clean up crew

Ownager2004 · 04-16-2005, 04:58 PM

Im thinking of getting a fish to help keep my substrate/tank clean. I have a 10 gallon with 4 female platies and 2 male platies. I have the common gravel substrate.

anyone have any suggestions as to what I should get? or not get?

DavidDoyle · 04-16-2005, 06:44 PM

4-5 smaller corys should work fine.

Lexus · 04-17-2005, 09:44 PM

or ghost shrimp

shev · 04-17-2005, 09:59 PM

ghost shrimp and snails.

fishboy · 04-18-2005, 10:43 AM

6 platys is about 12 inches of fish which over stokes your ten gallon so cories are out. snails are a good but my friend had a snail that got big and ate her fish. shrimp sound fine and have a small bio-load

fishboy · 04-18-2005, 10:44 AM

6 platys is about 12 inches of fish which over stokes your ten gallon so cories are out. snails are a good but my friend had a snail that got big and ate her fish. shrimp sound fine and have a small bio-load

shev · 04-18-2005, 03:49 PM

I seriously doubt the snail killed a fish, most likely the fish died, and the snail was eating its remains.

garfieldnfish · 04-18-2005, 04:09 PM

Malaysian Trumpet snails. Stay small, are live bearers but do multiply quickly if given enough to eat but can be easily controlled. They dig through the gravel and eat left over food. You can get them for free at most LFSs. Or some Japanese Trapdoor snails, also live bearers but multiply very slowly, They will eat left overs on the gravel and remove some algae on the walls and decor. Easier to keep IMO then applesnails. My three have had 4 babies in the since January and all are still alive. I have had poor results with applesnails, since my water is soft but these guys seem to do ok in it.

Ownager2004 · 04-18-2005, 08:46 PM

ok thanks for the info guys. I have 3 ghost shrimp already which seem to do a fair job. I think im just going to stick with them seeing as how im raising two more fry for my tank. I was hoping to get cories, but i wouldn't want an unhappy few in my tank. SInce im already close to overstocking

I suppose this is how the fish tank population explodes for fish keepers, lol

I was thinking of getting a male betta for my tank to help eat the fry.. gotta keep em in check somehow.. so i dont get a population explosion. And may also make a healthy betta

I can really only afford to raise so many

with overstocking in mind. I think one of my friends would take some of my platys after seeing and hearing about them. well thats where my tank is headed.

good idea with the betta?

osteoporoosi · 04-19-2005, 12:00 PM

Well a betta could go if the water is just slightly alkalinous and not too hard. Altough platys are sometimes fin nippers and if you have male guppys with fantails the betta cab attack them.

04-16-2005, 04:58 PM	#1
Ownager2004 L33t n00b Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, Ohio Age: 25 Posts: 466	clean up crew Im thinking of getting a fish to help keep my substrate/tank clean. I have a 10 gallon with 4 female platies and 2 male platies. I have the common gravel substrate. anyone have any suggestions as to what I should get? or not get?

04-16-2005, 06:44 PM	#2
DavidDoyle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 89 Posts: 497	Re: clean up crew 4-5 smaller corys should work fine.

04-17-2005, 09:44 PM	#3
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	Re: clean up crew or ghost shrimp __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

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04-18-2005, 10:44 AM	#6
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,656	6 platys is about 12 inches of fish which over stokes your ten gallon so cories are out. snails are a good but my friend had a snail that got big and ate her fish. shrimp sound fine and have a small bio-load __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

04-18-2005, 03:49 PM	#7
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	Re: clean up crew I seriously doubt the snail killed a fish, most likely the fish died, and the snail was eating its remains.

04-18-2005, 04:09 PM	#8
garfieldnfish Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 661	Re: clean up crew Malaysian Trumpet snails. Stay small, are live bearers but do multiply quickly if given enough to eat but can be easily controlled. They dig through the gravel and eat left over food. You can get them for free at most LFSs. Or some Japanese Trapdoor snails, also live bearers but multiply very slowly, They will eat left overs on the gravel and remove some algae on the walls and decor. Easier to keep IMO then applesnails. My three have had 4 babies in the since January and all are still alive. I have had poor results with applesnails, since my water is soft but these guys seem to do ok in it.

04-18-2005, 08:46 PM	#9
Ownager2004 L33t n00b Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, Ohio Age: 25 Posts: 466	Re: clean up crew ok thanks for the info guys. I have 3 ghost shrimp already which seem to do a fair job. I think im just going to stick with them seeing as how im raising two more fry for my tank. I was hoping to get cories, but i wouldn't want an unhappy few in my tank. SInce im already close to overstocking I suppose this is how the fish tank population explodes for fish keepers, lol I was thinking of getting a male betta for my tank to help eat the fry.. gotta keep em in check somehow.. so i dont get a population explosion. And may also make a healthy betta I can really only afford to raise so many with overstocking in mind. I think one of my friends would take some of my platys after seeing and hearing about them. well thats where my tank is headed. good idea with the betta?

04-19-2005, 12:00 PM	#10
osteoporoosi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 633	Re: clean up crew Well a betta could go if the water is just slightly alkalinous and not too hard. Altough platys are sometimes fin nippers and if you have male guppys with fantails the betta cab attack them. __________________ http://photobucket.com/albums/v640/osteoporoosi/

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