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[DannyBoy17]

So when I feed my fish shrimp pellets, the uneaten remains fall to the bottom, and sometimes sit there, breaking apart in an unactractive fashion. I was wondering if there was a kind of fish that would "clean up" this problem for me.

Right now, in my 100g, I have:

5 Silver Dollars
5 Juvie Angelfish
6 Penguin Tetras
6 Neons
2 Common Plecs
4 Khuli Loaches


By the way, I was hoping to add another 5 Juvinile Angels to this tank, I am hoping to attempt breeding them. Would this be over doing it?

I do 20-30% water change a week
I run 2 Penguin 170's and 1 Penguin 330
Tank is planted with fake plants - lots of open swimming space

Thanks - Cheers

 

[a1wonder]

If your planning on breeding angels you should seriously think about getting them their own seperate tank you've got a heck of a lot of large fish though silver dollars a piece will each at least grow 7inchs and sorry to tell you but your angels as soon as they grow a bit large will start to snack on thoses all to tasty neons.
Personally if you were thinking about getting somthing that might help clean up your tank I'd look at corries but it looks like your tank is a already full with thoughs two plecos and personally I would not add another 5 angels.
While you might be doing 20-30% water changes weekly I can almost promise a few months down the rode that will drop greatly maybe down to around 10% and you wouldn't have such a high bio load.
Right now currently your sitting at around 128inchs of full grown fish (if they grow to their normal size) and that is not counting the 5 you want to put in.
I'd say let it be and let them grow a bit and you're sure to have a lively tank soon!

 

[DannyBoy17]

Well...

-1 Common Plec is leaving
-Neons I know will become a snack, so Im giving them to a friend when they start to grow up
-Plenty of good, defined territories
-Tall tank, with a ton of room to swim

I think if I keep up the water changes (I know they will slow down, but not to 10%, not with the python) and add the canister filter Ive been working on, I will have good enough filtration, along with enough space for each fish to be comfortable.

To top it off, I have a good breeding/backup tank if anything goes wrong: 29g tall.

Im not throwing away your answer, just rebuttling

Also, do Angels eat Penguins?

 

[a1wonder]

Not to my knowledge and my answer previously was to the list you previously stated.
So I'm assuming now...
5 Silver Dollars
5 Juvie Angelfish
6 Penguin Tetras
1 Common Plecs
4 Khuli Loaches

I'd personally still keep it at 6 angels (3 pairs) and then when your tank is reduced maybe add corries (which are a great highly active very little waste producing bunch) which will still need to be feed normal with stinking tablets but help with the clean up. You might be able to get away with perhapes a small school.

 

[DannyBoy17]

Thanks mate

I'll take your word for it.

Funny thing is, I look at my fishtank, only 20 mins after posting, and the pelletl leftovers are gone! Those Angels truly are a sneaky bunch!

 

[DannyBoy17]

By the way, say I put some kind of algae eater in the breeding tank (Raphael Plec, or another Common) would they eat the Angelfish's eggs, or would it screw up the process in any other ways?

 

[CFC]

All catfish love fish eggs so if you seriously want to breed angel fish i suggest removing the common plec, loaches too are adept egg theives so the khulies should be removed also. You will then also have the problem of the silver dollars eating the angelfish fry whenever they stray more than a few inches from the parents.

If you have uneaten pellets left on the substrate 10 minutes after feeding then you are over feeding, i would suggest feeding less and if there is still any uneaten food in the tank after 10 minutes remove it with your syphon.

 

[ravekiss]

Get corys! They're great scavengers and very fun to watch!

 

[DannyBoy17]

All catfish love fish eggs so if you seriously want to breed angel fish i suggest removing the common plec, loaches too are adept egg theives so the khulies should be removed also. You will then also have the problem of the silver dollars eating the angelfish fry whenever they stray more than a few inches from the parents.

If you have uneaten pellets left on the substrate 10 minutes after feeding then you are over feeding, i would suggest feeding less and if there is still any uneaten food in the tank after 10 minutes remove it with your syphon.

Well, I would be moving the breeding pair of Angels to the 29 tall I just set up. (<- Ohhhh you were refering to the question about the Raphaels in the breeding tank! Ok, thanks mate!)

Also, I think the fish were just too shy because I was there.

 

[steelhealr]

Not to recommend them as scavengers, but, just a note of interest, my german rams LOVE shrimp pellets. The cories and loaches love them too. SH

 

[sammydee]

How big do angels grow then? I've had mine for about one and a half years and it doesn't seem to be growing any bigger. A full-grown neon can't even fit in it's mouth I wouldn't have thought. I keep six neons with the angelfish and they're all still there.

Having said this, my angelfish is a complete wimp. It swims away from neons when they come close and hides in the plants.

 

[DannyBoy17]

Hehe, might I sugeest giving it a friend?

 

[Fishy411]

my dumb Cories never eat the pellets. The gourami and Danios seem to like it Much Better

 

[DannyBoy17]

Every fish Ive owned has loved the "Wardley Shrimp Pellet Formula"

Cheers.