10 Cleaner Fish For Your Aquarium - My Secret Weapons.
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0:00 - Rainbow sharks and red tail sharks
1:20 - Eartheater
2:22 - Flagfish
3:18 - Corydoras
4:01 - Platies
4:53 - Freshwater snails
5:45 - Loaches
6:53 - Goldfish
8:25 - Bristlenose pleco fish
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Is it ok to keep 2 Plecos in same tank? I have a 60gl breeder with a 6" common... Was wondering if I put a 4" common in they would be ok?
Where are you living? That sounds like mothfly larvae. They breed in your tank/filter and feed of waste and larvae when you allow it to get dirty, I have been told. Step up your water changes and clean out your filter more often and they should go away on their own They are not harmful to your fish.
Ok thanks we have been trying
The best of luck! Not judging at all. I know better than anyone how things can get on top of you and be hard to get under control again.
Don't forget the African earth eaters like mylochromis or callochromis
Love my little Kuhli loaches! Theyâre always moving around the tank, wiggling through all the plants. Once I drop some food in they go NUTS, snuffling all over the place! So fun to watch!
I have a pair of Kuhli Loach and they're the most shy fish I've ever kept in my 20 gallon I almost never see them. I'm curious how large a group you have if maybe they're out because you have a lot of them so they feel comfy if so I might have to get some more
@@johnpots4181 I have six of them together and find them to be pretty active in my 30 gall.
my honey gourami watches my prefilter sponge like a TV
Same, my honey gourami was more of a cleaner fish than my Pleco, When I moved the gourami there was a dramatic increase in leftover food. The pleco just stays in hiding all day. I forget that it's even in tank until i do a deep clean or move the driftwood.
mine just digs up my micro swords
I have 3 female guppies that watch me like a TV while I'm on the computer...
Ahhh Hazel!! Awesome seeing you here!! đ
@@seashell8913 my gourami sometimes do the same
freshwater shrimp, do a video on freshwater shrimp, and what fish won't bother them and which ones will
yes
My 10 gallon has about 40 red cherry shrimp, 7 endlers and a Betta, my favorite tank right now so much going on and low maintenance
Just set up my 10 gallon. My betta is living with 3 ghost shrimp. This gives me hope I can add cherry shrimps as well
I am a huge fan of the Nerite snails and a Pleco per tank, but I also rely on various dwarf shrimp as well as Otocinclus... both of which add a lot of very interesting activity to the tank when they feel at home (and are kept in large social groups).
Almost 200k! Keep it up Cory and great info as usual :)
I love that your channel brings the knowledge of many different species and the high production value as well. Hope to one day see you hit a million subs!
I was wondering about clean up crew the last week. This answered alot of questions. Very informative. Thanks Cory
Spent the weekend building my first garage fish room! Totally inspired by you and Joel and jimmy. Thanks for all the advice
In my 35 I have a pair of albino cories, julii cories, a clown pleco, a SAE, and a good colony of pond snails as a clean up crew. I also keep platies, a swordtail pair, and some guppies in there too! I've also got a ton of plants and have very little need to do extra cleaning, except for an occasional WC. I also think you should have mentioned that although these fish are for cleanup, you need to feed them just like any other fish in your tank, especially if those other fish catch most of the food like my gluttonous platies lol. They can't survive on scavenging alone :)
Also, that white pleco at 9:30 looks like something from another planet XD
Hey cory, just a big thanks to all the work you've put into your channel and aquarium co op, keep up all the amazing fish content!!!!!
As always Cory, brilliant. Thanks so much I spend all my time watching your channel. Better than TV for me.
Love this channel , I think its the best on you tube . Thanks for all your hard work Cory , I learn so much from you and I wish you lots of success you deserve it !
