Bottom Dweller for Newbie!

what about a bristlenose pleco, they would do well in your tank size and are peaceful. They would need to be target fed veggies or wafers as well.

I also like the bristlenose pleco. Another option would be cories or kuhli loaches, but both of those like to be in groups of their own kind so you'd need to get 6 or more.

For something a bit different, how about an apple snail and/or some glass shrimp? They are fun to have in a tank and do not require much....and they get along great in a community of smaller fish. (This is with some type of algae eater-like a goby!)

Bamboo and Ghost shrimp (or glass shrimp as they are sometimes called) are both very fun to watch. I have never had great luck with the bamboo shrimp (still no idea why), but ghost shrimp seem to live forever in my 40 gal community tank.

They also keep my white gravel looking white! Ok maybe the Oto's help, but still. I like to think they do their fair share.

Bristlenose plecos are cool too - but I have never been a huge pleco fan. IMO they make more of a mess than they clean up. Then again, I've only ever had common plecos (my biggest was 19" before I had to rehome him because he outgrew my biggest tank). He made HUGE messes!! The thing was a pooping machine!! LOL

Anyhow, I happen to think that the shrimp are such fascinating creatures. Plus their bioload is next to nothing. I believe I've got around 8 of them in my 40 gallon right now. Problem is they are so teeny at this point. My big ones didn't survive the 1000 mile move I made a few months ago from RI to GA. So I had to restock, and the PetSmart here only has these teeny little ghost shrimp. I'm talking smaller than my pinky fingernail. And unfortunately I believe a lot of them are becoming dinner for my yoyo loaches... Ah the cycle of life...

Cory cats are also fun little critters, though they are not much on eating algae. At least not as far as I am aware.

Good luck with whatever you decide on.

None of the fish that you listed should bother the shrimp. It is *possible* that the betta could bother them in the future, but I've had many betta fish in my lifetime and none of them have been shrimp killers, so I would not really worry about that too much either.

But whatever floats your boat.

If you want a pleco you could get a bristlenose or clown pleco. Neither will eat much algae tho. If your having an algae issue I would reduce the amount of time your lights are on, and the amount your feeding.

Reddog80p said:

If you want a pleco you could get a bristlenose or clown pleco. Neither will eat much algae tho .

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bristlenoses are great for algae. disregard this