Bottom Feeders!

abeer · 07-30-2005, 01:44 PM

yea so basically I'm wonderin what you guys think is the best scavenger/bottom feeder I should get. I'm looking for something that can help keep my tank cleaner and that can go with a needlenose gar and 2 yellow tail barracudas...all of which are pretty docile unless you fit in their mouths. Any ideas, opinions?

**Baby_Baby** · 07-30-2005, 03:01 PM

what size is your tank? i think some corys would be a good idea.

abeer · 07-30-2005, 03:06 PM

Tank is 55 gallon....i was looking at corys just now but i think they're a little too small and will probably end up just getting swallowed whole.

shev · 07-30-2005, 07:02 PM

I wouldnt get cories unless You get the largest cory species available. I have no idea what the largest species is. if they are swallowed their "horns" probably will get stuck in the fish's mouth, suffocating the cory and killing the other fish unless you remove it with needle nosed pliars. corys may have some armor coating, I think corydora means armored catfish, but it doesnt help if theyre swallowed whole. so make sure theyere unswallowable.

j55 · 07-30-2005, 07:10 PM

BARACUDA'S wow, whats the minimumfor them?

abeer · 07-31-2005, 04:03 AM

minimum tank size? at mature size im guessing 125 gallon. I'm gonna upgrade pretty soon I just need to scrap together some funds. Anyways, so yea corys are out of the question. Are there any other scavenging bottom feeders thats are good sized out there but not over about 5 inches?

shev · 07-31-2005, 12:32 PM

I'm not too sure on exactly what kind of baracuda this is. I thought yellow tailed were marine, is it a hujeta? Acestrorhynchus falcatus have yellow tails. They need quite a bit of room since they kind of curl into an "s" then shoot real fast darting to catch the prey.

Rapheal catfish get large enough not to be eaten. they are pigs, and may have problems with overfeeding. but you'd have to get one large enough to not be swallowed, they have spines that could get stuck in the throat.

Synodontis are some pretty good cleaner-uppers.

Pimelodus albofasciatus Shouldnt get eaten. I'm not too sure on how well of a cleaner-upper they are.

What do you need them to clean up? fish parts?

j55 · 07-31-2005, 01:24 PM

ok thanks,

07-30-2005, 01:44 PM	#1
abeer Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 7	Bottom Feeders! yea so basically I'm wonderin what you guys think is the best scavenger/bottom feeder I should get. I'm looking for something that can help keep my tank cleaner and that can go with a needlenose gar and 2 yellow tail barracudas...all of which are pretty docile unless you fit in their mouths. Any ideas, opinions?

07-30-2005, 03:01 PM	#2
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07-30-2005, 03:06 PM	#3
abeer Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 7	Tank is 55 gallon....i was looking at corys just now but i think they're a little too small and will probably end up just getting swallowed whole.

07-30-2005, 07:02 PM	#4
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,620	I wouldnt get cories unless You get the largest cory species available. I have no idea what the largest species is. if they are swallowed their "horns" probably will get stuck in the fish's mouth, suffocating the cory and killing the other fish unless you remove it with needle nosed pliars. corys may have some armor coating, I think corydora means armored catfish, but it doesnt help if theyre swallowed whole. so make sure theyere unswallowable.

07-30-2005, 07:10 PM	#5
j55 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 233	BARACUDA'S wow, whats the minimumfor them?

07-31-2005, 04:03 AM	#6
abeer Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 7	minimum tank size? at mature size im guessing 125 gallon. I'm gonna upgrade pretty soon I just need to scrap together some funds. Anyways, so yea corys are out of the question. Are there any other scavenging bottom feeders thats are good sized out there but not over about 5 inches?

07-31-2005, 12:32 PM	#7
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,620	I'm not too sure on exactly what kind of baracuda this is. I thought yellow tailed were marine, is it a hujeta? Acestrorhynchus falcatus have yellow tails. They need quite a bit of room since they kind of curl into an "s" then shoot real fast darting to catch the prey. Rapheal catfish get large enough not to be eaten. they are pigs, and may have problems with overfeeding. but you'd have to get one large enough to not be swallowed, they have spines that could get stuck in the throat. Synodontis are some pretty good cleaner-uppers. Pimelodus albofasciatus Shouldnt get eaten. I'm not too sure on how well of a cleaner-upper they are. What do you need them to clean up? fish parts?

07-31-2005, 01:24 PM	#8
j55 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 233	ok thanks,

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