Pic of my guys and a plant question

[Felhad]

Have 4 of these guys



Also, can anyone tell me what kind of moss/algae this is? My brother told me its Java Moss, but from the pics i've seen it definitely isn't. Its very hair-like.



My loaches love to use is like a hammock =)

[Ded1]

Java moss covered with green algae?

[LoachOrgy]

cool!

[Whitey_MacLeod]

Java moss covered with green algae?

What he said. Nice fish

[shari2]

Yep. Java moss with algae. Try taking it out of the tank and swishing it about in some tap water. It will tolerate the chlorine, but the algae won't.

[Felhad]

Thanks guys, and once I get a better camera (using my phone right now), i'll get some better pics of these guys! They're only 3 inches long right now but they're so much fun!

[TomR]

Siamese Algae Eaters are excellent at cleanning up this kind of algae. I put three of the little guys in a 55 gal tank with plants that looked like yours, and they'd cleaned it all up in a week. Beyond that, they're entertaining fish--they're energetic, and swim around at all sorts of wierd angles trying to get at algae on the undersides of rocks and such.

They're smallish fish, so I don't know if your loaches would see them as a meal or not. Also, if you decide to get some, be careful, because there are a few similar species that grow up big and mean which might be sold under the same name.

This page: http://www.thekrib.com/Fish/Algae-Eaters/ has a good guide on how to tell SAEs from other fish.

[Diana]

SAE reach 4" and my Clowns (same size) ignore them. In general the SAE are mid-tank fish, but they can perch on stuff, too. Mine are not often on the floor, or under caves, though.
I have one young SAE (1-1/2" in a tank with some Schistura or similar, and, again, no problems.