What do you recommend?

[lungfishlover]

i currently have a tank with 4 birchirs in. the biggest being my 14" ornate. can you recommend me a catfish to clean up the uneaten food? it will eventually go into at least a 225g ( about 3 months time). i dont want anything HUGE like a TSN or RTC. without being too picky i wouldnt mind some colour on it too?

any suggestions?

 

[jerzyperson]

maybe some synos or pimeloda species. possibly even a large shoal of cories. if your not to picky maybe even a pictus of such.

 

[sixftsam]

It depends a LOT on what you are after? Some things to look into could be plecos (they come in a variety of colors, but will make a lot more waste than they get rid of). They come in various sizes, from a couple of inches to pretty tank busting. Another option could be a raphael catfish (aka talking catfish) but you wont see much of it, although it should be a good night time scavenger.

Hope that gives a little bit of a start.

 

[poly-nomial]

Nothing really big can go in a 225g. Get a hoard of pictus catfish.

 

[fishy12]

Nothing really big can go in a 225g. Get a hoard of pictus catfish.

False! You can get a lima or a megaladors irwin(i think it shld be engh for this cat also check myy spelling someone) raphals, ummm NO gupers they will eat your other stuff...Thats all i can think of atm

 

[lungfishlover]

i was thinking max size 12"? i am looking into plecs at the mo but i saw this pic and was wondering what it was?

 

[jclyde13]

i was thinking max size 12"? i am looking into plecs at the mo but i saw this pic and was wondering what it was?

It's some species of the genus Aguarunichthys, probably A. torosus. Whatever it is, I can guarantee you it is very uncommon.

 

[nes999]

first thing came to mind is a huge school of cory catfish they come in many colors too.

 

[lungfishlover]

It's some species of the genus Aguarunichthys, probably A. torosus. Whatever it is, I can guarantee you it is very uncommon.

in other words way out of my price range lol!

 

[scorp]

False! You can get a lima or a megaladors irwin(i think it shld be engh for this cat also check myy spelling someone) raphals, ummm NO gupers they will eat your other stuff...Thats all i can think of atm

False! Megalodoras uranoscopus which was irwini before gets huge, thus a no to keeping it in 225g for life.