Never again will I look at a cory & not think "Roomba Fish". LOL
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hahahaha, I know! XD
Im naming mine roomba now lol i just been basic and calling him cory
Hillstream loaches (butterfly loach) do WONDERS for algae. I have some in my tank and they do great at 80 degrees and below. Within a few days my algae problem was pretty much eliminated. On top of that they are fairly active fish and fun to watch when they're running around.
1)Rainbow shark
2)Cichlid earth eater
3) Flagfish
4)Corydoras whisker crustacean eater
5) Platy Livebearer
6) Snails, Ramshorn , MTS, Nerite
7) Loaches (eat snails) Scavenger
8) Goldfish w/ good tank mate.
9) Bristlenose Pleco , super red, gold, rarer forms. Great w/ all fish.
I absolutely love that you call fish "People"
Hammer sameee!!
Lol i noticed when Aquarius be talking they call fish ppl on accident its funny
Absolutely love my true Siamese Algae Eater. Peaceful and gets along with everyone else and wow very dedicated in cleaning every inch of the tank. Was also surprised when it ate poop.
I have found these to be quite a pest in smaller tanks, in that they can chase other fish around, I have 4 & they do make me laugh when they find something tasty on a surface & they vibrate their barbels
Again...learning a lot from you!!! Absolutely love all of your videos. If I was limited to only watching one person's vids, they would be yours!!!
Heaps of great selections Cory thanks. Corydoras are my favorite mainly because i just love keeping them, cleaning the tank is just a bonus. Have a great day mate. :)
You're one of the coolest informative aquarium guys on here..
I need to get some of your easy green fertilizer
Thanks for the kind words.
He who smoked behind the rows, Cory's easy green fertilizer is like miracle grow for aquariums. It works great
Enjoyed watching. Thank you for sharing!
I think my tank is all clean up crew. I have a little five gallon planted tank with 3RCS, 3panda corydoras and two snails (1nerite, 1golden Inca). Today itâs going to become a
10 gallon.
I also love that you call fish âpeople. â
Hi Cory,
I am new to fish keeping. It all started when my 6 year old wanted to get fish. Now, Iâm enjoying this way too much. Your channel is the only one Iâve ever actually subscribed to! Keep up the great work.
Ha, Thats me now. Iâm with ya.. Just two years late.
I get cleaner fish to see different fish behavior in the tank. Sure it's nice to have a fish clean your tank but that's not the reason I buy cleaner fish.
I really agree, donât get cleaner fish to be cleaner fish, think of them as a regular fish
FintasticFish I got cleaner fish because they were cute.They were wiping down the tanks and at the time when I got them.I thought they were dancing đ
Alex Wongalong I have true Siamese algae eaters super cute
Currently working on a corydoras and pleco tank! I love "the bottom feeders"
Thank you for this very informative video... helped me decide on what to add in my tank
I have a red tail shark and this is the first time Iâve heard someone else mention them, I was so excited
I have a gold themed 10 gallon tank with my blue and red Half Moon Betta standing out. I have two Marigold Platies, two Golden Mystery Snails, and a Ghost Shrimp. I have good filtration, lots of live plants, and of course tons of hiding places! My Betta has a good temperament so I donât worry about him bullying my Platies, worst thing he has done is just flare his gills once when he got cocky. Theyâve been together for a month now with absolutely no issues! Best community tank Iâve owned! All of my creatures clean up after each other and it works out perfectly!
I was thinking of getting platties and a betta, but I'm concerned if the platties would breed easily. I don't want to take care of babies or see them get eaten
I love keeping bettas with other community fish! (For anyone who might be reading this) Just make sure not to get any fish that might be nippy such as barbs. Also stray from any other fish that has long colorful fins like guppies, he might get a bit territorial with them. Other than that, they can make lovely community fish and have great personalities!
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Hi mate am having a problem with lowering my nitrate level and was wondering if a cleaner fish would help reduce this
Great informative short video!! Thanks Cory
You touched on all my favorites.
Of course Iâm partial to super red plecos.
