My first shrimp tank :D

[R_sustaita]

I have assassins on both but onoy one on the 10g and 2 with the shrimp.

10 cats plus my other fish will be to much for a 10g wouldnt it?

[Totenkampf]

but dont get nerites if you have assassins of course, lol. i forget which tank you had those in. ocats are small so 1 per gallon would be plent in that 10.

[TexSun]

Nerites.

Get like 10 ocats along with a hand full of nerites

I think o-cats are on sale @ petsmart right now. $1.15ea.

[eklikewhoa]

Nerites.

Get like 10 ocats along with a hand full of nerites

[R_sustaita]

any algae eating snails?

[Totenkampf]

the only type of 'pleco' that is worth having just for the sake of algae eating is, IMO, is ancistrus sp 'bristle nose' catfish. they are small for a pleco but you may not want to add one to a 10g since they still get pretty big (~5-6in).

[R_sustaita]

what about a pleco? dont they eat more algae?

[eklikewhoa]

More ocats.

[R_sustaita]

no im getting some rcs males from ek. and the angels are too busy fighting with each other to bug the oto. he is cleaning the plants and gravel but will not touch the glass.

[R_sustaita]

i have 2 assassin snails with the shrimp but i have an oto and assassin on the main and the glass is with algae. i havent removed it manually.

[Totenkampf]

ah i thought that you mentioned that you were getting some snowballs from ek. odd that they otos dont clean your glass, maybe the angels scare em lol.

[eklikewhoa]

Ocats with nerites seem to be the best combo

[R_sustaita]

otocinclus are the best for algae on the glass and they are small so twice as good for shrimp tanks. i am using a filter media bag over my intake now and it seems to be doing well although i am just now getting berried females so i have yet to see if it keeps the shrimplets off of the suction. if you are mixing RCS with snowballs then be aware that they are the same genus so they will cross breed. that may be not be a big deal to you but important to note if you ever give them away or share stock with someone else.

Oto cat is not doing anything on my main tank. it will not clean them. i only have RCS so no interbreeds

[Totenkampf]

yea it's been open for like 3 months now i believe. she doesn't have much right now but, she's slowly building up.

is it the same gal that was one of the partners at blue reef?

[Totenkampf]

yeah, i have 3 females berried but i have only seen one with the eggs to be so clear i can see the little guys there. monday will be 2 weeks since i got them and they take 4 weeks to hatch. when i got them all 3 were berried. i need a pleco or something to clean my glass its full of algae on the main tank

otocinclus are the best for algae on the glass and they are small so twice as good for shrimp tanks. i am using a filter media bag over my intake now and it seems to be doing well although i am just now getting berried females so i have yet to see if it keeps the shrimplets off of the suction. if you are mixing RCS with snowballs then be aware that they are the same genus so they will cross breed. that may be not be a big deal to you but important to note if you ever give them away or share stock with someone else.