bottom feeder for a cichlid 125g

[HiImSean]

ill have my 125g set up in about a month. im looking for bottom feeders/cleanup fish. what would you guys recommend? my stock will be this

H. psittacus
V. argentea
G. brasiliensis
S. jurupari
S. taeniurus "flagtail prochilodus"
D. microlepis "indo dat"

 

[svtim]

i just got a feather fin cat. it does not get huge but it is from Africa and is used in African tanks often not bad looking either.

 

[dbcb314]

friend had a lima shovelnose with his cichlids

 

[HiImSean]

ive been thinking about a lima, would it not get too big for a 125g

 

[Cichla dude]

No, limas would be fine. My dad has 2 limas in a 125. I suggest limas, pim. blochii, syondontis eurptis, sun cats, etc...

 

[crisper]

Limas can reach 18". This does'nt leave much room for this cat to turn around. A 4 line pim or spotted pimelodus maculatus or a synodontis would be a better choice.

 

[HiImSean]

what about a bagarius bagarius? i've heard they only grow to <10"

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

4 line cats are a good choice, one of my favorites during my 'early years' of fishkeeping