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	Cichlid Bottom Feeders?
carissa_aggie Hobbyist Posts: 127 Kudos: 26 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jun-2003	Are there any bottom feeders that are suitable for cichlid tanks? I had some Emerald Corys with a Severum, Kribensis, & Pearl chiclid and someone (not sure who) was seriously nipping at their fins and I had to remove them. Any replacement suggestions besides a pleco (already one in the tank)?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	What size tank is it? Theres various fish that can work for you tank depending on size, bristlenose plecos, golds, leapords, SAE, CAE, GAE, etc...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
carissa_aggie Hobbyist Posts: 127 Kudos: 26 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jun-2003	The tank is a 50 gallon show tank. My boss is wanted a decorative fish that will eat any remaining food off the bottom, like a cory does in a community tank. We do not need another algae eater.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Dolf Enthusiast Posts: 203 Kudos: 180 Votes: 46 Registered: 09-May-2004	Look into Eartheaters, species Gymnogeophagus, a South American Cichlid. The come in a variety of colors and sizes and do a great job of sifting your gravel for bits of food.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
tessa38uk Big Fish Posts: 466 Kudos: 586 Votes: 121 Registered: 11-Mar-2004	I would say its the Kribensis that are nipping i have just posted a forum on mine if you would like to take a look. I brought mine a couple of days ago and they are nipping every fish in the tank. Here is the link for my forum http://www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/thread.asp?id=43860 [span class="edited"][Edited by tessa38uk 2004-07-23 02:51][/span] [span class="edited"][Edited by tessa38uk 2004-07-23 02:52][/span] http://www.greenspersonalprinting.com/
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
amilner Big Fish Posts: 429 Kudos: 654 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jul-2004	The fin nipping could have been the kribs if they were spawning. Kribs will defend their territory from any fish whilst they have eggs/young. This generally means a chase until the fish are out of range or until the krib feels 'safe'. As kribs naturally are lower level fish, the corys may have received more punishment as they wouldn't be comfortable swimming to the upper levels.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Perky Mega Fish Posts: 1064 Kudos: 1036 Votes: 162 Registered: 24-Nov-2003	I recommend a Syno of some kind. They live with them in the wild so are the best addapted and there are different looking ones and most are really cool (some can be a bit boring lol)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
AngelZoo Fish Addict Posts: 771 Kudos: 501 Votes: 1 Registered: 16-Dec-2003	I happen to like loaches, a larger adult species might work well with cichlids, they are not really algae eaters they just scoop up what they find on the bottom of the tank. They come in a large varitey of styles and colours. I have a CAE in with my cichlids rihgt now, he doesn't seem to do much except for suck on the brown algae. [span class="edited"][Edited by AngelZoo 2004-07-24 15:12][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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