Algae eater

[fishkid64]

Hey everyone, i Have a 32 Gal. Malawi Cichlid tank. The fish i have are in my signature. I also have a sand substrate, and no plants just slate rock(i heard cichlids don't like plants just like rock, especially types of slate.
Now to the point, i wanted to know what kind of algea eater would be good for this kind of tank, something other than oto's because i've had a horrible time with them, and other than a common pleco, because i've had problems with them too.
Well thanks for everyone's help!*PEACE!*

 

[hyunelan2]

Birstlenose Pleco. Hands down the best cleaner fish I've ever owned or seen in a tank. Always working, not like my lazy common pleco.

I have 6 dwarf bristlenose plecos in my 46g (all babies, around 1"), they will max out at 3" - unlike my brother's huge 9" common pleco. At any time I see at least 3 of my dwarf bristlenose out cleaning. My friend who keeps TONS of Malawi Cichlids uses them in all of his tanks as well, so you shouldn't have any compatibility problems.

 

[TLM4x4]

I too have 3 bristlenose plecs, one in my 55gal. mbuna tank, one in my 100gal. discus tank and one in my 35 gal. gourmie/yoyo loachs tank..out of ALL the plecs Ive had these are the best. Always cleaning and dont poo a ton messing up the tank like so many others do...they only max out at about 3-4 in. and are no problem as far as aggression goes. IMO/experience