Clean Up Crew

[derekgsw]

I have just increased my tank size to 100litre and I am thinking of getting a clean up crew I have seen advertised but
I have plastic plants and I wanted to check before I buy the clean up crew consists of
2 Algae Eaters
2 Gold Algae Eaters
6 Amano 2 Cherry Shrimp
2 Zebra Snails
1 Red Claw Crab
1 Bronze Cory
1 Peppered Cory

Please advise

 

[lilfishie]

No chance, your tank will not hold them all, they are incompatable with each other let alone other fish.


Theres no such thing as a cleaner fish, they all need feeding just like any other fish. If your getting leftover food then cut the amount your feeding.

Whats you current stocking?

 

[fluttermoth]

Most so called 'algae eaters' are either plecs, which can grow up to two feet long, dpending on species, or Chinese algae eaters, which also grow large and eat less and less algae and become more and more aggressive as they get larger, so none of them would be suitable for your tank.

Crabs are not compatible with fish.

Corydoras are very sociable and should not be kept in groups of less than 6, preferably of their own species.

The best 'clean up crew' (for freshwater tanks; they do have a role to play in marine set ups) is you and your gravel cleaner

 

[micko]

Holy Mary mother of God. Where are you going with that lot? Crabs eat fish. Corys need to be in groups of 6 minimum of each species.
What fish do you already have? Fish sold as a "clean up crew" is rubbish. The best clean up crew you can get is your gravel cleaner, a bucket and a unused kitchen sponge.

 

[coldcazzie]

Theres no such thing as a cleaner fish, they all need feeding just like any other fish. If your getting leftover food then cut the amount your feeding.

Most so called 'algae eaters' are either plecs, which can grow up to two feet long, dpending on species, or Chinese algae eaters, which also grow large and eat less and less algae and become more and more aggressive as they get larger, so none of them would be suitable for your tank.

Crabs are not compatible with fish.

Corydoras are very sociable and should not be kept in groups of less than 6, preferably of their own species.

The best 'clean up crew' (for freshwater tanks; they do have a role to play in marine set ups) is you and your gravel cleaner

Holy Mary mother of God. Where are you going with that lot? Crabs eat fish. Corys need to be in groups of 6 minimum of each species.
What fish do you already have? Fish sold as a "clean up crew" is rubbish. The best clean up crew you can get is your gravel cleaner, a bucket and a unused kitchen sponge.

I'd comment... but there's really no need after the above comments. +1, +2 and +3!

 

[Delloy12]

We are the clean up crew

 

[derekgsw]

No chance, your tank will not hold them all, they are incompatable with each other let alone other fish.


Theres no such thing as a cleaner fish, they all need feeding just like any other fish. If your getting leftover food then cut the amount your feeding.

Whats you current stocking?

11x Neons,4x Molly,3 x Danio,3 x Platy,

This is the link for the clean up crew.

http/www.directtropicals.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=330

Theres no such thing as a cleaner fish, they all need feeding just like any other fish. If your getting leftover food then cut the amount your feeding.

Most so called 'algae eaters' are either plecs, which can grow up to two feet long, dpending on species, or Chinese algae eaters, which also grow large and eat less and less algae and become more and more aggressive as they get larger, so none of them would be suitable for your tank.

Crabs are not compatible with fish.

Corydoras are very sociable and should not be kept in groups of less than 6, preferably of their own species.

The best 'clean up crew' (for freshwater tanks; they do have a role to play in marine set ups) is you and your gravel cleaner

Thank you

Holy Mary mother of God. Where are you going with that lot? Crabs eat fish. Corys need to be in groups of 6 minimum of each species.
What fish do you already have? Fish sold as a "clean up crew" is rubbish. The best clean up crew you can get is your gravel cleaner, a bucket and a unused kitchen sponge.

I'd comment... but there's really no need after the above comments. +1, +2 and +3!

Holy Mary mother of God. Where are you going with that lot? Crabs eat fish. Corys need to be in groups of 6 minimum of each species.
What fish do you already have? Fish sold as a "clean up crew" is rubbish. The best clean up crew you can get is your gravel cleaner, a bucket and a unused kitchen sponge.

Thank you

Theres no such thing as a cleaner fish, they all need feeding just like any other fish. If your getting leftover food then cut the amount your feeding.

Most so called 'algae eaters' are either plecs, which can grow up to two feet long, dpending on species, or Chinese algae eaters, which also grow large and eat less and less algae and become more and more aggressive as they get larger, so none of them would be suitable for your tank.

Crabs are not compatible with fish.

Corydoras are very sociable and should not be kept in groups of less than 6, preferably of their own species.

The best 'clean up crew' (for freshwater tanks; they do have a role to play in marine set ups) is you and your gravel cleaner

Thank you

Holy Mary mother of God. Where are you going with that lot? Crabs eat fish. Corys need to be in groups of 6 minimum of each species.
What fish do you already have? Fish sold as a "clean up crew" is rubbish. The best clean up crew you can get is your gravel cleaner, a bucket and a unused kitchen sponge.

I'd comment... but there's really no need after the above comments. +1, +2 and +3!

 

[lilfishie]

Thats a decent stocking up the Danios to 6 though.

What sex are your Platies & Mollies?


you could get away with some Shirmp in there

 

[derekgsw]

Most so called 'algae eaters' are either plecs, which can grow up to two feet long, dpending on species, or Chinese algae eaters, which also grow large and eat less and less algae and become more and more aggressive as they get larger, so none of them would be suitable for your tank.

Crabs are not compatible with fish.

Corydoras are very sociable and should not be kept in groups of less than 6, preferably of their own species.

The best 'clean up crew' (for freshwater tanks; they do have a role to play in marine set ups) is you and your gravel cleaner

Thank you

 

[Delloy12]

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[Dr. Zoidberg]

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I can agree with everybody else what ever u do don't put in a Gold Algae Eater my "Zoidberg" has killed every thing in the tank even my 3 silver Dollers I hve pictures of my Silver on this Forum the 'Gold Algae Eater' will go for algea anywhere he finds it even on the back of other fish, U can see tooth prints on him

 

[colleen0309]

When I read your post yesterday I looked up freshwater clean up crews out of curiosity. I know saltwater clean up crews are a good idea, but I couldnt figure out what they would sell for freshwater. It just proves that some of the places that sell fish don't know much. I would never keep a cory alone. These little guys are very social and will be very lonely all by himself. You could probably get a couple shrimp and maybe a couple snail, but I wouldn't take their recomendation of the fish. And most certianly not the crab. Welcome to the forum Sorry to ruin your stocking plans, but better to be informed than run into problems down the road

 

[da7thson]

I think this is a case of where some web sites will sell anything. The list you have i have seen advertised on a website listed as "clean up crews" for various size tanks, but that doesn't cover the load they actually put on the tanks or the compatability with what you have or between themselves or what each fish neecds to be happy (the cory's for example need 6+).

Andy