Are Loaches Algae Eaters?

While hillstream loaches

are great at consuming flat types of algae, you may also need a more nimble-fingered algae eater that can reach into narrow gaps or tear off chunks of fuzzy algae. ... They are one of the rare animals that will eat black beard algae and hair algae, but only if you don't feed them too much.

What will eat algae in my fish tank?

What fish will clean the bottom of my tank?

The Synodontis Lucipinnis is part of the catfish family, which means they are also nocturnal. These fish are great cleaners and will happily clean the bottom of your tank. When they are smaller sized they will swim about mid-way up and to the top of your tank.