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I had a Siamese algae eater in my aquarium and woke up one morning to see that it had leapt out of the tank, found my keys, and stole my car. The state police caught up to him on I-74, right before he drove my car into the river and swam away. Don't get one unless you want to risk him stealing your car.

I walked my siamese algae eater around the block. The neighbors brought their pitbull inside until we passed.

Aside from the large size that many plecos can reach, new aquarium owners should be aware of their longevity. When I bought my first pleco I was told by the shop that they "can live up to two years with proper care." 17 years later, it's still keeping the glass clean.

My Siamese algae eater is now one of the most notorious cartel bosses and killed my dog for barking at him

My Siamese Algae Eaters made me eat the algae in my tank.

Siamese algae eater shot my grandma and stole her medication 😭 They are the worse

The book "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" is a suggestion for anyone that doesn't want to do maintenance. Getting back into fish about 2 months ago after only having them as a kid (31 now) has really improved my mental health overall. It's pretty nice to do the maintenance, work on optimizing things in this little artificial biome, planning what I'll add or change, etc. It's definitely a type of therapy for me, after going years saying things like "Anything that requires upkeep, I hate doing it". Finally finding the value and reward in that maintenance is not something I expected from this tank.

I'm a cat lover who also keeps aquariums. I've had 20 cats at one time before. After time they pass of course. I'd always bring in more but I for yrs could never get.below 9 cats. I bought a Siamese algie eater about 3 months ago. I'm now down to 4 cats ! Don't figure.

#10 - Hillstream Loaches - 0:30 #9 - Otocinclus - 1:40 #8 - Plecos - 2:55 #7 - Snails - 4:20 #6 - Siamese Algae Eater - 5:40 #5 - Shrimp - 7:30 #4 - Corydoras - 8:35 #3 - Kuhli Loach - 10:05 #2 - Clown Loach - 11:07 #1 - The Fish Keeper (You) - 12:28

I was walking past some Siamese algae eaters in PetSmart and they started growling at me

I've noticed that some of my local aquarium supply stores have sold Chinese algae eaters as Siamese algae eaters. Chinese algae eaters only eat algae as juveniles and develope an appetite for other things as they mature.. As adults they are VERY aggressive toward all their tank mates. I had to rehome several Chinese algae eaters before I figured out I wasn't being sold the right fish. My Siamese algae eaters are very docile and get along great with everybody else.

After binging about a dozen of your tutorials, I had to take a moment to say that I think you're both so freakin' awesome! I've recently gotten back into the hobby and have been researching online to brush up my skills. I was so happy to find you out there...I love watching your videos! You're both just the perfect amount of corny while presenting so that the viewer remains entertained but doesn't get fatigued...and I super dig it! Apparently, it's not easy...:) It really helps get you to the end of a long video with lots of good info! Speaking of content, I'd also like to say how much I appreciate the thoughtful approach you both take with the topics and information you're providing! It's easily digestible, well organized, comprehensive and super relevant. You've a great knack for choosing compelling and relevant content, and I've learned so much MORE about the basics than I ever understood before (in record time). Your advice, tips and shortcuts are priceless...sooooo, it likely comes as no surprise that I'd ALSO love to know if you have any thoughts for me!! I've got a 20 g tall tank (24x12x16) that I cycled using NH3 and nitrifying bacteria products with same-day introduction of the guppies listed below (1st time). My tank has 20lbs of natural ocean sand and is is moderately planted with Amazon Swords, Java Ferns, Java Moss and Anubias Nana with two sizeable cave systems...1 of artificial driftwood and 1 of stacked natural stone. I'm planning to add duck weed for additional cover from the light. I've got a 40 g capacity hang-on filter, heater and LED hood. I've set it up with an atypical group of tank mates...I know...but I've used this setup twice in the past with great success (20 g and 55 g). I've got 4 Angelfish (P. scalare) at about the size of half-dollars, 1 Dwarf Gourami (2.5"), 1 Pictus Catfish (2.5") and 5 common guppies (2F/3M). My numbers are good (NO3-10, NO2-.01, GH-150, pH-7.2, NH3-0 at 75°F), I perform regular housekeeping and do a 5 g water change weekly or when the NH3 registers above 0. I'm feeding with color-enhancing Tetramin flake, frozen brine shrimp (Angels/Pictus) and FD tubeworms as a periodic treat along with rotating a sinking omnivore tablet and algae tablet for the Pictus. Can I do this long-term, with maybe only one of the Angelfish (transferring when too large)? I didn't keep the other two tanks longer than about a year and a half (military)...so I'm not sure if I would've encountered issues longer term? I do intend to move at least 3 of the Angelfish to a 55 g that I'm still working on...with nothing more than a cleanup crew and maybe some dither fish. Am I nuts? Is there an Armageddon in my future? Any tips...if your advice isn't to completely rethink my approach??? Can I add a couple of snails for the algae on the glass? I hope I hear from you, and please keep up the great work!!! #KGTROPICALSRULES #SUPERFAN

Siamese Algae Eaters left pieces of lego on my bedroom floor and tried to poison my mouthwash with antifreeze.

