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I have a 20-gallon tank with five large Buenos Aires tetras in it, and algae is starting to become a problem. Not too long ago, I got a common pleco to help keep things tidy. Things were going seemingly well until I looked in my tank this morning and saw what was left of my pleco resting the gravel at the front of my tank. This, after assurances from the LFS expert who said the pleco's barbs would help it defend itself from the BAs. Whoops.

Now, my BAs are semi-aggressive and seemingly very territorial (they have killed off a couple of cichlids). Is there an algae eater that I can put in my tank that would survive these guys, or am I reduced to using Algaefix to keep things tidy?

I don't know of any semi-aggressive or aggressive cleaner fishes. I would normally recommend cory cats, but they are peaceful fish. I think you are in the same boat as those with cichlids...without cleaner fishes.

I don't know if you are using a light (or if you have plants and need lots of lighting), but if you reduce your lighting you provide during the day to under 4 hours, you should reduce the amount of algae produced. Also, most of the time biweekly water changes help. Sometimes though, no matter what you do, algae will grow like crazy. Snails sometimes help, although I cannot recommend a specific species that loves algae more than another and that will not reproduce like crazy.

Hope this helps.
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