Best Critter for Algae Control

[Cyberra]

A couple weeks ago, I moved my female betta sorority into a 10-gallon tank, and unlike my other tanks this one has a filter. It won't be getting the 100% water changes and hot-water rinse that the unfiltered tanks get. So eventually I will be getting algae growth in the tank.

What critter would be best for algae control in a betta-infested 10-gal? Snail, cory, or something else?

[rich311k]

Just cleaning it yourself works well. Limit lighting and food and you should not have algae issues.

[MCools]

A mystery (apple) snail would work in there. They're also about as much fun to watch as a betta! thumbs2:

I would wait another month or two though before you got one, just to make sure you have some algae in your tank.

[Lady Hobbs]

I'm with rich here. There is no reason to get algae, really. Only tank I've ever had an algae eater in was a planted tank. But different algae eaters eat different types of algae.

[Strider199]

As was stated above; clean it when it needs it. Nothing like getting in there and cleaning off whatever algae is present. My 55 gallon doesn't get enough algae to sustain my pleco so I find myself feeding the algae eater wafers and cucumber. Mind you the live plants are clean which is why I have the pleco. It was tough cleaning the algae off the plants with my fingers.