I was recently held at gunpoint and robbed by a group of Siamese algae eaters in the parking lot of my local grocery store!!

I love Otocinclus catfish. They're incredible cleaners! And definitely fast and efficient. Also with them being so small they can eat the algae in the harder to reach areas

I could like to say, I got two siamese algae eaters and overnight they ate ALL the algae on my glass. My once fluffy glass was SPOTLESS. And now they are cleaning up my algae-covered plants. They are in a 10 gallon tank so I didn't expect it to be all gone after one night. Absolute legends, 10/10 reccomend

I started with 10 cherry shrimp almost a year ago now and I'm on the 7th or 8th generation of shrimp with at least 50+ of them with 3 more pregnant females. I love this hobby

Amano shrimp are notable for being effective algae cleaners, they deserve a special mention!

I’ve got Siamese algae eaters, they are awesome. I did have to split mine up as one of them has an attitude issue and kept picking on my golden gourami. Since I’ve done that they’ve been good as gold. I also have very well planted tanks and never had to use algae wafers.

I have experience with Plecos. I got one at about 1.5 inches and was the only algae eater in a 100 gallon tank. This fish grew to over 12 inches long. At that size, they are usually no longer cleaning the tank, just lying around looking like a log. Good news: some people will buy them from you because they are looking for a larger docile fish to add to their tank. They might have a tank of Oscars, and a 12" pleco would be right at home with them. Then you can get another small Pleco and start over.

i have 7 black khulis in a 55 gal , there's lots of river rock stacked up on one end and wisteria growing wildly through rest of tank . a couple days ago i notice a tiny 3/4 inch baby khuli when i fed the tank . YAY i bred khuli loaches .....unconsciously

2:32 that delivery was so jarringly enthusiastic, I felt like I was watching one of those Magic Bullet infomercials for a second.

i really love look at my 2 aquarium tank after I have clean it thoroughly. Just happy to see the fish, swimming around, like they're thanking me. Best moments

I've tried keeping kuhli loaches and Endler's Livebearers, and noticed my Endler's were disappearing after I introduced the kuhli loaches. After observing late at night with only dim red lights on, I discovered the loaches were sometimes eating an Endler that happened to be resting on bare sand as it slept! The kuhli loaches never bothered anything else, but nothing else slept on the sand.

My brain: you gotta see what fish clean fish tanks Me: why... My brain: you just gotta

I love my bristle nose Pleco. His name is Juan and he has a killer moustache

i have a single corydora and honestly the guy giving me my fishes was like "hey get this" and i was reluctant at first but went sure, why not AND NOW HE IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITTEE!!!!!! i really wanna get more corys for him i really dont want him to be lonely but he is ADORABLE!!! I LOVE CORYDORAS!!!

Huge fan of siamese algae eaters, and have owned many in multiple tanks. However I have actually come across a few that were very aggressive towards my other fish! Very uncommon, but I've experienced it myself.

i had a pleco that was 10 inches long before it died... that guy was a trooper

I searched everywhere for the number 1 of the list called "The fish keeper".... didn't find it anywhere.... Rare species probably....

Thanks for great info. I've had several of these, and I clicked on this because of the kuhli loach pic. They are one of my favorite fish. So fun to watch them wiggle up and down and around the tank. Beautiful and really unique fish.

THEYRE CORYDORABLE. 🥰 Peppered cories are very good cleaners in particular. They're not perfect cleaners, but I had no algae with that specific species.

We added 4 baby bristle nose plecos into our 55 gal tank and it was unreal how fast they cleaned the heavy alge in our tank. After a week we had to start adding alge wafers. 😎👍

The work IS what makes it fun. I've spent four days washing sand for a Coldwater stream setup, and I couldn't be happier.

Great job explaining this! I'm working in a petshop and there are always people asking " How can I get my tank cleaner??? " You can keep it all clean by doing it yourself. Those tank cleaners are just there to help, not to do all the work for you. But most people don't understand that.

With shrimp, just take your filter type into consideration! I've found they find themselves stuck in/behind those built-in box filters.

