing
£10 ???? FOR THAT PRICE, I'LL JUST EAT THE ALGAE MYSELF!
Please film and upload
😭 That's a gd one
oh wow, loved this now i know what to definately get for my tank, couldnt stop laughing at Oscar, he needs his own instagram account hes so nosy haha
Thank you so much you just earn yourself a sub😀
Could you do clean up crew for UK ponds thanks G'day !
Do these all eat BROWN 'algae' ? I know Amano's and Nerites do, but others?
Is so funny when you say pleco
How will a Hillstream Loach do in a roughly 16° tank? (I live in a cold flat)
Rocky Bozzi - Not very well, I should imagine. Try to do a little bit more research, there are hundreds of videos with very good ideas,,,including THIS one, thank you.
Hi, whats good for Fishponds
Davehiphop ....eeeeeeerm...Fish? LOL.
Hi, are any of these OK for outdoor ponds?
Will peppered corydoras survive a California winter in an indoor aquarium with no heater?
I am planning on a 3000 liters pond 1,5 meters deep for 12-18 common/shubunkin/wakin/comet goldfish, a school of small bright fish (maybe minnows or danios) and some kind of cleaner.
I have a 5-8 mm substrate that is fairly smooth.
Can u help me choosing how many and which?
Feeling a little lied to when the claim is "for cold water" but all the fish, except for one, need 18C or up, and that one needs 15C or up. That's not cold water: what are some fish that will do just fine down to 5C?
yea i had to downvote due to this.
jurrich - I feel a little lied to about your claim about needing 18C or up!
@@rosemarydudley9954 given that we're talking about living beings that will die in the wrong temperatures, maybe, just maybe, not killing your fish is worth not joking about. 18C is not cold water, cold water is the standard large body 3~4C, 18C is damn near tropical.
5:20 lmao
Umm...0:56 18deg C in not cold, 10 deg C is cold (50F) 18 is a nice warm sunny day.
It's cold for water. Cold swimming pools are normally around 28°C, with outdoor ones being 26-27°, which is uncomfortably cold. But yes, in air, 18° is warm
@@kbob2854 28c cold? Lmao
@@Kendo121e 28C is cold in water - you definitely wouldn't want to have a bath in water that temperature. The average bath temperature is around 39C, but can be up to 50C (but at that temperature it can be dangerous for older people).
From what I understand, water feels much colder than air because you have a "bubble" of air around you, heated by your body. This bubble is broken by water, allowing the water to get to your skin, but stays intact when you're in air, keeping you warm
Why don't any one talk about freshwater clams? I have 6 of them in my 50 gal thank an they keep my tank crystal clear
Looking for true cold water Algea eaters for a pond in the UK, any suggestions?
what would you recommend for my turtle tank that has bare bottom substrate? i have a 40ltr tank with 2 baby turtles. many of my friends saying snails, but im looking for something interesting and not boring to look on it.
40L is tiny for any turtle, and most turtles will eat fish. Surely you researched before buying?
Hello.i got an black moor goldfish..she changed his colour in kind of gold...in last days i seen he have appeared on his body,tail,and the rest some black marks,,look like mold..i dont know is normal or should i do something?not long time ago one fish died after age or 3...was with his belly up most of the time and cant go deep in the water..let me know what i can do with this black moor with that black marks from his body?
Test your water for ammonia and do a water change
@@EverydayAquarist i changed all water in fishtank 2-3 weeks ago...
How big do hillstream loaches get? What pet shop in uk sell them all the little pet shops around my area don't send these
not big, the same size as shown in the upload.
1:35 looks like he's kissing the glass
Can I keep dwarf crayfish with fancy goldfish? My fancies are the size of my palm. (About 6 Inches excluding the tail length) Can I keep them with 1 or 2 inches crays?
No
Thanks ☯️😇🦐🐠
note : corydoras won't be an algae cleaning team.
Can these fish mix with goldfish
I have one of those
Feeder Goldfish make awesome tank cleaners but........ If you have to big a G.Fish it'll destroy the tank , a win loose situation . My big G.Fish live outdoors in their own pond .
fish tha t can live in 15 degree celcius to 40 degree celcius in hindi
Convict cichlid
You guys think my common pleco can live in a 30 F pond?
Y the cleaner fish the gonna very big when they grow up
I have had the same 30 gallon tank for 15 years. Mostly I have Tetras and Corys. In the last two months the tank has developed a white fungus. I thought it was Algae but have been told it is a fungus. It looks like almost pieces of small cotton floating in tank that seemed to like anything rubber or plastic. I've cleaned the tank from the bottom, made several huge water changes and it still keeps coming back. I've taken everything plastic out. Any suggestions? To me the stuff really terribly looking.
