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I am looking for options for bottom feeders for a new 120 gallon tank.

So far the following fish are in the tank - all babies:
12 green barbs
3 Bala shraks
1 Spiny Cichlid
1 Jewel Cichlid

Can anyone offer some suggestions?

In a tank that big, you can pretty much have your choice of bottom dwellers, even getting more than one. Is the tank going to be planted? What kind of substrate? Are there going to be stone caves or driftwood? If you can find them, some featherfin squeakers (a Synodontis species) would be cute, and if you have no delicate plants, you can have your choice of plecos if you're interested in them. A large school (12 or so) of one of the larger corydoras or brochis catfish would give you a lot of entertainment as well. You have a large tank that isn't fully stocked yet, so the possibilities are very great, indeed.

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Thanks for the suggeestions.

The tank will not be planted and has natural large gravel as a substrate. There are both stone caves as well as driftwood and a few artificial plants.

How well will the cory's do once the Southies get bigger?

Hrm... having never kept cichlids, I'm not sure. I'm tempted to say that in a large group with plenty of room for the cichlids to stake out territory, they should be okay, but I honestly don't know. With artificial plants and driftwood, a pleco or two would be ideal, though.

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Just remember that the Bala sharks get pretty big, just over a foot in length.


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you could get 5 clown loaches . I personally wouldnt put cories with the cichlids

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IF your going with cichlids, get a pleco, or larger cats like rapheals or pictus.

Yes, jewel cichlids are very aggressive,
and I have no idea what a spiny cichlid is,
never heard of it before
I would choose a bottom feeder that
is armored and strong, such as raphael cats,
pictus, a couple of bigger plecos,
black lancers, or syno cats.
Stuff like that.
I wouldnt chance cories in there


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