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- Subject: Re: [F] flying fox vs. pl*co
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.224434.13939@bsu-ucs>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 03:44:34 GMT
- References: <1993Jan21.180025.2863@news.cs.brandeis.edu>
- Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's
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- > I want to purchase either a pl*co or a flying fox to take care of algae in my
- > 15 gal. (high) freshwater tank. Currently I have 4 leopard danios and 4 serpae
- > tetras in the tank. Are there big advantages to one versus the other?
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- I may be wrong, but I bet you're talking about a Chinese Algae-eater, rather
- that a Flying Fox -- they do look similar, but I don't think 'Fox's graze
- algae. Anywho, if this happens to be the case, I'd say a Chinese Algae-eater
- would be the best choice. Pleco's eventually get _really_ big (a foot or more)
- and I don't think any species of Chinese Algae eater get bigger than 5 or 6
- inches, most staying small than that. I have a Chinese algae-eater in my
- 5.5gal tank (which grew _LOTS_ of algae/have lots of light) and the glass stays
- crystal-clear now!
-
- -Matt
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