View Full Version : What kind of bottom feeder with Angels
Jeffd1979
01-08-2004, 9:21 AM
I have a 37 gallon tank with 3 angle fish in it... What would be a suitable bottom feeder or algie eater to put in there that the angels would not kill... I would like something that stays rather small...
thanks guys.
Wippit Guud
01-08-2004, 9:24 AM
Cories or ottos would work.
PumaWard
01-08-2004, 9:26 AM
You could have some kuhli loaches or cory cats for the bottom. For algae you could have a dwarf pleco like a clown pleco, or you could have a small shoal of otos.
Grassguy
01-08-2004, 9:26 AM
My dad had some cories in with his angels. I also believe anything that hangs out at the bottom most wof the time would be fine. My dads angels pretty much ignored the bottom dwellers.
Jeffd1979
01-08-2004, 9:26 AM
Originally posted by PumaWard
You could have some kuhli loaches or cory cats for the bottom. For algae you could have a dwarf pleco like a clown pleco, or you could have a small shoal of otos.
What are their full names so i can find them on the species profile page?
I love my flying fox in our 20 gallon. You could keep one in addtion to the cories easily. They don't like other similar fish (SAE, RTBS, or other Foxes). They nibble away on algae rocks look for bits of food. Not a great algae eating fish but are fun to watch. They can get to be about 5 inches or so with a plump little body.
I also love my cories.
here is a good little species profile chart with things from body shape and feeding right through to breeding.
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profile.html#profile
PumaWard
01-08-2004, 5:13 PM
What are their full names so i can find them on the species profile page?
Kuhli loach is Pangio kuhli
cories (several species so I am going to only give genus) Corydoras)
and otos otocinclus affinis
LMOUTHBASS
01-08-2004, 9:30 PM
hello there - angels coul care less about bottom feeders - they will completly ignore them! so whatever you like will go fine !
i keep them with cories, ottos, and clown loaches - no probs here!!!
if you can find them farlowellas are pretty cool.