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What type of freshwater fish/shrimp cleans the auqarium, so that is remains clean?
Princezz asked:
I want to buy a freshwater fish/shrimp that cleans the aquarium, so that it remains clean. But the problem is I don’t know the name of those type of shrimps/fishes. And I want one that won’t eat my guppies.
I also want a type that cost LESS and won’t eat my guppies. Thank you!
I want to buy a freshwater fish/shrimp that cleans the aquarium, so that it remains clean. But the problem is I don’t know the name of those type of shrimps/fishes. And I want one that won’t eat my guppies.
I also want a type that cost LESS and won’t eat my guppies. Thank you!
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12. August 2008 at 6:11 am :
ghost shrimp
they usually cost less than 5$
or a cherry shrimp
14. August 2008 at 9:05 am :
plecostomus is an algea eater that doesnt bother the other fish. Some small snails would work too or U could combine.
14. August 2008 at 10:51 am :
omg ghost shrimp should cost less than 50 cents not 5 dollars they use them as feeders!
15. August 2008 at 12:58 pm :
If you can find them, Olive Nerite snails are the best algae cleaners out there and won’t eat live plants or guppies and won’t breed rapidly like more common pest snails (pond, ramshorns and mts)
Amano Shrimp and most other cardina sp. (like red cherry shrimp) do an excellent job at algae eating and amanos will even pick any extra flake food if they find it.
17. August 2008 at 6:02 am :
There is mainly two types of shrimp that do this, that won’t die in a month or 2 (Ghost shrimp)
First is the Japonica Shrimp, also known as the amano shrimp. They will ignore your guppies and just do on with their job.
Heres a link to it’s live aquaria page with it’s price and more info:
Second is the Cherry Shrimp, They too will ingore your guppies and continue on with their job.
Heres a link to it’s live aquaria page:
In the end, japonica shrimp are cheaper, but less colorful. Cherry Shrimp are more expensive but are more attractive to look at.
Good Luck!
EDIT: Shrimp will not even go close to your guppies. Also, neither of these choices will cost you more than 3 bucks a peice. If they do, change your pet store
19. August 2008 at 11:29 am :
A dwarf sucking cat fish works well.
22. August 2008 at 4:22 pm :
crawfish works the best but you have to brake off there claws the do grow back but you just smash the claws with you fingers and they release them this happens about every 3 months
24. August 2008 at 10:09 am :
Nothing will clean your tank so you don’t have to. You can get algae eaters that will eat some algae and ghost shrimp will pick up excess food but nothing will eat poop. You still have to do maintenance and vacuuming.
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