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Neon Tetra Buddies2007-11-24 23:39:34

Hello, I just purchased 5 lovely neon tetras and well I've run into a question that has been answered both ways by Petsmart [not always reliable] && Aquarium Adventure [name says it all]

Petsmart has a 10 gallon tank with neon tetras and a algae eating fish [the kind that you see "sunctioned" to the sides of the aquarium] And well they seemed to be living peacefully, as with the other fish in the aquarium.

However --> Aquarium Adventure states "you should not have any breed of "algea or vegtable eaters" aka the ones that stick themselves on the glass and stuff, because they are aggressive.

But I've seen them in the same tank at several other places as well?

Is there any common algea eater that I can buy [[just 2 or 3]] that would be "neutral or peaceful" towards my neon tetras.

Thank you for any advice beforehand,

Jesika

Answers:

No, do not put black mollies in with neons. Neons like very soft water at about 80-82 degrees. Black mollies are brackish water fish and need salt in their water. About one teaspoon per gallon of water for the mollies. One will suffer if you adjust for the other. There is no happy medium with these two.

Otocinclus are by far the best non-agressive algae eater. If you cannot find them, a bushynosed pleco will do fine. They are not agressive and only grow to about 4-5". Males have a bunch of bristles growing out of their snouts. Very cool little fish. I have about 30 of them right now, albino and regular.