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I'm putting together a 40 gallon planted community tank. Though filled with docile fish this tank will be heavily stocked, and has a few species that are likely to breed (GBR and corydoras). If possible i'd like to encourage that breeding.
With these elements in mind, which fish should i consider for my clean up crew, especially for algae?
1) Bushy nose Plecos are appealing as I could potentially coax them into breeding as well, but they are notorious egg eaters.
2) hillstream loaches look super cool and i've always wanted to keep them, but i'm not sure how they do with eggs.
3) otocinclus catfish - never kept them, hear good things, like their small size
4) No fish at all? should i just go with snails? Not sure shrimp would make it in this tank.
5) Other? Whats your clean up fish of choice for a tank like this?
Thanks!
With these elements in mind, which fish should i consider for my clean up crew, especially for algae?
1) Bushy nose Plecos are appealing as I could potentially coax them into breeding as well, but they are notorious egg eaters.
2) hillstream loaches look super cool and i've always wanted to keep them, but i'm not sure how they do with eggs.
3) otocinclus catfish - never kept them, hear good things, like their small size
4) No fish at all? should i just go with snails? Not sure shrimp would make it in this tank.
5) Other? Whats your clean up fish of choice for a tank like this?
Thanks!