So I have 1 orino and 2 Ocell all the same size, and a red oscar approximately the same size. I got the oscar because my plan was to starve the cichlas while they watch the oscar eat pellets, and this has worked out great (my peacocks are now eating pellets and hitting them HARD).
problem is, the oscar makes a huge mess when he eats the pellets (and i'm not over feeding him, he's just messy as hell). I want to get something for a clean up crew that won't get eaten by my peacocks but will also add some activity to the tank as well.
the fish are all around 4 inches long. I want to avoid a pleco if I can as I have had a couple go INSANE and kill everything in the tank, plus they're rather boring. I'm thinking about tinfoil barbs but I'm afraid they'll just end up eating the pellets as well which isn't too much of a problem. I was going to grab like 4-6 shiners from the bait shop but I'm worried about disease. It would definitely be cool if it were some kind of fish from the amazon river if possible. anyways, TIA.
problem is, the oscar makes a huge mess when he eats the pellets (and i'm not over feeding him, he's just messy as hell). I want to get something for a clean up crew that won't get eaten by my peacocks but will also add some activity to the tank as well.
the fish are all around 4 inches long. I want to avoid a pleco if I can as I have had a couple go INSANE and kill everything in the tank, plus they're rather boring. I'm thinking about tinfoil barbs but I'm afraid they'll just end up eating the pellets as well which isn't too much of a problem. I was going to grab like 4-6 shiners from the bait shop but I'm worried about disease. It would definitely be cool if it were some kind of fish from the amazon river if possible. anyways, TIA.
i never said anything about eating poop. i was talking about the mess left after the oscar chews up a pellet and lets it float through his gills.
This will at least be less mess