i am plannning on filling my 40 gal tank with lots of friendly community fish and i am wondering what you guys think would be best for keeping the place clean. i'm thinking probably some barbs and some large tetras. let me know what yout think. thanks
"maintenance man" advice
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the best at keeping a tank clean? you 
you could consider a fish for eating algae if you have it in your tank but ultimately you are the best for controlling that because no fish can do waterchanges and vacume the gravel.
you could consider a fish for eating algae if you have it in your tank but ultimately you are the best for controlling that because no fish can do waterchanges and vacume the gravel.
Sorry, but SnakeIce is right. Fish don't eat poo and sludge. If you want something to eat up the excess food, then any type of catfish or loach will do, such as cory cats or yo-yo loaches. Assuming you'd be feeding them flakes, plecos wouldn't really work because you'd have to feed them specifically. If it's algea you want taken care of, then go w/ Otos. But I don't know how any of these fish do w/ barbs. I don't like barbs myself, so I have no experience w/ them.