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hey guys,after reading about heaps of cool bottom feeders,ive decided to get 1,to put into my mixed cichlid tank for now,and then when its get bigger i can move it to 1 of my larger tanks,i was guna put it into my 55gal,in it theres a green terror,blue acara,green sev,salvini,3 cons,i was just after something to clean up after these guys,now ive had plenty of bns,and plecos(gold nugget ect ect)so im after something that i can get in aussie land,and something i havent had(eg plecs and bn,sae,all sorts of small sucking catfish),so can some1 recomend a good botomfeeder.the cichlids in this tank(55gal)are all well behaved,so aggresion isnt really a problem for the bf

I'm not sure if they are availabe in Australia, but I loved the raphael catfish I had.

He was shy and really liked hiding during the day, but he was very active during the night. Also, he was protected just in case anyone decided to get aggressive. You never know when that will happen with cichlids, so I would recommend one.

pictus cats usually do well, and they are very active, but if the cichlids ever do get aggressive they'll take it out on the poor little pictus.

I've had great luck with raphaels, the only trouble with them is that to watch them doing anything but sitting in one place, you need to look at your tank in the middle of the night with a flashlight. or have that crazy moonlight lighting.

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ok cool thanx heaps guys,ive had a raphael cat b4,and yes the pictus would get a bt damaged i would think,ive also had a pictus b4 too,so any other ideas...

emperor plecos are pretty durable, and they get big enough your cichlids wouldn't bother them, they also like the same water conditions, they do like to eat wood though, and they're usually very expensive.

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can you get them in aussie land/,and how much is expensive..ruffly

I have no Idea if you can get them there, but they're pretty common around here, and usually $30-$50.
if it helps at all they're also called royal plecos, or royal panaque. ooh! and a link for you!
http://planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=151

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I'm surprised you even managed to get your hands on a gold nugget, which markets for roughly 400 aus bucks. L-204 goes for more; 5-600, and royals, since they are usually only available as juveniles, about 500 as well.

i got given the gold nugget,when freinds had twins,they no longer had time to maintain a tank,so i scored him.also thanx for the link,they are look pretty cool.anyone else got any other suggs

i dont really have any imput to this topic, i just wanted to say i saw a mother of snails catfish in the lfs today and it was very impressive. bout 3.5ft feet long, and thick too.
Your flowerhorn will only tolerate anything if the tank is big enough.
James

na man,im done trying to mix fish and bottomfeeders,whateve sort of bottomfeeder would have been put into 1 of my other tanks...