I hired an army to take care of the algae in my tanks!

Bought 6 otos and 5 Amano shrimp for my planted tank...
Another 4 otos for my goldfish tank...

I hope these guys can keep algae under control!

thats a great Start kinygo

Let me know how it goes

Cool - let us know how they do. What do Amano shrimp look like? Don't think I've ever seen one.

Here is a link with a photo and the description of the Amano shrimp (Cardina japonica):

Amano shrimp

Unbelievable! In just 24 hours these guys have dramatically lowered the amount of algae in my planted tank!

I wanted those guys with my goldfish but I think they would think that mommy bought them a sea food dinner

they dont look preaty to me <_<

Well, they don't need to be pretty... they just have to do their job

i hear you there Kingyo My dojo isnt the pretties fish but hes a great digger fish

Can otos take care of the green algae that is "suspended" in my water?

I don't think so... but a UV sterilizer does the job. You could also add a bag of phosphate removing media to your filter or a phosphate removing pad to your tank. If you decrease the phosphate concentration of the water, the algae won't be able to survive and the water will clear up.

I have really long black/dark green algae on my java fern - would otos help? It's really bugging me...

That shrimp is such a neat looking thing!

Four otos in my 29 gal tank took care of all the algae in less than a week... they keep the Java ferns so clean that they almost look fake! You might have to give them a hand by trimming the long hairs of algae, they will do the rest.

How mutch do they coast?otos and those
other things lol....

Amano shrimp are $2.50 and otos less than $2.00... at least around here

I had ottos and in my experince they do the job but are very hard to keep alive. I prefer snails for the growing algea on rocks and such and my UV for the water itself.