This may sound lame

[CrooK808]

But I actually am pretty happy to have a brand new 10 gallon to work with lol. Although I wish it was a 75 gal -_-. Anyways could I keep dwarf corys as a clean up crew in this tank ?

 

[knifegill]

Feed appropriately and you probably won't need the extra fish.

 

[CrooK808]

Feed appropriately and you probably won't need the extra fish.

i guess lol. i still have no idea what im keeping in there 0.0

 

[CrooK808]

Oh yeah. even though certain gobys are brackish water. at the petstores i see them in freshwater. so my question is do i need to keep them in brackishwater ?

 

[fishmamma]

Oh yeah. even though certain gobys are brackish water. at the petstores i see them in freshwater. so my question is do i need to keep them in brackishwater ?

If it happens to be brack, yes.

 

[Juxtaroberto]

Yes, they need brackish. People who keep them have said that in freshwater, all they do is hide, and seem easily stressed, while in brackish they become inquisitive and outgoing. I think this is a really good indication that brackish is a must.

Also, you shouldn't ever have fish as a "clean up crew." You should have a fish because you like it... and just feed appropriately and vacuum the substrate yourself. Adding fish just adds bioload.

 

[CrooK808]

Yes, they need brackish. People who keep them have said that in freshwater, all they do is hide, and seem easily stressed, while in brackish they become inquisitive and outgoing. I think this is a really good indication that brackish is a must.

Also, you shouldn't ever have fish as a "clean up crew." You should have a fish because you like it... and just feed appropriately and vacuum the substrate yourself. Adding fish just adds bioload.

Alright. well i never had a clean up crew but a friend reccomended to keep a few fish to keep things tidy but i guess nobody elses does that haha

 

[Juxtaroberto]

No, some people definitely do, but the problem with the "clean up crew" is that in addition to the scraps they clean up, they usually need their own food. The best example are plecos: everyone gets them to clean up their algae, but plecos also need their own veggies, so they become neglected, malnourished, and start sucking on other fish's slime coats. And they're pooping machines.

It's just better for you, especially in a 10g where nitrates build up quickly, to not add so much to the bioload.