2006-12-21 08:06:11 · 1 answers · asked by Nicky 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I have a 20 gallon tank with tiger barbs and a few live plants.
2006-12-21 08:14:20 · update #1
Depends on the size of the tank and the other inhabitants, and what you want them to scavenge.
If you have african cichlids, Chinese Algae Eaters can usually hold their own, but as they grow older, they stop eating algae and start eating meaty foods. (min tank: 40 gallons)
Oto cats are food for eating many types of algae in peaceful tanks. They need to be in groups of 4+ (min tank: 15 gallons)
Corydoras are good for eating excess fish food and various other detritous in peaceful tanks. Groups of 5+ (min tank: 30 gallons)
Plecos are always useful as eating up some algae, fish food, etc. Common plecos are 18"+ and need 100 gallon tanks, but bristlenose and rubberlips, at 4-6 inches, can be in 40 gallon tanks.
Flying foxes / siamese aglae eaters will eat hair algae but also fish food. Groups of 3+, min tank size 50 gallons.
Loaches will eat snails and detritous. Groups of 5+. Yoyos: tank size 30gallons, kuhli: tank size 40 gallons, clown: tank size 100gallons+
You also have invertebrates.
Shrimp are very good scavengers, but their small size must be taken into account.
Cherry shrimp will eat various bits of detritous and algae, but they are only 1/2 long.
Ghost shrimp are a lot of detritous and are 1.5-2" long.
Fan shrimp eat particles of detritous floating in the water, 1.5-4" long.
FW Clams don't really scavenge, but they filter food from the water, keeps the water cleaner.
Snails are also scavengers. Mystery snails for 10-20 gallon tanks, apple snails for 30+ gallons. Malaysian trumpet snails will burrow into the substrate and keep it clean, and they are very small and prolific.
*Edit: with the tiger barbs, you have to be careful about them being too nippy. Corydoras probably aren't the best choice because they are so visible. Oto cats would probably be okay, so would snails, or Yoyo loaches.
2006-12-21 08:17:18 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scavenger Fish
2016-09-30 10:25:14 · answer #2 · answered by bedaw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RE:
What is the best scavenger fish for freshwater aquriums?
2015-08-02 02:06:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the size and makeup of your aquarium you could have cory cats, oto cats for larger tanks I like plecos and loaches. Chinese/siamese algae eaters are also very popular.
2006-12-21 08:08:27 · answer #4 · answered by weebles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cory catfish
Algae eaters mostly stay on the Glass.
2006-12-22 00:28:07 · answer #5 · answered by angelmwilson 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think Alge eaters are the best I have two and they keep my tank spotless
2006-12-21 08:15:43 · answer #6 · answered by Big Henzie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, accounting for size...a small school of cory cats ill work well.
2006-12-21 08:15:46 · answer #7 · answered by lemonnpuff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pleco, catfish, or even ghost shrimp
2006-12-21 08:42:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