Re: NANFA-L-- is there a north American option for algae

Peter Unmack (peter.lists at)
Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:07:01 -0500 (CDT)

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006, Harry Thames wrote:

> Is there a North American equivalent to an Otto, or a Siamese Algae eater?

I've always wondered how stonerollers (Campostoma) would do in planted
tanks for controlling algae. I'm guessing they may be the closest
equivalent to an SAE. Anyone have any experience with that?

Cheers
Peter Unmack
Salt River, Arizona
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