Great ideas! đ In my different community tanks I've got a rainboy shark, cherryshrimp, dwarf corys, a gabon shrimp, ancistrus and a lot of different snails; spixi, mystery, trumpets and rabbits â€
I love your channel and all of the info you have to share man. Thank you so much.
emerald green cories are my absolute favorite!
Good solid video. Thanks Cory
Amazing video I have all of those you said in all of my 14 tanks đ
In my 5 gallon I have guppies(6) a fancy Betta, and 2 mystery snails(because i love them!) and a dwarf clown pleco. The only maintenance i do is flip the rocks and decorations over so the algae dies on one side and a vacuum once every 4 months or so. Easy Peasy! This tank has been going for about 3 years!
Great video, Cory. My go-to clean-up fish is the true Siamese Algae Eater. Peaceful, attractive, hardy, lot's of personality, excellent at consuming algae, and quite good at finding uneaten food in the tank. The one I currently have I named "Mop" because he's so good at cleaning up.
Appreciate what you do and you knowledge. THANKS
Nice list thx I have mollies, trumpet snails, and I'm picking up a pair of bristlenose to finish up the crew for my 40 gallon. I wanted something like platies but bigger so I chose the mollies. It's fun watching all the fry and juveniles top to bottom all over the tank. For plants I have frogbit and hornwort. The fry hide in there 2-3 weeks before exploring the tank.
Cory been following you and my fish are doing great I order from your store as well great products and service is really the Best thank you so much for the information
Our Sunset Thick Lip Dwarf Gourami loves to constantly pick and clean stuff off the rocks, driftwood, and also the HOB intake pre-filter we got from Aquarium CO-OP!đ
I have turtles in my goldfish tank (55g) and the goldfish absolutely do a great job at cleaning up after the turtles. I just switched from a HOB filter to a canister on that tank a few weeks ago, and since then the water has been absolutely crystal clear, I can look through the side (as in not the wide viewing panel.) of the tank and see my bookshelf a few feet from the other side.
I keep betta's in my one of my ten gallons. My cleaning crew is yes the infamous bladder snail, and ghost shrimp. In my 40 breeder, I have platy's and 2 Molly's. They Molly's do a good job, I also keep ghost shrimps, nitrate snails, mystery/ spiked top apple snail, and yes bladder snails, and a albino pleco, which is a bristlenose. The Molly's and platy's do a good job at keeping the bladder snails in check and my tank is pretty much algae free
Another awsome video sir thanks. Happy fishkeeping
Amano shrimp are one of my favorite shrimp when it comes to cleaners!
I use loaches to sift through my gravel and I use mystery snails for the glass. Itâs a simple set up but itâs also got two guppies and a ghost catfish
In my 36 gallon Aquarium I have a clown pleco, 2 peppered Corydoras, 17 Zebra danios and 3 honey gourami. When I feed the danios they are very messy eaters so all the extra food goes to the bottom of the tank. When it is feeding time my Corydoras and gourmi wait at the bottom for the extra food. They are great cleaners! My pleco eats algae and cleans the tank fantastically! I couldnât ask for a better tank.
Learned so much lol my tank is always fairly clean which makes sense now bc I have some corydoras, some platies and a dwarf gourami!
My fav. are silver flying foxes. They are constantly combing for algae
I'm still on my first tank, so I'm not an expert (yet), but I find that my dwarf gourami is a great scavenger. I used to overfeed flakes months ago when I first got fish in there, and every time he'd spend well over an hour pecking at all the cracks and crevices of the gravel, sucking up leftover flakes.
Love these top 10s, keep em coming
Another awesome video braddah love ur âTopâ videos, those are my fav, thank you for everything you do for our hobby much love and aloha đ€đœđ đ€đœ
my 13 gal has 5 guppies, 3 peppered cories, and a betta. dont worry, they've been together for over 3 months, and no one's been killed.
I always end up with too many bottom dwellers - they are just so much fun to watch.
