What are some active bottom dwellers/feeders...?

Question

...that will eat bloodworms and Cichlid pellets that have not be eaten and have just fallen to the bottom of the tank? I'm looking for something that won't get any bigger than 2 inches max. But what else would you say if size didn't matter for me?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Look into some of the dwarf corydoras catfish for something in that size range: http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/corydoras_habrosus.html , http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/corydoras_hastatus.html ,
http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/490.htm

Dwarf loaches will get to around 2.5 inches, but you might have a problem finding these: http://www.loaches.com/species-index/yasuhikotakia-sidthimunki

If your pellets will crumble after they're in the water for a while, a dragon goby (also called a violet goby) is pretty cool and will eat both. These need some salt in their water (about 4 teaspoons for every 5 gallons, which will be acceptable to most freshwater fish). They get rather large, but won't bother other fish unless they're fry. http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Gobioides_broussonnetii.html

Answer 2

Pictus catfish are very active and fun to watch when in a group of at least 3,they love blood worms but are unfussy eaters and will gobble almost anything.They get bigger about 4-5 inches.Here is some information on them,this web site also has lots of other catfish profiles if you feel like taking a look:http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=276

Answer 3

Try some of the Corydoras Catfish. Remember they are schooling fish and need a lot of them. If you have a lot of cichlid pellets and the cichlids can't eat them (or your cichlid died) try some coolie loach.

Answer 4

cories, plecs(grow really big), and most other catfish. Cories, otocinclus, hillstream loaches and glass shrimps don't grow above 2 inches and would work for you but if you have cichlids they'll probably eat the shrimps.

Answer 5

I would say dwarf fish are probably what you need. Cories, plecos..etc. I usually have plecos or cories in my tanks to clean the mess that the angels leave behind. It works for me!