A good friend lost his leg to a Siamese Algae Eater and he was the only one to get out of the aquarium alive. It was all over CNN for a week. Perhaps you saw the video.

Love your videos, been keeping fish most my life and still have lots to learn thankyou for all the information

I have two golden algae eaters, at first I had them together and they fought like cats and dogs. So I separated them and now they are just joys to watch. One is only four or five inches. While the other is close to eight inches, he grew over an inch in the other tank, both seventy five, a tall and a regular. 😄

I remembered back in my aunt's house where we lived first, I clearly remembered having Plec fishes (both black and white) in our aquariums. Now in our new home, our fish tank has algae or fungal looking matter which me and my sister or my dad had to clean (My sis has a fear of dead fishes from her experiences). Watching this video reminded me of the Plecs ^^

So happy to see different tank cleaners and not just plecos

You are so correct I love doing the work on my tank and be proud of how it looks well done

One algae eater I loved to having was my golden dojo loach he was so dope every energetic. He got over 12 inches and schooled around with my koi in my 200 gallon tank. He was the only fish I owned that would swim between my fingers when I went to clean the gravel. I don’t see much people talk about them and I would love to see others with them.

Great Video....infomative and well done. 10. Hillstream Loaches 9. Otos 8. bristlenose pleco (be careful, other varieties can get big) 7. snails 6. siamese algae eater (4-5" so 55 gallon +) 5. shrimp 4. corydora (use smooth substrate) 3. Kuhli Loach (shy, scavenger) 2. clown loach (can get really big) 1. ..........

Right now I have a bristlenose pleco, some kuhli loaches, ghost shrimp, and an otto (I had three in my other betta tank that crashed, only managed to save the one before I realized what was going on) along with my other community fish. They have a nice balance to them in that between them all they can pretty much get everywhere that I have difficulty in getting to when I clean like in the more thickly planted areas. The bristlenose likes to stir up the gravel in the more open areas (which helps the others get to trapped food and stuff) and stays lower on the glass sides. The kuhlis get into any tiny space they can slither into like the roots and stems of the many anubis plants and under the driftwood (their favorite place). The otto likes to stay higher on the glass and on the leaves of the plants. The ghost shrimp pretty much go everywhere and eat whatever the others don't. Still doesn't get everything but definitely helps keep things from getting overwhelming. I did have one algae eater several years ago that would attack and rarely injure my smaller guppies but the other two I had were very chill so I always considered it the oddity and ended up giving the slightly aggressive one to my grandmother who had much larger mollies that would put it in its place if it tried attacking them. She had that one for a pretty long time and it always seemed pretty happy.

finally i found the video that i need.. i fell in love with the fish and aquatic landscape.. great video and it easy to understand to just like me as a beginner.. keep it up for doing a video..

I really want one of those little snakes in my aquarium now. Great suggestions, very cool (and technical) video as usual.

We had our Cory's breed once, which was cool. The next day after a water change I woke up to the glass covered in their eggs. Cory babies are extra adorable. 😁❤

John: cory’s are adorable Neon tetras: hold my water ❤️💙 i LOVE neons!!!!

Thank you KGT for making such informative and helpful videos. You are truly appreciated :)

I have fallen in love with the Panda cory. They are so fun to watch. You guys have the best videos!!

One of my Cory's gets excited when i open the lid and splashes me 😂 and don't get me started how adorable my pygmy Cory is!

I'm so happy to see clown loach on this list!!! I've got 11 of them in a 6ft at the moment!! Setting up their tank upgrade next week, I cant wait. They are amazing and I'm glad your giving the right information on them as they are a beautiful fish but are usually neglected

I have an Albino Bristle Nose Pleco that is aggressive towards my 2 Albino Kory Catfish. It isn't a constant aggression, sometimes it is fine but more often then not it will shoo away the 2 Kory. The Bristle also likes to dig under a large drift wood I have in the tank. I believe it might also up root plants.

So this is how some rivers look so super clean and oceans thanks for sharing this info

“The work is what makes it fun!” That’s something a teacher would say...

I have three black khuli loaches in my 20 gallon and I absolutely love watching them. They zoom around the tank when they realize it's feeding time at ridiculously high speeds. I plan on adding three striped ones to the group when I upgrade to a 75 gal. A big plus about these long bois: they might feed on small pest snails. They can't go after full grown ones, but khulis can be a huge help in controlling their numbers. In my case, they completely wiped out the bladder snail population in my tank!

