<h1> Following the previous article "Detailing the Treatment of Algae in Fish Tanks", this article will introduce the use of biological measures to control algae, that is, the use of ornamental fish and shrimp snails. </h1>
Shrimp
Black shell shrimp: it is a generic term for native rice shrimp, generally 2-3 cm in size. Cheap, the effect of removing algae feels good, but it is not very beautiful, and most of the feed and corpses are eaten at the bottom.
Extreme fire shrimp: more expensive than black shell shrimp, similar to black shell shrimp, the ability to remove moss is not very good, but it is better than beautiful, although it will eat moss but it is very slow, after all, it is small, but in terms of beauty and moss, many people will raise them.
Golden Rice Shrimp: Similar to the Polar Fire Shrimp, except that he is golden.
Large river algae shrimp: I feel that the extreme fire shrimp and the golden rice shrimp are better than it, and the Yamato algae shrimp is more simple and unpretentious. Its appetite is quite strong, its ability to remove moss is very strong, it will eat non-stop throughout the day, and when it is not enough food, it may turn to eating the young leaves or rot leaves of aquatic plants. Rearing should be done with caution.
Snail class
Bee horn snail: This little guy will not have a burst tank and is very good at eating moss, and the appearance is also quite good. It is a very beautiful and very cute snail, known as the most beautiful straw tank cleaning master, which is very suitable for small tank grass tank to remove algae.
Apple snail: I don't know if it is because it eats moss quickly so there is no moss, or because it relies on a large family to eat more. If the water quality is good, the environment is also suitable, and it is really necessary to pay attention to the apple snail will burst the cylinder.
Zebra snail: also known as tiger snail, zebra snail shell has a yellow and black stripe, very similar to zebra, but also like tiger stripe, is very effective against the green spotted algae attached to the cylinder wall.
Abalone snail: also known as hedge snail or snail, clear the cylinder master, wipe the cylinder artifact, the amount of food is huge, there are 2 scraping teeth in the mouth, can effectively remove the stubborn algae on the glass and stone of the fish tank, love blue-green algae, sometimes in order to eat this algae, they will drill into the bottom bed, the price is slightly more expensive.
Military hat snail: Very similar to the shape of the abalone snail, also known as the black diamond snail, but the shell is black, the tail is more prominent, and the green algae on the cylinder wall has a good removal effect. The newly planted grass tank should not be placed prematurely, and should be placed after the aquatic weeds are rooted, so as to prevent the snails from turning the aquatic weeds when they drill into the bottom mud, making it difficult for the aquatic weeds to take root.
Easter egg snail: also known as mine snail, relatively leather, but in order to keep the corner of the horn snail long and beautiful, we must maintain the hardness of the water body in the tank and sufficient calcium, otherwise it is easy to be dissolved, especially the newly grown horn, and lose the characteristics of the corner snail.
Onion snail: The snail body is purple-red, similar to the color of the onion, and the black spots are regularly dotted among them, which is also a very beautiful snail.
Malay snail: freshwater snail, small size, easy to raise, will clean the algae on the tank wall, but also like to drill into the bottom sand layer, the biggest feature is to eat the garbage buried in the bottom sand, you can clean up the bottom sand very clean, this other snails can not do!
Killer Snail: The apple snails and miscellaneous snails used to clean up the burst cylinder are very good.
Fish
Pixie : The ability to remove moss is really strong, although it is not very clean to eat, but it cannot adapt to the high temperature.
Pencil light: As far as the tool fish is concerned, he eats filamentous algae, and his swimming method is very special, and when he gets used to the environment, he will swim at a 45-degree angle, and the pencil board seems to be like this.
Black Line Flying Fox: It is very good at eating algae, and is favored by grass tank players because of its ability to eat black hairy algae. However, the black line flying fox loves to jump the tank, pay attention to the cover; usually do not overfeed, can provide it with a gentle water flow and dense aquatic grass environment, and do not mix with the red-tailed black shark.
Ratfish: Looks like a small mouse, can help the fish tank to remove algae and residual bait, can survive in a waterless, low dissolved oxygen environment. However, ratfish like to dig sand, it is best not to raise it in the early stage of opening the tank, and it is not too late to raise aquatic grass after it grows.
Flying Fox: Because of its benthic habits and algae feeding habits, it is often used to remove algae from aquariums. They tend to search around for algae to eat, which is quite a set for removing algae from the tank.
Black Mary: Relatively easy to raise, more mixed food, can accept animal and granular bait, also likes to peck aquatic grass and moss, has the function of eating algae and removing oil film.
In addition, most small oviparous tropical fish will nibble on algae. The golden sail, the queen's effect is also good.
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