Cleanup Crew?

[Galasca]

So I've got my silver arowana, Senegal bichir, and paroon shark, and between the three of them they ALWAYS leave a mess. Either it's little scraps of tilapia or missed flakes, so I need a fish that will constantly venture across the tank floor in search of food, any suggestions?

 

[convict360]

Featherfin catfish

 

[Galasca]

Featherfin catfish

Can he hold his own with the larger fish?

 

[convict360]

Can he hold his own with the larger fish?

Not if they swallow him, so use best judgement on size; other than that, if they fight him he'll probs kick their arses, my syno used to beat up my convict and GT for fun

 

[Galasca]

Hmm.. Alright thanks

 

[FreshyFresh]

Depending on the size/space in the tank, how about a group of silver dollars?

 

[Galasca]

It's a 75g the lefts overs are somewhat "wrapped" onto substrate

 

[Galasca]

It's a 75g the lefts overs are somewhat "wrapped" onto substrate

FreshyFresh

 

[reptilerancher]

first I would recommend a bigger tank for the paroon and the silver arowana but a red tail cat is a good cleaner upper. also depending on the size of the fish, cray fish would work well. If the fish are large they will eat the cray fish and you just buy get more. If the fish are small the cray fish might try to eat them.
and convict360 a Featherfin catfish? a paroon would eat that as soon as it could fit it in its mouth. cats are different then cichlids.

 

[tlindsey]

Not if they swallow him, so use best judgement on size; other than that, if they fight him he'll probs kick their arses, my syno used to beat up my convict and GT for fun

Had a Synodontis Angelicus that held it's own against 2 murdering African Cichlid lol.