I feel like there are some details missing but I know you had to keep the video short. I’d like to add my two cents. 1. Ottos need LOTS of friends and they can be pretty sensitive to poor water. They will hide if you don’t have enough. I’d say at least 5 to start. We had 25 In our 180 gal tank and rarely saw them. Best for planted tanks. Also if an Angel fish tries to eat one it won’t a good end for the AF. 2. Adding zucchini and cucumber is SO much fun because a whole community of fish will eat together. Shrimp, snails, cat fish, loaches etc. 3. Narite snails are perfect for fresh water tanks because they can’t breed in fresh water. They leave white eggs everywhere that never hatch though. 4. I’ve seen reports that the SAF likes to eat the slime coat of large flat fish. I mostly kept angels as our centerpiece fish so we avoided them. 5. Amano shrimp are AWESOME for planted tanks. They also can’t breed in fresh water. We had tons of cherry shrimp even with our large fish we still had several generations because we had lots of diftwood and plants for the babies to hide in. 6. Cories are SO much fun, they swim in a straight line (Cory conga). They LOVE sand substrate and might dig up your moss/grass. They breed pretty easily too. 7. Kuhli loaches are my FAVORITE we had 30 or so and still rarely saw them. They are most active in the dark you can sometimes see them doing group cartwheels after the lights go off. Or they’ll hang from your plants and you’ll think they’re dead 🤣 and they rub against each other when they eat. 8. Clowns supposedly eat snails. I haven’t had luck there but maybe worth a try if you have a snail over population. They’re called clowns for a reason. They’re SO silly and playful.

I had this pond in my home, it's like mini biome and ecosystem kinda form itself and snails like molluscs came by and thrives. Keeping the water clean and keeping me occupied because they often clogged the pump's intake ramp.

I wish more of our LFS customers had your attitude about maintenance. It really is a good feeling to step back after doing your job to see how much better the aquarium looks. The behavior of the fish when they get that fresh, clean water is pretty rewarding, too. Great way to top off this list. ;-)

I got snails and in no time I ended up wth a tank of snails 😂😂I didn’t even buy them they were on my plants , and thanks for the info on clown loaches.

I had 2x Chinese Algae Eaters in my tank, they were awesome and very friendly to the livebearers, it was nice and planted too for them all. :)

Thanks to you guys I got 6 shrimp and 2 kuhli loaches in my iwagumu/wood addition nano thirty cubic centimeter tank And the kuhli loaches balanced the shrimp population and feasted on dead shrimp that died from old age It was a perfect balance and so cool The kuhli loaches will sometimes get on top of the wood and jus caress into the anubias So cool thanks guys

We have had corys and I love them! We had them in a tropical tank for years along with a loach.

Thanks for the content. I really appreciate it. Be safe, be healthy and be happy. Cheers.

I’ve had the Siamese algae eater that was aggressive but I own one now that is pretty chill. I think it all depends on when you add them to your tank. Add them last so the other fish have “claimed the tank first”

I have a few pleco's and i love them! They dont only keep the tank clean, but they are the cutest an funniest cleaners i've ever seen! I also have a few snails, altough they lay eggs alot they are still pretty cute! Oh and the siamese algae eaters! I love them so so so much!!! They are also very fast ( if they want to be 😂 ) and they are so cool! 😍

Corys are amazing! The only time that I've seen one be aggressive was when I was doing a water change and I had to take them out. I went to put one of them back into the tank but I was dumb and tried to use my hands (i was trying to protect its barbs from getting stuck in the net and breaking off). That was the day that I learned what it felt like to be stuck by a cory! That was my fault, though. I have 3 peppered and they're great!

I really liked this video and the way you presented all the facts with a slight sense of humor. You brought some important facts to light and I appreciate that. Great job you two! BTW..I love her voice! Like Tinkerbell but with a sweet personality!

I love you guys, incredibly informative while having fun doing it. I'm subscribing

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I 100% agree about corydoras being cute! I love my corys, there's a small army of them in my community tank. Corys are also pretty entertaining, they always seem to be doing something. In Australia apparently, the best algae eater you can get is the Darwin Algae Eating shrimp. They're native to Darwin and eat mostly algae. They also manage to survive in water that's inhabited by crocodiles, so I imagine they're good at hiding lol.

I started having tanks when I was about 7 years old. I'm 38 now. I had a lot of different things I had 3 tanks 20 30 55 in my bedroom in high school (I couldn't sleep without pump/running water noise for years after lol). From fancy tail guppy breeding to a VERY impressive red bellied piranha tank and beautiful cichlids even a 55 in my bathroom because it was classy. Honestly now I just want a small 10 or 20 gallon low maintenance live plant tank with some nice color. I also want a setup for an Orchid Mantis and one for a velvet ant and a large wall hanging ant farm... it's a problem. 😕😀

Clown loaches are awesome. I was recommended to purchase in order to control a snail infestation in my 75 gallon plant tank. In groups of 10, the are highly active and do get rid of snails (you need a small school). They are amazing schooling fish and swim in all levels of the water table.

