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	bottom feeder for platies
CanadianJohn Fingerling Posts: 38 Votes: 1 Registered: 24-Jan-2004	Hey guys 10 gallon, sand bottom, fake plates a fair amount of hiding spot, 6 red coral platies 1 baby platie and one bristlenose, wondering what everone would suggest for a good bottom feeder, looking for something to clean up acess food that falls to the floor, i dont over feed but the platies dont seem to try and get any food that hits the floor, I was thinking 2 khuili loachs, any recommendations would be greatly apperciated
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	umm. sounds kinda full right now. the only thing i could see is a cory or two, but the tank is over stocked.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
cutiepatutie Enthusiast Posts: 222 Kudos: 411 Votes: 12 Registered: 16-Jun-2003	Your tank is already full. I wouldn't do just a cory or two because they're much happier in groups of at least 6. Try feeding your fish less; instead of trying to fix the problem after the food has dropped to the bottom, fix the problem before by not giving them as much food so it doesn't fall to the bottom. How many times do you feed your fish in a day? If you're just doing once daily, try feeding smaller portions twice daily. Good luck!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
CanadianJohn Fingerling Posts: 38 Votes: 1 Registered: 24-Jan-2004	I do feed twice a day not alot by any means but there is always some food falling down. theses are red coral platies and they are only about a inch long they are not the same size as regular platies
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
freeblaze Enthusiast Posts: 279 Kudos: 421 Votes: 40 Registered: 27-Feb-2004	Take a fish or 2 back to the LFS and trade for a rubber lip pleco. FreeBlaze
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
cutiepatutie Enthusiast Posts: 222 Kudos: 411 Votes: 12 Registered: 16-Jun-2003	Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think a rubber lip pleco would solve the problem as they mainly eat algea and veggies just like the bristle nose.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
freeblaze Enthusiast Posts: 279 Kudos: 421 Votes: 40 Registered: 27-Feb-2004	Mine eat anything lol..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	They eat less algae than they are reputed to. If you notice a significant reduction in algae production following introduction, it probably isn't due to the chaestoma. Also, be forewarned that thompsoni and millesi both grow past 4"--in layman's terms, too large for a ten gallon.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	If you're seeing food at the bottom & cannot add a school of Corydoras, because your allready stocked, just reduce your feeding & you should solve the problem. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Feed less, and don't break it up as small, this should help quite a bit...if you still aren't happy, try getting a larger tank (29+ gallons), add the fish you have and then a small school of corries (6-8)... :%)heidi michelle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I see a lot of people who Got to have a piece of me I'd give the shirt right off my back If I had the nerve to say Take this job and shove it I ain't working here no more ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	If you overfilter, you shouldn't have a problem. Livebearers aren't messy fish anyways.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	i agree...feed moderate size fud. since ur feeding them 2x a day...give them even less...i used to do that..but now, i just feed my fish once.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Im really surprised your BN pleco isnt cleaning up the excess food. Mine eats anything that touches the gravel. For your tank, I would highly reccomend the dwarf chain loach, Botia Sidthimunki, you could put a school of 6 in there, or you could put in a school of 6 dainty/pygmy corys. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
bzash Fingerling Posts: 15 Kudos: 4 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-May-2005	otto might be good!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06


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