pearlyred Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Hi guys, have recently taken the gravel out of one of our tanks and replaced it with sand. Now im just wondering what the best type of bottom feeder (loach/catfish etc) would be to go with the sand. I want something thats gonna clean up down there, but wont dig up the sand too much and make the water cloudy. At the moment theres just danios and a red tail shark in the tank. Any ideas? cheers lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgie Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 probably corydoras. They shouldn't be too much hastle as they only skim the top for food and don't dig in as much as loaches would. a Plecostomus might do the trick but im not too shaw on if they are good on a sandy bottom, but they don't dig in. I would deffinately stay away from the loaches though Hoped that helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Hi Lee I'd say bristlenose catfish, there an awesome fish full of personallity and good little clean up crew without the worry of them getting to big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearlyred Posted June 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Hmm, could get a cory yeah, if i can find one thats a little unusual We have a bronze cory in another tank already. Lots of personality, but ugly as. I love the look of those wee panda catfish, but you need a group of them so i read..Shame. B/N is also a possibility yeah, not a huge tank, so something smallish would be good, thanks paul. -- lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearlyred Posted June 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Also, do any of these eat snails, or is it just the loach family? We still have the snail problem in another tank, and i dont want them spreading to this one too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistymu05 Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 not sure about the snail thing but i would recommend albino cat fish - great personalities well mine do anyways.....heheheeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 A B/Nose will be perfect for a clean up but won't eat snails, loaches are the best for that, or a puffer but from what i hear if you get a puffer you have to keep giving them snails as their teeth grow too long if they aren't eating something hard. Or buy on of the snail traps off trade me and a B/Nose, problem solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 How can you call a bronze cory ugly? They are the cutest wee things (in an ugly sort of a way :lol: .... but my favourite corydoras are the peppered ones.....I just love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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