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Posted by chris098 on January 4, 2008, 5:46 pm
Please log in for more thread options im new to keeping fish,what are the best fish,to keep the bottom of the tank
clean,i have a 80lt tank
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Posted by Tynk on January 4, 2008, 8:55 pm
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> >im new to keeping fish,what are the best fish,to keep the bottom of the t=
ank
> >clean,i have a 80lt tank
>
> The bottom of the tank should not need to be kept clean. Why is
> getting dirty? Too much food?
>
> Steve
The best thing to keep the bottom of the tank clean is the person
that feeds the fish! Bottom cleaners may do a half decent affair but
its too much to be expected for fish to keep the bottom clean and
human intervention is stillgoing to be required.
Most any of the catfish in the coryadorus family do a fair job, as do
weather (DOJO) loaches. If your getting an accumulation of foods yuor
feeding too much...........The bottom may require a vacuuming on
occassion but it should not really become that dirty or full of
detrius etc that it is so noticeable. Usually there is an accumulation
of detrius that does build up over time that gets down betweenthe
gravel or substrate that needs vaccuuming out.......Use what is called
a Phython or gravel cleaner to clean substrate.........
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Posted by chris098 via PetKB.com on January 7, 2008, 2:27 pm
Please log in for more thread options Tynk wrote:
>wrote:
>> >im new to keeping fish,what are the best fish,to keep the bottom of the tank
>> >clean,i have a 80lt tank
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>>
>> Steve
>
>The best thing to keep the bottom of the tank clean is the person
>that feeds the fish! Bottom cleaners may do a half decent affair but
>its too much to be expected for fish to keep the bottom clean and
>human intervention is stillgoing to be required.
>
>Most any of the catfish in the coryadorus family do a fair job, as do
>weather (DOJO) loaches. If your getting an accumulation of foods yuor
>feeding too much...........The bottom may require a vacuuming on
>occassion but it should not really become that dirty or full of
>detrius etc that it is so noticeable. Usually there is an accumulation
>of detrius that does build up over time that gets down betweenthe
>gravel or substrate that needs vaccuuming out.......Use what is called
>a Phython or gravel cleaner to clean substrate.........
i have a gravel cleaner,which i do use from time to time when needed,all the
fish in my tank apart from the corys,are tetras,barbs,danios,glass fish,whats
the best way to get the amount of food right that you feed,so keeping the
bottom cleaner
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Posted by Larry Blanchard on January 7, 2008, 11:29 pm
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On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:27:26 +0000, chris098 via PetKB.com wrote:
> i have a gravel cleaner,which i do use from time to time when needed,all the
> fish in my tank apart from the corys,are tetras,barbs,danios,glass fish,whats
> the best way to get the amount of food right that you feed,so keeping the
> bottom cleaner
You'll get various answers to that. If you feed twice a day as most do,
put a little food in - if it's gone in less than a minute you haven't
given them enough. If there's still some left after two minutes, you're
feeding too much.
For the cories, at most a half a bottom feeder tablet per fish once a day
should be more than enough. Don't feed them at all one or two days a week
and they'll do a better job of cleanup. But if you get the food amount
right for the other fish the cories will need fed at least 6 days a week.
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Posted by chris098 via PetKB.com on January 8, 2008, 4:48 pm
Please log in for more thread options Larry Blanchard wrote:
>> i have a gravel cleaner,which i do use from time to time when needed,all the
>> fish in my tank apart from the corys,are tetras,barbs,danios,glass fish,whats
>> the best way to get the amount of food right that you feed,so keeping the
>> bottom cleaner
>
>You'll get various answers to that. If you feed twice a day as most do,
>put a little food in - if it's gone in less than a minute you haven't
>given them enough. If there's still some left after two minutes, you're
>feeding too much.
>
>For the cories, at most a half a bottom feeder tablet per fish once a day
>should be more than enough. Don't feed them at all one or two days a week
>and they'll do a better job of cleanup. But if you get the food amount
>right for the other fish the cories will need fed at least 6 days a week.
thahk-you
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