The only time i have ever seen fungus in an Aquarium it is either growing on rotting food or on newly submerged bits of wood. It might be white hair algae which would be prevented just like any other algae. Alternatively it may be a fungus actually eating your plastic plants. You could try removing all plastic and replacing with new higher quality plastics or silk plants, or even live plants. I would probably change your light if its a tube and hasnt been changed in the last year or upgrade to LED. Either way I'd also recommend adding a good quality bacterial booster like Microbelift special blend or similar.
Thank you for responding. I have taken all plastic out of the water. I have a high grade plastic log that the Corey fish like to hang out in that I've let soak in hydrogen peroxide. I've been real careful about the amount of food I've been feeding. I had a family crises in August which left me very rattled. I could have been over feeding them then. It is getting a little better. It is more like a fuzzy white substance then cotton and seems to travel around the tank at will. I do notice it is staying on the bottom of the tank more than on the plastic that holds the heater or the plastic around the air bubble stone. I have been adding stress zyme which has a bacterial booster. Noticed that my screen on the filter get thickened with some type of substance after a few short days causing the bio wheel to stop. Someone suggested a Chinese planco? No sure of the spelling. They said they love eating it which made me think of a algae as someone else said there was a white algae. And someone else had sent in a video of the white stuff in their tank which looked like the white stuff in my tank. Thank you again for your help! My fish are also all old. They are like my dogs and tend to live a long time. I'm 66 and hope to live as long as my fish and dogs do.
Ramshorn and pond snails don't get out of control unless you're overfeeding
anyone have luck with axolotl tank?
I'm looking for a cold water algae eater to clean my glass that doesn't need much lighting but im struggling to find any so i came here.
Im new to keeping fish and I was sold a "fantail" pleco? For my aquarium ...have I bought a "monster" that will outgrow my 60L tank? Ive also got a bristle nose. Whats their approximate adult growth? (Both)..
The fantail might be a gibbiceps Pleco which can get 3ft. The bristle nose get to about 6-8 inches
@@EverydayAquarist GULP!! well he will have to go if he grows to even 6inches! Haha i only have a 60L....that was the pet store telling me hell only get to 30cm! Thank you..
I don’t think the common pleco or many pleco will really do good long term in temperatures below 76ish
The water in my gold fish tank will go down to 10c through winter, any algae eaters at that temp?
Not really that I know
The Bulldog Plec otherwise known as the Rubber lipped Plec ...OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MICK JAGGER PLEC! ha ha ha ha ha (if your my age you will know what I'm saying)
Will my fancy goldfish eat the amano shrimp, I guess I’ll find out
ron MEGA did he eat it?
are those plecs suitable for cold water, every thing i read about says that they need warm water
he talks only about a few exceptions in species.
Ive got a 57L tank with 2 gold fish inside. Whats the best option available to me ?
Matt Granitza the best option for you is
I don't know 😂😂😂😂😂
A bigger tank would be best..
I wish I could help but I only know my way around tropical fish (see my UA-cam channel)
zoeee lmaoooo nah?!?! 57 litre (around 15 gallons) is plentyyyyy of space for 2 goldfish
@@thedivorceforce1005 If they're common goldfish they'll outgrow that tank pretty quickly though. I'd say if they were fancies you might get away with 15 gallons but with good filtration. I'm not an expert by any means though!
Great video. I have a 5ft fancy goldfish tank, never really thought about plecs, would they go after fry? I've tried snails but they are far too tempting for the goldies. Off to my local fish shop today, might have a look for some bulldogs 😁
matthew smith plecs will eat the slime coat from your goldfish and often kill them
mate just saying be more inclined to beleave u wen i dont see oscars with tangs lol
that sucker sucking the glass lol. lil bugger
and that nosey fish at the end haha.
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What is ten pounds in Canadian dollars
Michelle Hagemann bit late now but use google lol rates change daily 😆
General kenobi
That's crap. Algae eating fish doesn't exist. Never buy a fish for this, always feed your fish! Too many abused fish with this kind of philosophy.
CQN APDN I feed mine and let it eat algae
@@goldfishthedestroyer3233 Me too, my CAE is great at cleaning my pond.
bro too many fish in small tanks.. you mad?
Corys are not good for coldwater tanks
Yes they are
Pay 10 pounds?
10 pounds of what?!
Money
you have too much fish in your thank
It's a shop
SOOOO OVERSTOCKED
8000 litres shop system filtered by a swimming pool sand filter and water changed every day ...so no
Yes but it’s about space too not just filtration🤦🏻♀️