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Plecos work well in ponds and cold water aquariums.

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What fish are cold water algae eaters?

any type of catfish, eg butterfly plec. any type of loach, eg, weather loach.


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I do not know of any Algae eaters that can live in cold water . Goldfish are cold water fish. So unless you can find some species of cold water algae eater the answer is no they can not be kept together successfully.


Do algae eaters eat dead fish?

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Are algae eaters scaleless fish?

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You can definitely do that, but you haven't made it clear that you have cold water in the tank before. If you can keep the water temperature at 72 F, then you can keep both cold water fishes like gold fishes and non-aggressive community tropical fishes like gouramis, platys, mollies, algae eaters etc with gold fish.


Do algae eaters need an air pump for the tank?

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What are the differences between a Chinese algae eater and a Siamese algae eater in terms of their behavior and suitability for freshwater aquariums?

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What do fish in aquariums eat?

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