cleaning fish or sucker fish?

[donovanlyj]

hi guys what kind of cleaning/sucker fish is best for shrimp tanks with babies in it???

[stormhawk]

Otocinclus, if you need an algae cleaner. The other "sucker fish" that might be suitable would be a Red Lizard pleco, Rineloricaria? species. The Otocinclus would be best though. Don't rely on them as "cleaner fish" because sometimes, they will die if you don't feed them well.

[donovanlyj]

i bought 2 otoc but they died, and what kind of food do they eat???

[hyun007]

i bought 2 otoc but they died, and what kind of food do they eat???

Algae wafer and most shrimp foods.

[Loudness]

Otocinclus, if you need an algae cleaner. The other "sucker fish" that might be suitable would be a Red Lizard pleco, Rineloricaria? species. The Otocinclus would be best though. Don't rely on them as "cleaner fish" because sometimes, they will die if you don't feed them well.

o.0 i dont really feed them le, but all of them are doing fine. i guess they just steal shrimp's food?

[stormhawk]

Yes, basically they are feeding on the same food the shrimps get. My particular Oto loves Carnivore Pellets from Hikari, but often it is grazing away on the driftwood and plants.