Recommendations for bottom feeders?
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I like stick to smaller bottomfeeders, like cory catfish or small loaches. Or an upsidedown catfish, they do very well if you've got enough spaces for them to hide. Clown loaches get a bit big so you'd have to trade them in eventually. Loaches and cories also both need groups to feel comfortable, you'd want at least 4-5 cories and at least 3 loaches.
I've noticed that my upside down catfish keep sand cleaner than the other various substrates I've had in their tank. The're fun to watch when the come out but that's not often. My clown loaches did a bang up job on all the substrates and they are very fun to watch. They grow very slow so you'd have time to get a bigger tank but there are smaller loaches that would be just as good at cleaning up.
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Take a look at PlanetCatfish.com :: Welcome! They've got loads of pics and profiles. If you see one you like you can post it here with any questions you have.
I suggest cories...but get atleast 6. Panda cories are fun to watch. They are constantly playing amongst themselves. They also stay 2 inches, so 6 would be fine in your tank.
A bristlenose or rubbernose pleco would work, as both get around 5 inches, but they produce alot of waste.
Go with the cories...they are very entertaining and won't outgrow the tank
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A bristlenose or rubbernose pleco would work, as both get around 5 inches, but they produce alot of waste.
Go with the cories...they are very entertaining and won't outgrow the tank
.The only way that you are going to have extra food on the bottom of the tank is if you over feed. Also not feeding your fish for a day will cause them to clean the tank too should there be any extra food. If you are wanting fish to stay near the bottom then in your tank I think that Cories are your best bet. You dont have room in you tank for too many so I would just get a trio (3). Wouldnt Loaches eat the shrimp???
