aquadude Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hi all What fish would you have as a bottom feeding fish This is for a tank that has 1 Angel Fish 1 Platy 4 Neons 20 Approx guppys Have been told catfish are great bottom feeders, as well as great for eating algae...would you agree with this. Would catfish be compatable with the above? Thanks for suggestions Bartering Rocks my world Wanting 50w heater in exchange for home baking or 1 hour House keeping Christchurch Central only PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquadude Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 OOPs that meant that I want the heater in exchange of you getting home baking or House keeping done Bartering Rocks my world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Catfish are great for a Clean up Crew on the Bottom of the Tank. I have Albino Cories, Sterbai Corys, Panda Cories, Bandit Cories, they're always busy Wee Fellas. Loaches are good Bottom Dwellers too, I have 7 Clown's and 2 Botia's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 How big is your tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquadude Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 LisaC...I Have a 2ft tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Have been told catfish are great bottom feeders, as well as great for eating algae...would you agree with this. Would catfish be compatable with the above? Depends on the catfish, there are several hundred species of catfish. Cories are reasonably good for cleaning up dropped food, but don't eat algae. Plecos aren't quite as good at eating missed food, but do eat algae. A bristlenose or two would probably be your best bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I would choose a few corydoras and a bristlenose, Ancistrus. Corys like to be in a group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 A bristlenose or two would probably be your best bet. and they're fun too!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I like ristlenoses too :-) and Kuhli are great in the clean up team as well but you need 3+ of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyJeff Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 And to take it a little bit further... IME golden bristlenose eats more algae than the norm brown ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I like ristlenoses too :-) and Kuhli are great in the clean up team as well but you need 3+ of them. :bounce:Hehehe, are ristlenose's like Bristlenose's or a bit different? :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Go the bristlenoses! In a tank that size you would only need one, and since they seem to live happily on their own that will be fine. They do a great job of eating many types of algae and in my tank they seem to never sleep! They spend all their time cleaning the rocks and glass. :bounce:Hehehe, are ristlenose's like Bristlenose's or a bit different? :bounce: Gristlenose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Go the bristlenoses! In a tank that size you would only need one, and since they seem to live happily on their own that will be fine. They do a great job of eating many types of algae and in my tank they seem to never sleep! they are nocturnal. i have found GAE to be a far better algae eater as i had wood in the tank & the BN pretty much stuck to eating that. Whether your tank is big enough for a GAE i am unsure, they get around my 4 footers pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 yep GAE's eat the algae and leftover food the best, but they grow fast too. One would outgrow a 2ft easily in less than a year, ours is nearly too big for our 80cm long after less than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I have always mixed the clean up crew, i have loaches & algae eaters. The loaches i had in a community were skunk & clowns which tend to eat the left over food & let the GAE eat the algae. Now that i only have clowns the get all left over food, i haven't noticed a GAE eat food but that doesn't mean he doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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