Any suggestions on a fish to cleanup a 10gal tank? I currently have mollys and some cherry barbs.
Looking for a cleaning fish
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I'm just looking for a bottom feeder to help keep the tank clean. I'm not targeting anything special.
Ghost shrimp would probably be your best choice, then. They add little to the bio load unlike many common cleaners, can get food particles out of the substrate easily, are cheap, and will eat a variety of foods--clean up from the other fish, undigested foods, and even a bit of algae. A herd or 8 or 9 will be fine, just make sure they have some nice hidey-holes to escape from the fish during their molt. Your fish may be a little attentive at first, but shouldn't cause any problems.
Pardon me for butting in, but had a followup question in regards to bioload. You mentioned, OrionGirl, that the ghost shrimp add little to the bioload. What about small cory's like Albino's or Panda's? Would you count them as "regular" fish?
I am considering 3 of one of these cory's as well as either Platy's or Serpae Tetra's (5 total of one of these). What do you think?
Chad
I am considering 3 of one of these cory's as well as either Platy's or Serpae Tetra's (5 total of one of these). What do you think?
Chad
I have 2 pakistan (yo yo) loaches in my 11 gal @ d moment, I had a snail infestation they cleared it up in 2 days.
What I am asking though is whether the Cory's add to the bioload of the tank? If I put in 5 Serpae Tetra's, 3 Panda Cory's, and several Oto's into a 10g tank, will it be too much?
Chad
Chad