Kriber Posted March 16, 2003 Report Share Posted March 16, 2003 Hi all, Are there any bottom feeders/scavengers that wont eat other fishes eggs or fry at all? I recently had 3 oto's in my breeding tank and they cleaned up all the powdered flake that reached the bottom of the aquarium, did a good job on the algae too I've read however that they will sometimes eat their own eggs, so there's probably a good chance that they'll eat other spp. eggs as well?? I gave up on ramshorn snails as they reproduce far too much for my liking :evil: Although I've discovered that if I crush them the zebra danios appear to enjoy eating them :lol: The left over food concerns me more than the algae so the 'cleaner' wouldn't have to be an algae eater. Would any of the cory cats be suitable? Kriber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 16, 2003 Report Share Posted March 16, 2003 Fish like bristlenoses and cories are great for not eating fry...But, they'll happily eat eggs. I think your best bet is to keep just the parents in a tank until the eggs hatch, then add maybe a bristlenose, otos, cories, whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriber Posted March 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2003 Thanks for that Ira, unfortunately I had a feeling that might be the case. Oh well any excuse to buy fish is a good one Kriber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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