I can't imagine a tank without cories. Mine are active all day long and the bottom is perfectly clean. Just make sure to get sinking tablets for them as the falling flakes aren't enough. Drop them in every other day and they will be happy guys.
Bottom Feeders for 35
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Yes, and besides they will do a better job in eating up the remaining food at the bottom than any other fishes in your tank so if you can afford it, I'd recomended them...
Ok thanks guys you have done a good job of swaying me back to getting them! They sound like really interesting fish and I'm starting to feel like I've missed out by not keeping them.
The other day I saw a small catfish at the pet store and thought it was really nice looking. It was a dark silver with a bit of black and I would say it was about 2 - 2.5 inches. Would this catfish or any others be a possibility too? I think they are really nice looking but I wouldn't want it/them to get very big.
The other day I saw a small catfish at the pet store and thought it was really nice looking. It was a dark silver with a bit of black and I would say it was about 2 - 2.5 inches. Would this catfish or any others be a possibility too? I think they are really nice looking but I wouldn't want it/them to get very big.
Did that fish look like the typical corydoras catfish? i.e. looks fat with short snout, and wonders around the bottom of the tank with the mouth stuck in the gravel most of the time? Your description sure sounds like a cory cat... I have never seen a cory that exceed 3 inches (when fully grown) and most are smaller...
No it wasn't a cory it was an actual catfish of some type. You know the long thin body with a whole bunch of fins and barbels.
Hard to say without looking at the pictures... Didn't it mention what the name of the species was?
No I thought the name might have started with an A but I didn't see anything like that at planetcatfish.com.
Basically I am just wondering if anyone can recommend a suitable species of barbel catfish that will do in a 35. I want it to stay pretty small (hopefully under 4 or 5 inches) and be a peaceful community fish. If anyone can name any species like this I would be very appreciate buy maybe there are none that will suit this situation.
Basically I am just wondering if anyone can recommend a suitable species of barbel catfish that will do in a 35. I want it to stay pretty small (hopefully under 4 or 5 inches) and be a peaceful community fish. If anyone can name any species like this I would be very appreciate buy maybe there are none that will suit this situation.
Dangerdoll
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It's hard to say or judge if this catfish you saw may be good for your tank since you mention you're looking to keeping a limit of about 2" size of fish for your preferred choice. A lot of catfish get a lot larger than that and some need specific water types in regards to pH and even moreso some even need brackish with age. I suggest that if you are leaning towards picking up a catfish, you research about them first. I have a feeling you may be talking about a Columbian Cat, but I could be wrong but these guys need special attention as they age. I once made a mistake on getting a group of iridescants, not realizing their growth max..... an impulse buy (a common mistake) and they soon grew too large for the tank and I wound up bringing them back to the store. Maybe you should check out planet catfish, they're pretty good with their info.
Find the cat you saw, here's the link: Planet Catfish
Good luck!
EDIT: (whoops, saw you were way ahead of me
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Find the cat you saw, here's the link: Planet Catfish
Good luck!
EDIT: (whoops, saw you were way ahead of me
)Thanks dangerdoll but as you mentioned I know about planet catfish. The problem is there are so many species that I don't really know where to start. I wouldn't mind if the catfish reached 4 or 5 inches but at that size it could easily be a problem with other fish. I may want to add some neon or cardinal tetras in the future and they would make an easy meal for some larger cats.
About Bamboo Shrimp (aka Wood/Singapore Shrimp)...
This page has some pretty good pictures (http://www.angelfire.com/co2/BABailey/shrimp.html) and links to an article with some more info.
I've found that my bamboo shrimp spends a good part of day either in my cave (usually hanging upside down!) or in a crevass in my driftwood. During the rest of the day and most of the night it'll move around my tank, though it still tends to hang around my driftwood (likely because that's where my filter intake is).
I haven't had any aggression problems at all. I was initially fairly worried about feeding it, but I got over that. I think that if you weren't already dropping in algae tablets or sinking wafers you'd probably want to add something, but if you have other bottom feeders it seems like you're covered.
They really are pretty interesting, if you see them at a LFS (I actually got mine at a Petco) I'd definitely reccomend checking them out. A lot like a crayfish that won't munch your fish.
This page has some pretty good pictures (http://www.angelfire.com/co2/BABailey/shrimp.html) and links to an article with some more info.
I've found that my bamboo shrimp spends a good part of day either in my cave (usually hanging upside down!) or in a crevass in my driftwood. During the rest of the day and most of the night it'll move around my tank, though it still tends to hang around my driftwood (likely because that's where my filter intake is).
I haven't had any aggression problems at all. I was initially fairly worried about feeding it, but I got over that. I think that if you weren't already dropping in algae tablets or sinking wafers you'd probably want to add something, but if you have other bottom feeders it seems like you're covered.
They really are pretty interesting, if you see them at a LFS (I actually got mine at a Petco) I'd definitely reccomend checking them out. A lot like a crayfish that won't munch your fish.
