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African Cichlids Ireland  :: GENERAL FISH CHAT :: Tropical, South Americans and Plecos

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Post by Freaky Fish Lady Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:00 pm

I have labs a fryeri & a rts in my tank... Any good ideas wat to put in as a bottom feeder ?? Don't want a pleco as too much bio-load !! Tanks lol


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Post by Kelly Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:58 pm

What about some bristlenose, I keep loads of them in my tanks thumbs up
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Post by Freaky Fish Lady Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:12 pm

Hi ... Are the not part of the pleco family ??
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Post by Kelly Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:16 pm

Yes, but they grow no where near as big, or you could go for a synodontis catfish species
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Post by davcummo Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:28 pm

bristlenose only grow to 3/4 inches are are also one of the easier to breed if thats what you want
most people i know keep with the syno which are from arica(lake tang) but go very well in a malawi setup
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Post by Freaky Fish Lady Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:36 pm

Had a bumblebee goby but then discovered they are brackish :-( ... U talking about corydoras ??
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Post by davcummo Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:57 pm

no not corys the water is too hard for them and the ph is to high

i cant post any external links at minute
just google syndontis cats
mickdeja posted a pic of his earlier have a look at them
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Post by BIGPETE Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:02 pm

u cant go wrong with synodontis petricola they grow to 3 inch and never stop feeding of the bottom grosvenor trops have them at the moment

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Post by Freaky Fish Lady Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:16 pm

Just googled synodontis petricola ... Very nice.... Grosvenor tropical was the shop who sold me the bumblebee as fw and don't take fish bk :-( not very happy with them as a shop ATM :-((
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Post by Paul Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:17 pm

BIGPETE wrote:u cant go wrong with synodontis petricola they grow to 3 inch and never stop feeding of the bottom grosvenor trops have them at the moment
+1 Synodontis petricola small and stunning
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Post by Guest Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:21 pm

I have taken stuff back to grovenor i got an exchange one because what they sold me killed a few fish and the second time i got have my money back because the sold me fish that i could not figure out what they where? they are a bit crop that way! they will sell you anything! I have stood beside them many a time when they have sold crabo to people saying the are lovely fish no problems!

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Post by Freaky Fish Lady Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:28 pm

I normally go to craigavon Aquatics in lurgan phillip is fantastic, never had a problem fish from him a+ service!!
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Post by Guest Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:35 pm

Never heard of them will have to check them out!

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Post by Freaky Fish Lady Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:46 pm

Do I highly recommend him!! Plus he will source any fish u would like or so he advertises but I have never used this service yet lol
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Post by mickdeja Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:52 pm

Cant go wrong with the syno multis. Dysons on speed they are.
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Post by micko Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:19 pm

What size is the tank you have?
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