good algae manager for 10g

[SonicMarauder]

just wondering what i could get that could manage the algae in my 10g tank where i dont have to worry about it outgrowing the tank

any help is well appreciated

 

[Fishckabibble]

what about some snails?

 

[bandito41]

I think otos would be the best choice for a ten gallon. The problem with snails is that they multiply fast if there is enough food for them. How many fish do you have in your 10 gallon. If there aren't many fish you could put a rubber lipped pleco in there, but that is kind of pushing it.

 

[bigredspecial]

A mystery or apple sanil would be a good option as well, provided you have sufficient filtration - they get huge!

 

[turtlefish]

I have a 5 gallon and when for about a week i got intense sun I had algae covering the walls so much I couldnt see in. Put in a few common snails you find on aquatic plants and they ate it up within a week. I think common snails will be great-dont get too big either. However they do multiply FAST and hopefully you have somewhere to keep the extras?

 

[FishGeek]

I agree. I think that Otos would help you out and they are really cute!!!

 

[Sandtiger]

An Otto would be my vote. They're effective at removing algea, they stay small, and their peaceful. Plus their really, really cute.

 

[SonicMarauder]

my only concern with ottos is that i hear that they are very picky as far as water parameters go... our water here at the house is pretty hard and i really dont know how to go about softening it. my dad works for a local spring water company so i can get spring water when i need it but he is allowed to only bring home so much a week so i dont feel like using the water he brings home on my fishtank

and as far as snails go... well right now i have in the 10 gallon...
5 serpae tetras
1 Colombian Blue-Red tetra
1 Vilma's Tetra
2 bronze corydoras(1 is still pretty young and is only about an inch long)

the serpaes, colombian and the cory's are going into the 55gallon im getting in less then a month and the 10 gallons is mainly gonna be an either a breeder tank or most likely a hostpital tank

i have an Aquaclear 20 power filter and a Penn-plax undertow undergravel filter with an Aquaclear 10 powerhead on one side and on the other below the powerfilter i have the tube with the air diffuser setup for mainly aeration
all that works fine and dandy but i still have particularly hard water. and i just heard that ottos can be fussy about water parameters although i could be wrong

 

[Blurk]

I would definetly go with an oto. They're small but powerful eaters and they won't outgrow your tank.

 

[Csilover]

I agree so much with Blurk, I'm trying to pursuade my mom to get me one or two!

 

[Lotus]

I'd say adding another fish won't help with the algae. You have a highly stocked tank which in itself is probably contributing to the algae problem. More water changes and manually removing the algae is probably your best bet