bioload!!!!!!

[fishfetish77]

what is the greatest bioload?

pleco
raphael catfish
oscar
bichir
silver dollars

if you could rank these in order from 1-5 that'd be great!!! im thinking:

1) pleco
2)oscar
3)raphael
4)bichir
5) silver dollars
please tell me if im wrong or right! im looking foward to the replies

 

[Longshot]

I'd put the oscar up on top. They are a bit messy.
Large plecos are a bio load but the other benefit is they are major phosphorus sinks which helps control algae. Only reason I know that is because an acquaintance did a study on it.

It really depends on the size of the fish and how they compare.

 

[micmike1709]

Oscar pleco catfish bichir

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[micmike1709]

Haven't had silver dollars in years but red bellies and any high metabolism meat eater could top this list.

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[fishfetish77]

yea i thought there would be a tie between the oscar and pleco thing is that these are fish i am probably going to put in my 75 gallon river tank. oscars in for sure, and so are bichirs but the others.....

 

[greenbud]

if you were compareing all of then as the same exact leanght and excluding bad over feeding habits causing amonia from scrap food then i would have to put the order as
oscar
pleco
silver dollar/Bichir
rapheal

 

[fishfetish77]

ok thanks guys you've been great!

 

[boldtogether]

if you were compareing all of then as the same exact leanght and excluding bad over feeding habits causing amonia from scrap food then i would have to put the order as
oscar
pleco
silver dollar/Bichir
rapheal

Except.....Rapheal ahead of the pleco.

 

[fishfetish77]

Ok well I'm probably looking toward a more predator based tank anyways so I'm keeping the Oscar and bichirs replacing the Raphael an pleco for a small school of pictus. Sad thing is I gotta get rid of my awesome pleco :'(
Señor Sam


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