Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Clean up crew recommendations for 55G planted tank
What would you recommend for a clean up crew for a 55G planted tank? So far
I'm thinking of getting 6 Jullii cory cats to take care of any extra food reaching the bottom. However, I'm still undecided what to get to take care of the algae. Is an Otto better than a SAE? Or do they just eat different algae? How many should I get of each? Does it matter which species of Ottos? Any shrimp that you would recommend (they would need to survive the company of swordtails, guppies, kribs, siamese fighting fish, and some tetras)? The only thing that I don't want is a pleco, I just don't like the look of them. Thanks, Harry P.S. My tank specs a 7.4ph, ~7dh, 1.6wpg, dosing with Fluorish & Excel -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Clean up crew recommendations for 55G planted tank
My moderate-low light/low tech guppy tank has nothing but red ramshorns for
scavengers, and is SPOTLESS. At various times I've introduced ottos and shrimp, more out of boredom than necessity, and they've gradually been starved out by the snails. Harry Muscle wrote in message ... What would you recommend for a clean up crew for a 55G planted tank? So far I'm thinking of getting 6 Jullii cory cats to take care of any extra food reaching the bottom. However, I'm still undecided what to get to take care of the algae. Is an Otto better than a SAE? Or do they just eat different algae? How many should I get of each? Does it matter which species of Ottos? Any shrimp that you would recommend (they would need to survive the company of swordtails, guppies, kribs, siamese fighting fish, and some tetras)? The only thing that I don't want is a pleco, I just don't like the look of them. Thanks, Harry P.S. My tank specs a 7.4ph, ~7dh, 1.6wpg, dosing with Fluorish & Excel -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Clean up crew recommendations for 55G planted tank
My moderate-low light/low tech guppy tank has nothing but red ramshorns for
scavengers, and is SPOTLESS. At various times I've introduced ottos and shrimp, more out of boredom than necessity, and they've gradually been starved out by the snails. Harry Muscle wrote in message ... What would you recommend for a clean up crew for a 55G planted tank? So far I'm thinking of getting 6 Jullii cory cats to take care of any extra food reaching the bottom. However, I'm still undecided what to get to take care of the algae. Is an Otto better than a SAE? Or do they just eat different algae? How many should I get of each? Does it matter which species of Ottos? Any shrimp that you would recommend (they would need to survive the company of swordtails, guppies, kribs, siamese fighting fish, and some tetras)? The only thing that I don't want is a pleco, I just don't like the look of them. Thanks, Harry P.S. My tank specs a 7.4ph, ~7dh, 1.6wpg, dosing with Fluorish & Excel -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Clean up crew recommendations for 55G planted tank
"Harry Muscle" wrote in
: What would you recommend for a clean up crew for a 55G planted tank? So far I'm thinking of getting 6 Jullii cory cats to take care of any extra food reaching the bottom. If you have enough extra food reaching the bottom for 6 juliis in a 55, you are feeding *way* too much. However, I'm still undecided what to get to take care of the algae. Is an Otto better than a SAE? Or do they just eat different algae? They eat different algae. Otocinclus will eat the smoother algaes (green spot to some extent, green slime better, and they love diatoms IME) while SAEs prefer filamentous algaes. How many should I get of each? Depending... I would get 4-5 otos and 1-2 SAEs, but I have a lot of wood in my tank that needs some extra loving. Does it matter which species of Ottos? otocinclus affinis is the only one commonly available, I believe. Other otos can get spendy- buy them if the aesthetic value is enough for you. Any shrimp that you would recommend (they would need to survive the company of swordtails, guppies, kribs, siamese fighting fish, and some tetras)? Kribs would probably eat algae eating shrimp, if I had to make a guess. The only thing that I don't want is a pleco, I just don't like the look of them. Bristlenose plecos are pretty cool, and clown plecos are much less ugly than the average pleco. Clowns are pretty shy too, they generally come out at night. ~Empty -- 'You're not friends. You'll never be friends. You'll be in love till it kills you both. You'll fight, and you'll shag, and you'll hate each other till it makes you quiver, but you'll never be friends. Love isn't brains, children, it's blood... blood screaming inside you to work its will. I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it.' Spike |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Clean up crew recommendations for 55G planted tank
Empty wrote in message
... ... Kribs would probably eat algae eating shrimp, if I had to make a guess. Unexpectedly, guppies are hard on shrimp, too. Mine just pick-pick-pick them apart. So, probably swords would, too. The only thing that I don't want is a pleco, I just don't like the look of them. Bristlenose plecos are pretty cool, and clown plecos are much less ugly than the average pleco. Clowns are pretty shy too, they generally come out at night. Clown pl*cos are neat. But mine was relatively expensive for a fish I only see just for a couple of seconds once every few weeks. And mine is even harder on broad leaf plants like swords and anubias than my common pl*cos who spend most of their time sucking wood. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Clean up crew recommendations for 55G planted tank
"Empty" wrote in message
... "Harry Muscle" wrote in : What would you recommend for a clean up crew for a 55G planted tank? So far I'm thinking of getting 6 Jullii cory cats to take care of any extra food reaching the bottom. If you have enough extra food reaching the bottom for 6 juliis in a 55, you are feeding *way* too much. Actually I want 6 because I know they prefer their own company. I do realize that if I were actually feeding that much I would be over feeding. Thanks for the input, Harry -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Clean up crew recommendations for 55G planted tank
Actually I want 6 because I know they prefer their own company. I do
realize that if I were actually feeding that much I would be over feeding. Just feed them some sinking shrimp pellets or something similar. N. Wise http://members.aol.com/nwwise01/ |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Clean up crew recommendations for 55G planted tank
Clown pl*cos are neat. snipped And mine is even
harder on broad leaf plants like swords and anubias than my common pl*cos who spend most of their time sucking wood. Really? Clown pl*cos rasp the leaves pretty bad?? I was hoping to get one for a new 55g but I guess I'll pass... dang... that sucks... Do you think they could be trained to 'not' do plants? -- RedForeman ©® |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
How much flourite for 55G tank? | Freshwater Aquaria Plants | |||
Low maintenance planted tank ... 48" bulbs x2 or x3 over 55G? | Freshwater Aquaria Plants | |||
Is 130gph enough filtration/water movment for a 55G planted tank? | Freshwater Aquaria Plants | |||
How much water movement in 55G planted tank? | Freshwater Aquaria Plants | |||
55g planted setup | Freshwater Aquaria Plants |