Question: are algae eaters live bearers?
Answer: Many freshwater tropical fish are great algae eaters in their own rite. Livebearers including Black Mollies, Fancy Guppies, Platys, and swordtails eat string algae and sometimes white beard algae. ... Another great tropical algae eater is the Siamese Algae Eater—how could it not be with a name like that.