Topic: Good scavenger/catfish

[Breederjonah12]

What do you think the best scavenger is? I have a red tailed tiger botia but he is very lazy and wait for the food to float to him. So any one know agood scavenger to keep with the s.a cichlids and if there is one for the africans too. (seperate tanks)

[Breederjonah12]

algae eaters too if you could. that aren't that agressive. I had some otocinclus but they died of unknow causes. they weren't eaten.

[Gerry]

raphael cats are good scavengers, nocturnal though.

for algea i'm not sure, maybe a bristlenose  plec.

[Breederjonah12]

Sorry I should have mentioned that part (nocturnal) I want something that will either be active during the day or something that I will be able to see during the day. And I don't like rapheals(sp?) sorry to anyone that does it's just that they freak me out. Thanks! Any more?

[Maddy mad man]

Certainly the bristlenose for algae or one of the smaller plecs that wont lose its appetite for the green stuff.

Scavengers....pictus catfish, corydoras, loaches - i.e.clown (4 or more)

[Breederjonah12]

any others for algae? For the clown loaches how come four or more? Will cories survive because I put a cory in with my betta (ten gallon) and it got attacked and killed by the betta in 1 hour. For the pictus aren't they aggressive? like wouldn't they constantly be darting around and stressing the cichlids? Thanks!

[jones57742]

I have Yoyo loaches for bottom cleaning and siamese algae eaters for algae control.

Both species enjoy company to play with.

I have seven of each.

TR

[fnesr]

For the clown loaches how come four or more?

They are a schooling fish, they do best in groups of their own kind (reduces stress).

For the pictus aren't they aggressive? like wouldn't they constantly be darting around and stressing the cichlids?

They are a fairly common one mixed with S.A/C.A cichs, should be ok with most New World species.

[Breederjonah12]

I have Yoyo loaches for bottom cleaning and siamese algae eaters for algae control.

Both species enjoy company to play with.

I have seven of each.

TR

Thanks! I can't get the yoyo's because my botia will probably eat them and I can't get the siamese algae eaters because at my lfs they mix them with the chinese so they can't tell which is which. thanks anyway.

For the clown loaches how come four or more?

They are a schooling fish, they do best in groups of their own kind (reduces stress).

For the pictus aren't they aggressive? like wouldn't they constantly be darting around and stressing the cichlids?

They are a fairly common one mixed with S.A/C.A cichs, should be ok with most New World species.

Thanks! how big do the clown loaches and the pictus get? Thanks!

[Luke]

Clowns get fairly big ( cant remember the exact size) but they take a VERY LONG TIME to get there ... so your safe getting some

not sure on the pictus sorry

[altaaffe]

I have 2 pim pictus, they keep out of the way of the cichlids and are quick enough to do so easily, but tend to hide when the lights are on.  They grow to about 6 inches and like a lot of fish are only aggressive in the fact that they will eat other fish that fit in their mouths.

Mine regularly like to sit in the caves that my Acara uses and he kicks them out when there is a specific cave that he wants.

[Breederjonah12]

Clowns get fairly big ( cant remember the exact size) but they take a VERY LONG TIME to get there ... so your safe getting some

not sure on the pictus sorry

Thanks. How long is "a VERY LONG TIME"?

I have 2 pim pictus, they keep out of the way of the cichlids and are quick enough to do so easily, but tend to hide when the lights are on.  They grow to about 6 inches and like a lot of fish are only aggressive in the fact that they will eat other fish that fit in their mouths.

Mine regularly like to sit in the caves that my Acara uses and he kicks them out when there is a specific cave that he wants.

how fast do they get that big and can I see a pic of your pim pictus? Thanks!

[Gerry]

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=276


Pim pictus link, hope that helps.

[Breederjonah12]

OH! Thats what kind i would be getting. Thanks.

[Maddy mad man]

Clowns get fairly big ( cant remember the exact size) but they take a VERY LONG TIME to get there ... so your safe getting some

not sure on the pictus sorry

Thanks. How long is "a VERY LONG TIME"?

I have 2 pim pictus, they keep out of the way of the cichlids and are quick enough to do so easily, but tend to hide when the lights are on.  They grow to about 6 inches and like a lot of fish are only aggressive in the fact that they will eat other fish that fit in their mouths.

Mine regularly like to sit in the caves that my Acara uses and he kicks them out when there is a specific cave that he wants.

how fast do they get that big and can I see a pic of your pim pictus? Thanks!

I have heard stories of clowns living 30 plus years and in one instance of a 100 years!!!  I think we ar etalking ten to fifteen to reach max size though am probably completely wrong.