The Chinese algae are the usually aggressive ones, not Siamese. Siamese are the best black beard algae eaters there are.

I have a 20 gallon live planted aquarium I couldn’t even see in the tank because it had so much algae on the glass I got trumpet snails and rams horn snails and they cleaned my tank spotless within three weeks💯

Thanks for makeing this video it willingly come in handy for if I ever have the chance to own an actual aquarium

I think the reason people think Siamese algae eater are aggressive is because they get confused with Chinese algae eaters rather easily. For example, I was at a generic pet store that had a tank labeled "algae eater" and I could tell it was a mix of Siamese and Chinese algae eaters. I've heard from multiple sources that Chinese algae eaters are aggressive and I can further back that up from owning one.

Just bought a new Nano tank. Gonna start breading Red Cherry shrimps for my other big Aquarium

I've had several Hillstream loaches in the past.

When I was a kid we got were accidentally given a Plecos at a fist store when we picked up a couple of small schooling fish. We didn’t know anything about it. It outlived everything, even a cat. And it did turn out to be almost 13 inches. We even got a bigger tank to accommodate it after a time. Good pet.

I had a Hillstream Loach in my 10 gallon planted river tank. He liked the current that was in the tank.

I absolutely love this channel. 😊 thank you so much for the awesome content!!!

Genuinely informative that too shared in wonderful way! Thanks dude 🤘🏼

Thank You this helped me choose what to out in my tank

great descriptions & info as always guys ... thank you !

The reason most people get common plecos is because that’s the only species they know about so they don’t think of any other species to look for💯

Make sure for the corycats try to stick to the same breed like the wild and they're a schooling fish so make sure you have at laest 4-6 and make sure they are tank size appropriate.

I had a Papa Panaque Pleco....he was stunning. He looked like an armored tank and he grew to a foot. I lost my tanks when my area of Duluth was out of power for 2 weeks and we had just moved there. :( I miss my eels and my plecos!

ABOUT CLOWN LOACHES: if you want the clown loach experience without getting a fish so big, try other botia. Yoyos get about 6 inches and zebras stay even smaller. You can have a colony of these boys without having a 300 gallon tank. I keep mine in a 125, but you can definitely do a 55 with these

Awesome list! Uncommon in the hobby, but I would also add Panda Garra and Congo Garra to the list. They are absolute dwarf power houses scavengers and algae grazzers!

I have gotten into a serious habit of not referring to algae eating fish or plecos as “tank cleaners” because a lot of my buddies out there get the idea this one fish is going to keep their tank clean for them, and that’s not how the hobby works. I like to convey to all my friend your fish is an animal and you are the human who has boxed them up, therefore you are the one in charge of maintenance and cleaning. Tank cleaning fish are cool and helpful, but if that algae builds up you have to step up and take care of it yourself. If you’re not willing to put in the work and effort required as for taking care of a fish, or ANY pet in general, please don’t get a fish. 😆

I had a 50 Gallon clown loach tank for years. I loved it. My biggest got just over 8 inches. I miss them SOOO much now.

I have been having True Siamese Algae Eaters , Clown Loaches, Bronze cories for the last 5 years and man I love them all. Maybe not as much as my rainbows but yeah they are absolutely there.

Siamese algae eater love to chase other fish and when they get older or having a taste of fish food they wont be eating algae anymore and its super hard to get them out of the tank

I love our apple snails! Ya, they aren't the best glass cleaners, but they're so much fun to watch! Their little antenna/feelers can get super long and they are "energy efficient" (ie: they will detach themselves from what they're climbing on and "Mary Poppins" float down to the bottom of the tank). Sometimes they land gracefully and sometimes they just face-plant onto the terrain. 😂

I absolutely adore corys! Will ALWAYS have them from now on.

I know this is anecdotal but... When I my oscars were babies, I bought a siamese algae eater on recommendation from the person at the fish store. It simply WOULD NOT leave the oscars alone. It was constantly zipping around and taking aggressive runs at them, forcing them out of whatever hidey hole they were camping out in. It kept bothering them so much, chasing them around that I had to move it to the turtle tank where it did not last long (turtle snack). I will never buy another. Before anyone asks, there was a good crop of alae to start it off and I supplied algae wafers 2 times per day after the tank was clean.

I call soo many fish adorable. Fish are just cute!