Aug 21, 2011 · Some fish will help in maintaining the cleaning of some aspects of a tank, but there is no fish that is going to really "clean" the tank. Bottom feeders like corys will eat fish food that makes it to the bottom of the tank that the other fish do not eat, but you can not expect them to live on scavenging alone.

Jul 10, 2011 · Hi, Need some advice - What would be a good pleco/bottom cleaner for a 75 gallon? I will be getting it from Petsmart or Big Al's so, nothing too pricy or out of the way to get.

Dec 4, 2006 · You can add a cleaner wrasse, cleaner shrimp, or a blood shrimp. Will all do the job but is no guarantee that they will do the job. To fight it you have to undrstand ick, you metioned your treating the tank, the only time you can kill ick is in the baby stage when its free floating, when its on the fish its covered in a cyst that protects …

Oct 16, 2011 · A good cleaner for a 10 gallon tank is water, I'm not being sarcastic; but for a tank that size, constant water changes are a must! My dorm had a 10 gallon size limit, so looks like yours has the same.

May 10, 2012 · What is a good algae eater for a 10 gallon tank, and how many of them should I get? Keep in mind that I have 3 guppies in my tank at the moment, but my plan is to have 7 or 8 within the next month and a half. Also, do algae eaters strictly eat just algae, or do you feed them other food as well...

Dec 18, 2008 · There's no such thing as a "cleaning fish" really. Any fish you add to the tank is going to add to your bioload, not reduce it. Bottom dwelling fish like a pleco will eat foods that land on the aquarium floor, but they won't eat fish poop or rotting food, and produce a lot of waste themselves. In order to clean this stuff up, you really just need to do gravel vacs on a regular basis. However ...

Jan 19, 2009 · Watching the interactions of fish and other marine animals can be relaxing, educational and help you to monitor the condition of the tanks inhabitants. When the glass or other parts of the aquarium, like the heater or lights, begin to develop white stains on them you need to act swiftly to remove them.

Aug 29, 2013 · A mid sized tetra like (my personal fave) red phantom tetra, or emperor might be a better suited choice imo. I love dwarf cichlids like rams and cacatuoides. I think a pair of these would be a nice addition, provided with a cave for them to call their home an spawn. I am going South American in my 120g as well, love the fish, love the idea.

Oct 16, 2010 · I have had a 10 gallon fish tank for the past 2 months. I have had 2 mollies and one platy. The mollies had babies and there are around 30 of them in a little floating breeder. They have been alive for a month. Just recently like past week the water has been turning brown. I cleaned the gravel with a gravel cleaner and changed 80% of the water. I put new water in with conditionor and the next ...

Mar 11, 2009 · The cleaner wrasse are usually cheap ($20) and they clean you fish from parasites. Where the cleaner shrimp also cleans fish from parasites but may leave a hole in the fish.