Does cory eat algae?

mcshell · 09-08-2003, 12:51 AM

I've got some stupid questions:
Does cory eat algae at all?
Will they try to clean my gravels?

MarkRW89 · 09-08-2003, 03:55 AM

No, corys don't eat algae at all and you cant really expect to buy any sort of cleaner fish-they all need food and they all produce waste.
However if you want a small algae eater try a clown plec. They only grow to about 10cm and all they like the same conditions as corydoras more or less.
My opinion of clown plecs is in no way biased

bobrob · 09-08-2003, 10:18 AM

Bristlenose pleco ahhhhhhhh. They rule.

KeepingTheBeat · 09-09-2003, 11:23 PM

Cories won't eat algae, and yes they will produce waste just like any other fish and require some feeding, but they will keep your gravels clean. Mine are busy little things, they hardly stop going all day. I have sinking pellets and algae wafers that I put in their tank twice a week. The rest of the time they clean up after my mollies. I give cories 2 thumbs up.

theeyrietrainer · 09-10-2003, 02:47 PM

you should get an oto, they eat algae AND keep the gravel somewhat clean....

Davy · 09-10-2003, 09:41 PM

Hey Mark, what color algae do clown plecos eat? My cories don't touch the brown algae in my tank.

theeyrietrainer · 09-10-2003, 10:11 PM

otos LOVE brown algae

mcshell · 09-10-2003, 11:25 PM

I've got 2 oto and 3 sae (1 is still missing!)
and there is still a bit of algae in the tank...

clothahump · 09-13-2003, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Davy
Hey Mark, what color algae do clown plecos eat? My cories don't touch the brown algae in my tank.

Corydoras do NOT eat algae, the smaller species will graze the microscopic life off of it but they do not eat algae.
They should be looked after the same as the rest of your fish, they need a good varied diet and not just scraps.

Davy · 09-14-2003, 07:11 PM

Oops, posted that wrong. I was saying that cories do not eat algae at all. That's why I wanted to know what color clown pl*cos eat because my tank does not have an algae eater.

09-08-2003, 12:51 AM	#1
mcshell Medium Fish Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 539	Does cory eat algae? I've got some stupid questions: Does cory eat algae at all? Will they try to clean my gravels?

09-08-2003, 03:55 AM	#2
MarkRW89 Little Fish Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 157	No, corys don't eat algae at all and you cant really expect to buy any sort of cleaner fish-they all need food and they all produce waste. However if you want a small algae eater try a clown plec. They only grow to about 10cm and all they like the same conditions as corydoras more or less. My opinion of clown plecs is in no way biased __________________ 25g Community 1 Opaline Gourami 5 Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish 2 Guppies 3 Neon Tetras 4 Zebra Loach 1 Clown Plec 8 Snails (3 apple, 5 zebra)

09-08-2003, 10:18 AM	#3
bobrob Large Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 647	Bristlenose pleco ahhhhhhhh. They rule. __________________

09-10-2003, 02:47 PM	#5
theeyrietrainer Large Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 880	you should get an oto, they eat algae AND keep the gravel somewhat clean.... __________________ All creatures currently being owned: Betta, Blue Paradise Fish, Cherry Barb, Endlers Livebearer, German Blue Rams, Guppy, Otocinclus, Red-Capped Oranda, White Cloud Mountain Minnow, Soft Shell Turtle I REALLY have to start breeding more different species of fish..

09-10-2003, 09:41 PM	#6
Davy Medium Fish Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 586	Hey Mark, what color algae do clown plecos eat? My cories don't touch the brown algae in my tank. __________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke Leatham 1:15-It's not whether you win or lose, it's how bad you beat the guy in second place.

09-09-2003, 11:23 PM	#4
KeepingTheBeat Little Fish Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 180	Cories won't eat algae, and yes they will produce waste just like any other fish and require some feeding, but they will keep your gravels clean. Mine are busy little things, they hardly stop going all day. I have sinking pellets and algae wafers that I put in their tank twice a week. The rest of the time they clean up after my mollies. I give cories 2 thumbs up.

09-10-2003, 10:11 PM	#7
theeyrietrainer Large Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 880	otos LOVE brown algae __________________ All creatures currently being owned: Betta, Blue Paradise Fish, Cherry Barb, Endlers Livebearer, German Blue Rams, Guppy, Otocinclus, Red-Capped Oranda, White Cloud Mountain Minnow, Soft Shell Turtle I REALLY have to start breeding more different species of fish..

09-10-2003, 11:25 PM	#8
mcshell Medium Fish Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 539	I've got 2 oto and 3 sae (1 is still missing!) and there is still a bit of algae in the tank...

09-14-2003, 07:11 PM	#10
Davy Medium Fish Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 586	Oops, posted that wrong. I was saying that cories do not eat algae at all. That's why I wanted to know what color clown plcos eat because my tank does not have an algae eater. __________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke Leatham 1:15*-It's not whether you win or lose, it's how bad you beat the guy in second place.