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tinfoil  Big Fish Posts: 438 Kudos: 252 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Feb-2003   |  Edited by tinfoilhttp://www.fishba They are kept in spas in southern Europe, where they help cure skin deseases like psoriasis. Not hat I have a skin condition, but I've always been fascinated with the behaviour that they spread; just put your hand in the tank and they'll swarm all over it, eating dead skin cells. I figure a school of 20 or so in my 95 gal. will be very nice. They'll have a scat and a barbus binotatus for company. |
 Posted 10-Sep-2006 00:25 |       |
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003  | cool |
| Posted 10-Sep-2006 03:05 |  |
sirbooks        Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004   | That's awesome. I have heard of other fish that will do this too, but never heard of any being kept in a tank. Are they willing to feed on typical aquarium foods, and is this good enough nutritionally? They aren't obligatory dead skin/scale eaters, are they? |
| Posted 10-Sep-2006 03:43 | |
| tinfoil Big Fish Posts: 438 Kudos: 252 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Feb-2003 | Edited by tinfoil they are said to eat anything from algae to left over flakes. The guy I'm getting them from, says they're keeping his tank perfectly clean. On top of that; once they're settled in, they breed easily ... I saw them at one LFS for 5 euros each, I'm getting them for 0.50 euro each, just because this guy has to get rid of some youngsters ... |
| Posted 10-Sep-2006 10:09 | |
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