My new favorite pleco are the Chaetosoma species - they much on algae as good as or better than an ancistrus!
I have 2 salt and pepper cory catfish. Love those guys. They never stop.
I keep ramshorn snails in all my tanks. I actually ended up with them by accident in one tank, lol, but personally I think theyâve been a big help. I love my snail crew.
I've noticed Mystery/Apple snails do not clean as well as others, but they do help. Would recommend for most tanks, just keep in mind they are air breathers and could die in too big of a tank.
Thanks for the information!
I have two peppered corrydoras in my ten gallon tank. (They are growing out for my 55 gallon to go with the rest of the school) and they spend their days eating the stuff that settles in my gravel. They are super cute!
Random one but Gold Barbs eat very well and will spend a lot of time going around the bottom of the tank looking for left over food after youâve fed them. Had them for 3 plus years and very impressed how tidy they are.
Who could "hate" a snail? I think they are soooo cute! :-)
I have a Veiltail Betta Male, 3 Neon Tetras & 2 Cory Catfish(Corydoras) which are my clean up crew in a 5.5 gallon!đ„° And they are all thriving and striving happily together!đ€
Great info. Glad I found your channel
I love cleaners. My ''display tank'' has Kuhli Loaches, Bronze Cories, Bristlenoses, Cherry Shrimp, Amano Shrimp and Assassin Snails.
The only actual water colums fish I have in there is a school of Amanda Tetras and a single Platy. Both of those were rescues.
I would like to hear more about your tank mate
Good info. Thanx
Thanks for this. This really helps.
Good vid Cory, a few different fish to think about cheers.đ€
I have a Flagfish in with my Mbuna cichlids and she (Lady Liberty) runs the tank and loves hanging out with them and vice versa. Same with my Electric Blue Lobster as well (only when its feeding time).
Great informative video with excellent advice
Harbor seals will keep larger tanks pretty clean and school together well, too!
Thanks for the video I really appreciate your help keep up the good work my friend your friend Gman
If you fish can live with shrimp I recommend it, they do a good job going for uneaten food. Just make sure you feed them extra now and then!
With the help of these little ones it is even more easy to maintain the tank clean!
- Isabel
Otos are awesome too! I have a small group in my guppy tank...
Your videos are so helpful and I love your shop! I have been searching your page for glass catfish but I don't see anything. Hopefully they'll make the list one of these days!
I love my little bronze corydoras and my platys theyre so pretty AND theyre helpful!
When I did freshwater, I had a trio of horseface loaches and they were excellent at filtering out everything in my sand bed.
Platys are awesome. My first planted tank was a disaster drowning in algae, until I threw in some of my daughter's platy fry. No more algae! And the fry do work their way into the craziest spots to get food (and hide)
I have a combination of kuhli loaches and bristlenose plecos (red) in almost all of my tanks. They make the maintenance very easy.
Great info my friend.
Zebra Otocinclus + Yoyo Loach!
I like this cleaner group. Great looking combo, well patterned. Can keep Amano shrimp with both if you have decent structure for shrimp & some plants. Peaceful & easy!
A little cover of carpeting plant or Crypt Parva + few other easy plants + moss ball pitched in the corner. These little guys keep well together even with Amano Shrimp. Yoyo Loach do dig around the substrate and can uproot small root plants such as hairgrass... avoid hairgrass! Stick to moss & some strong stem plants. Read on if you care to know more about this combo... Really just use any plants with strong root base, because the yoyo loaches do forage deep which makes them efficient cleaners. These scavengers are very easy to keep & feed as long as your algae is fully developed into an established aquarium & your moss is strong. The only issue some starters experience when buying Otocinclus or yoyo loach is they add them too early and they eat algae so well that they actually eat ALL of the algae out of the tank and then need to be supplemented with algae wafers (divided into tiny 5ths) and some beginners fall into this trap. Also I said Amano Shrimp, i will add the adults are safe to keep, however keep your yoyos fed well or they may veiw dwarf shrimp as a snack.
