Best bottom feeder with my fish?

[Stratoquarius]

sun catfish that has doubled in size almost in 3 months since i got it, and a flagtail. the flagtail absolutely destroys any algae.
they do get huge, but they also take an extremely long time to grow.

 

[the animal guy]

sailfin pleco

 

[thacarter546]

Im a huge fan of the sydontis eupterus. They hold up well in cichlid tanks, can hold their own in a fight and are drop dead gorgeous to boot. As for cleaning they like anything meaty. excess cichlid pellets will work, and shrimp pellets to supplement.

Another choice I love if you can find them, and this is a huge if. Ive only ever seen 2 healthy specimens in my area large enough to put in my tank and I quickly bought both, well I traded a 14" clown knife for one. The species is sun catfish or eclipse catfish, or spot catfish. Whatever they call em. They are just gorgeous and have a wonderful personality rivalling that of most cichlids. They grow quickly and can definitely hold their own.

 

[Marauder225]

You can get eclipse catfish at most petsmarts


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[jonclark96]

You sure the plecos died from aggression? I keep bristlenose plecos in most of my tanks and have never lost one to aggression.

 

[NitroDempsey]

I just got a bigger pleco, about 5 inches and they are leaving it alone. Hopefully we have a winner. I can't think of any other reason the other plecos would have died, I saw the jd rip the tail off so that's my best guess


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[Jmart159]

I agree with the Syno Eupturus. They will match the aggression of cichlids as long as they are similar in size and they look great.

 

[NitroDempsey]

So far so good with the bigger pleco, my dad asked where the hell I got a shark LOL


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[suckermouth467]

I have a Corydoras catfish, they are small, but are very friendly. They do well with cleaning the tank. If by jd, you mean Jack Dempsey, http://tropicalfishandaquariums.com/Compatibility/MatchResults.php does not recommend that they are compatible. I would check that website to find a good tank mate for your jd.

 

[mainstreet]

Yeah I don't know if the sailfin is worth the extra money, if a fish wants to kill a bottom feeder it won't matter if it's a pleco or sailfin I think it's more up to the determinedness of the cich. My roommate has a dovii that recently laid waste to a foot and half sailfin.