"Kevin & Freida Livingston" <kevida97@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Tedd Jacobs" <Jacobs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Kevin & Freida Livingston" wrote...
>>
>>> If I could "pick everyone's brains" for just a moment, I have a
>>> question. I
>>> would like to know what fish/invertabrates would make a good "clean up
>>> crew"
>>> (eating algae, leftover food particles, waste, etc.) for a 55 gallon
>>> tank. I
>>> have the following species:
>>> Guppy,
>>> Tiger Barb,
>>> Albino Tiger Barb,
>>> Green Tiger Barb,
>>> Neon Tetra,
>>> Glow Lite Tetra,
>>> Red Eye Terta
>>> Plecostumus (I realise they eat algae but I want to give it a "boost"
of
>>> needed).
>>>
>>> I have bee considering adding either a dwarf crayfish, some glass
>>> shrimp,
>>> and even fresh water clams (but I have been talked out of that in my
>>> previous posts). Anyway, any suggestions on which creatures (and any
>>> special
>>> care tips for said creatures) would be appreciated.
>>
>> african dwarf frogs do fairly well at keeping the bottom clean, granted
>> there
>> are others that are better but they are a nice bit of diversion from
the
>> norm.
>> as for algae, a small group of oto's does well.
>>
>> JMHO.
>>
>>
> Now for a different problem!
>
> I have two plecostomi (I am supposing that "plecostomi" is plural for
> "plecostomus") that are pooping like there is no tomorrow! I have
reduced
> the food intake of the community; which includes tertas, platties,
> mollies,
> barbs, cory cats, and two Thai or ("Red Claw") crabs; but I am seeing
> "stringers" off of the plecostomi that are longer than thier bodies!
> Rather
> than clean my tank daily (which I am almost on the verge of), are there
> any
> commercially availabe crtitters that....how do I ask this without it
> sounding gross?...take care of the "by-products"? Also are ther any
> critters
> the eat decaying plant matter? Thanks in advance for any help!
>
> -Kevin
>
> P.S. My tank is 55 gallons and I have an Em****er Bio Wheel filter
Stringers as described would for any other fish be a possible sign of an
internal bacterial infection, but for plecii ;~) it can be typical. In
theory, they are pigging out on something, so the stringers should
decrease
as their food supply decreases. There isn't any commercially available
critters which consume their by-products. Various snails will eat
decaying
plant matter.
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