How I use them: Amanos & Otos ("Autos" are like auto-vacuums for algae) are my "go-to" cleanup crew in my nano tanks, and also larger tanks... using them in my 29 and even my bigger 75 gal. Otos are small suckers at 1.5" that combo up well with Amano shrimp which also get 1.5" & eat algae increadibly well. Amanos pick up the VERY small stuff that the others do not. Do not underestimate the power of small cleaners in a large tank. I avoid large pleco. Common pleco, spotted pleco are big & cool, beautiful species to keep, but in terms of cleaning effectiveness & less waste, go with 4 Otocinclus and 10+ Amano shrimp and just skip the pleco variety which will eat your moss. Otos alone will absolutely scour the tank barren of ALL types of algae but leave your moss & plants in pristine condition. Keep atleat 4 Otos, if going fewer in a tiny nano tank, then just be aware they do better & live longer w/ 4 or more of the same species. Some online will even say 6 or more but I find four (2 pairs) to be fine. So just be aware, there are several different kinds of Otos & different sizes. In my nano I only keep dwarf. In larger, I personally like the looks of Zebra Otocinclus w/ the Yoyo Loach (2 pairs) because of their cool looking patterns.
Yes I needed this thx
I got my first Geo last week! Along with kubitia Loaches, also amazing cleaners!
I have limpets in my tank. They hitchhiked from some live plants but man do they do an amazing job of cleaning algae.
I like my cory catfish that clean up leftover food and amano shrimp that eat black algae off my slower growing anubias. Even the honey gourami picks at food crumbs that get stuck in the filter intake sponge. :)
I have 3 honey gourami. They eat the leftover food in the tank . At feeding time the are always at the bottom waiting for the extra food my zebra danios donât eat
Yeah! I never considered honey gourami as "cleanup crew" material, but they're really good at scavenging. đ
I set up a really cool ecosystem planted 10 gallon.
-Guppies (2)
-dwarf frog (as the predator)
- ghost shrimp (5)
- dwarf corydoras (3)
Heavily planted
Awesome video as always Corey! I got me some MTS and some pond snails
Great video, lets not forget about Dwarf suckers (Otocinclus) they are great community fish and due to their size, they can get into many places to eat algae.
thanks for the info
Love my Cory Paleatus clean up crew. Anytime they detect food, all 6 are out in a school vacuuming. I just wish they were more active during the day. They seem to only come out when the lights are off.
My 2 blue platies do it a degree, but my 2 yellow mollies are the shop vacs in my 29 gal. They nibble stuff off the air lines, decorations, glass, and gravel.
When you look like Andy from the office
Thank you for sharing this list of fish and snails that can serve as one's cleanup crew. I would rather use Geophagus rather than Goldfish in larger tanks as part of one's cleanup crew. However, the great variety of fancy Goldfish (Oranda, Ranchu, Butterfly, etc) would make these guys a must for some. Larger Tanks (30 gallons or larger) would be a more suitable home for them. I do like that you have Platies on this list as they are a favorite of mine, and they too are available in a great variety of colors. I am glad your trip to Peru netted you some really great fish. Enjoy them and Happy Fishkeeping.
I keep a blue gourami with a thorichthys eliotti cichlid (similar to firemouth) . The gourami picks algea from plant leaves and the cichlid looks for food in the substrate. You don't normally look at them as cleaners, but they are.
I find in my tank that Plecos, pepper cory catfish and mystery snail really help out and that they are interesting to watch!
Crazy set up, 8 adult guppies with a Male betta, clawed toed frog, and a ghost shrimp. The frog is small and will be removed when he starts eating the larger fish, but no issues otherwise. Planted tank with crystal clear water. Gravel substrate
Corys are one of my favorite fish! I have a panda, 2 albinos and a blue one in my 29 gal, 2 albino in my 10 g