what are some good tank cleaning fish/animals?
18 July 2010
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must be suitable for a planted tank
what would be a good cobination of fish/animals for a planted comunity clean up crew
must be suitable for a planted tank
what would be a good cobination of fish/animals for a planted comunity clean up crew
corys are awesome. perhaps some shrimp would be good also.
The Chinese algae eater can eat in a normal salon of algae and attach themselves to the flat surfaces of your tank and decorations scraping algae off. The Chinese algae eater can become aggressive when he becomes an adult and may even attack larger fish so they are great having a tank when they are young, but not so good when they’re adults.
The flying fox or trunk barb each LG and also will eat the leftover food at the bottom of the tank. They shouldn’t be put in with a similar species though as they can become territorial.
If you want a shy and peaceful fish that is a good community member and also each algea then you could try getting a catfish for your aquarium.
Snails are another fish tank creature that eats algae but they’ll go for the plants first so if you have live plants in your tank you might not want to add snails. Apple snails might be a good idea because they prefer the LG over the plants however you may find them feeding on sleeping fish! another thing to keep in mind is that snails reproduce pretty quickly so if you don’t want a tank full of snails by only one.
Sometimes live plants have snail eggs are ready on them. I once put a plant in my tank and low and behold all of a sudden I had tons of teeny tiny snails – and I mean tons! If this happens to you and you want to get rid of them think about buying a loach. Loaches eat snails and they also eat algae so you can kill two birds with one stone. Sucker loaches, however, made a bit of the fish when they grow to be adults.
cleaner shrimp can help with Tank maintenance. Bumblebee shrimp will eat leftover food enough help keep down algae growth In the tank but you have to be careful to provide them with other food as well. These shrimp are only about an Inch long and relatively harmless to your other fish. Ghost charm will eat both algae and the food at the bottom of the tank too but they also might eat small fresh and may get to the fish food before your fish can even eat it as collection point!
If you have any saltwater aquarium, then getting a couple of crowds might be a great way to cut down on algae. Hermit crabs who eat algae as well as the food that sells on the bottom of the aquarium. Keep in mind, however, that you must buy crabs that don’t grow larger than an inch as big crabs might kill your fish. Emerald green crabs and need Mithrax crabs might be good for saltwater tank. Sally Lightfoot crabs eat hair algae and bubble algae and are also very peaceful creatures.
in my opinion snails go right through algae and for bottom feeders well i can’t help there i just can’t remember the name of mine
Can’t recall their name but known as sucker fish. They stick to the sides and actually eat the algae. You can also get some snails to do the same job. I used the sucker fish as he was more interesting to watch.
the aquarist is the best, cheapest, and quickest at keeping your tank clean and healthy..
scraping algea, gravel vaccumming, changing water weekly, having a properly stocked tank, not overfeeding, and having a proper size filter are the best means of having a clean tank
Plecs can be quite good at cleaning the tank as they can actually eat the algae off the sides of the tank. You will be able to see the areas it cant get to because there will still be a layer of green there.
Also, corys are quite good for cleaning tanks as well and they can wok alongside plecs.
Snails are quite good but the only problem with them is that they tend to breed a lot and then your tank may be overrun with snails. Thhey do get the job done though.
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