What can I add for algae control?

TEMPERATE What can I add for algae control? We have a lovely 260-litre Juwel Vision aquarium that houses a selection of coldwater fish and, if my calculations are right, is stocked correctly — but please let me know if I’m wrong. It houses one Oranda, three Moors, three Calico fancies, eight Zebra Danios and a Hillstream Loach. All the fish are juveniles. I’m looking for a bit of a clean-up crew and something to help with the algae. The single Hillstream Loach does its best — there were others, but they didn’t last. We’ve also had Nerite snails in the past, but their eggs were difficult to remove from the wood, and Cherry Shrimp were an expensive snack for my Oranda. Is there anything else we could consider? TREV, VIA…

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