Sump cleanup fish

[LukeOscar]

Looking for a fish that can survive in a sump.
The chamber I plan on using is about 20g 14x18x24 and had fairly quick moving water.
Temp is 82
Last requirement Is it has to be a garbage can as far as eating

Help Me out guys
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[brich999]

Ghost shimp. Ive always kept em in my sumps and they are great at eating detritus. Keep a sponge between chambers and they will breed rapidly and keep it cleaner

 

[livebearerfreak]

they cant breed in fresh water, the larva needs brackish water, so i would use cherry shrimps, and block any holes that can cause the shrimps to die..

 

[brich999]

I keep small amounts of salt in my tanks but never much... I used to scoop out probably 50 a week and throw em into my display for a snack. When I broke down my 55g a long time ago I got all the leftover ghost shrimps I caught between the sump and piranha tank I brought them to the lfs and they stopped counting after 100 and gave me credit for 300. You sure they need brackish water to breed?

 

[livebearerfreak]

aquarium salt is not the same as ocean salt, i think its gotta be .1005 to be brackish or considered brackish

 

[Aweshade9]

there are different species of ghost shrimp. Some need brackish and others don't.

 

[LukeOscar]

Really no fish though?

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[brich999]

Well typically there isnt much in a sump to consume... most fish can survive in there if fed but I dont know of any that will live off the microscopic detritus

 

[livebearerfreak]

why not just a single fish, something like ooooh lets see, a convict or something along those lines?

 

[Siddons11]

Small pleco species would be kinda cool.

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