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greenmonkey51    Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004   | I want a scavenger catfish for my 75g to clean up any uneaten food. I know cories and loaches fit the bill but I want to conserve tank space and not use it on another school. Basically Im looking for a 4"-5" bottom feeder that isn't social and is safe with small tetras. |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05 |     |
Natalie    Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003   | Pretty much any catfish that size that isn't a cory or pleco is going to feast on those small tetras...   I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
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Calilasseia *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003  | Would that include Banjo Cats Cory_Addict?  |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05 | |
Georgia Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 108 Votes: 3 Registered: 18-Feb-2005 | How about a bristlenose pleco? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05 | |
| Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003 | Banjo cats will indeed eat small fish if they have the opportunity. They have huge mouths. Bristlenoses are plecos and aren't really good scavengers. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05 | |
| Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004 | Banjo cats will most definitely eat small fish. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05 | |
| Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003 | You could try one of the riverine Synodontis species. Many of them get larger than 4", but they also have small mouths and are not very predatory. There is also Synodontis nigriventris, which gets about 3" long and is a goot scavenger. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05 | |
| JokerFish Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 203 Votes: 20 Registered: 05-Feb-2004  | a pictus cat is a pretty good scavenger but they can get pretty predatory when they got older i think... |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05 | |
koi keeper    Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001  | I would do a Rafael Cat. They will not go after tetras. Smaller side would be the spotted ones, larger fish would be the striped.  Koi Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn. |
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| Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003 | But if I'm not mistaken, don't the spotted ones tend to be more predatory than the striped ones?  I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05 | |
| greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | I think that I'll just give up and get some cories. |
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| Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003 | Welcome to the Dark Side. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05 | |
| labrakitty Fish Addict Posts: 740 Kudos: 435 Votes: 9 Registered: 12-Nov-2004  | The Syno Cory addict suggested is an upside down catfish. These would not eat your small fish. |
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| So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004 | Yes, I would say Upside Down Cat, or Imitator Catfish. Those guys are so cool. How about a Whiptail Cat? Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames |
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| greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004 | I know what the syno that cory suggested is but Im trying for a SA biotope. If I didn't care about that then there are tons of synos that would be good. What corie species would you suggest Cory Addict. I was looking at Julis the other day and they seemed good. There isn't much around here for different species its mostly emerald, albino, pandas, and mixed cories. I saw a price tag for some pygmy cories the other day but didn't see any in the tank. I may try to get the pygmies since they're small and I would be cool to see a bunch of little missles flying around the bottom. |
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| Calilasseia *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003 | Actually, Corydoras pygmaeus would spend most of its time in midwater. In the wild it shoals with a Characin species - safety in numbers and all that. |
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