what do i get??!!

I say get a whole bunch of kuhli loaches- like 12, at least. I only have 6, and generally there's 1 or 2 swimming around when the lights are on. The more you have (and the more hiding spots they have, which makes them feel more secure) the more you'll see them. They're very entertaining little fish!
 
i just got 3 Corydoras paleatus. the worker said that they will school with panda corys? i was thinkin bout gettin 2-3 panda corys to make it a nice school.
 
Wycco said:
That rules out most Plecos... Plecos are fairly shy and many are nocturnal- my bulldog took months to come out whilst I was around during the day.

Even so- I wouldn't describer her as active... and when she is active she's on the sides of the tank eating biofilm... NOT on the bottom.

I've noticed my Aeneus corydoras are more active than my Palaetus- other species I couldn't say- but the Aeneus are far more active. (the advantage of the Palaetus is that they school a little more- although still it's only a loose school).

Corydoras .. often take long naps during the day though and like to hide out under the caves for a while out of the light. They're not hyper-active by any stretch... Food gets them moving though! ;) Few sights are cuter than a group of Corys all gathered around eating from the same pellet.

Active and bottom dweller don't always go together- I personally love the Kuhli loaches- but again- they'll hide more often than not.


Thinking outside the box: Cherry barbs are fantastic little fish that are often overlooked. They're not true bottom-dwellers and so most people wouldn't consider them for this topic- but they certainly prefer to occupy the lower half of the tank that the top- and will help clean food off the bottom... they're more active than most corydoras or Plecos- not in the least bit shy- very colourfull and very hardy.


If it wern't for the rams I'd suggest ghost shrimp... mine were shy at first but after a few weeks became active and scurried along the bottom everywhere- your problem with them though is your choice of fish would find them tasty.

Still- if you don't mind them being feeders they'll entertain for a while.
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wow nice and helpful. i liked reading it. im gonna try out the Corydoras paleatus. i got 3 of them
 
Synodontis are lovely ... I had a featherfin years ago who lived for 14years!

Also Pim pictus are very active and pretty. Sadly I haven't seen one for sale for a long time. Google search says to keep them in a trio but I had a single one who was always out and about and never hid.
 
I have three pictus catfish (pimelodus pictus) in the bottom of my 55 gal. They can get up to 8" and are pretty active for bottom dwellers. Not to mention they are beautiful looking.

I got mine at PetSmart and they pretty much sell them at all the LFS in my area.

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile70.html

Edit: Oops just noticed the original date of this thread is old...
 
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