Algae issue

[RoCkFoRdGuN]

Hi guys

I got a bit of an algae issue in my discus tank i clean the tank every sec week and water change ones a week i read on the net its harmless but it doesnt look so nice its growing mostly on the stump in the tank .
So i wanna get a algae eater cause i see the plecos aint doing much but i dont want something that gonna harm or disrupt the discus cause they very happy at the mo can anyone make a suggestion plz of what algae eater to get

[Dane]

Otoclinus. Dwarf suckermouth catfish. They are amazing! Prodigious! My favourite algae eater. I had all of my plants leaves coated in a tough black scum and in just a few days a pair of these guys cleaned them up beautifully!

FYI:

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/866/70006964.JPG

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2753322841_b0fa871771_o.jpg

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/dwarf_sucking_catfish-1.jpg

http://www.petpig.com/fish/fish/oto1-catfish.jpg

[RoCkFoRdGuN]

thx dane

[Laure]

Perhaps you need to post a pic of the algae you have. Otos won't eat every type of algae. Few fish do.

[RoCkFoRdGuN]

Hmmm the one thats on the stump is the hairy type u can see its longish weaving from left to right gives the tank some attitude tho LOL

[neilh]

I haven't had lasting success with Ottos and Discus. They seem to disappear after a week or so. Probably easy targets for the Discus to snack on

Ancistrus is probably a better bet

[RoCkFoRdGuN]

i heard there are some algae eaters who suck on discus but this was a while back cant remember where i saw this

[Laure]

Your algae sounds like BBA.

Does it look like this: http://www.fish-keeper.net/Forum/uploads/remoteimages/41351-42.jpg

[RoCkFoRdGuN]

U now its so funny i have a gold nugget in there and a Ancistrus and they are doing nothing both of them are chilling under the log

[Laure]

i heard there are some algae eaters who suck on discus but this was a while back cant remember where i saw this

Chinese Algae Eater. http://www.fishlore.com/aquariummagazine/may08/images/chinese-algae-eater-lg.jpg

[RoCkFoRdGuN]

Cool thx Laure now i know which one not to get

[Laure]

So have you been able to identify the algae properly? Does it look like the picture in the link I posted?

[RoCkFoRdGuN]

It looks like it but what im gonna do is just check it out and then come back to you cause its really just hairs i can see i havent checked them close up

[Dane]

Sorry, I have no experience with discus. I wasn't aware they'd snack on smaller fish. And the Ottos are tiny little fish!

[brads]

yeah those guys suck on the discus slime coating. be carefull.