Brackish cleaners

[Rigger]

Can some one please direct my to some bottom feeders to clean my tank in a brackish water set up .
I have 3 puffers in a 50 gal. tank .

Thank you

 

[cdawson]

I wouldn't put any more fish in that tank, it's already maxed out. Puffers are very messy fish that can't handle an over-loaded biofilter. They also don't go by an "inch per gallon rule", but rather 10-15g solid territory per fish. How long have you had the tank?
actually, you may have room to keep some type of goby(NOT a bumble bee goby). Maybe a male and female pair of knight gobies.
Where in canada are you, I may be able to help you out.

 

[e-cat]

what kind of puffers do you have?
you might be able too go with a columbian shark, depending on the puffer.

 

[Rigger]

I have had the tank going for about 2 years now .
I live in Alberta
The puffers I have : http://puffernet.tripod.com/confusion.html
Will a columbian shark clean my tank ?

Thank You !

 

[cdawson]

No it won't clean your tank, it'll create more waste than all those puffers together when it reaches 12-14" in less than a year.

 

[e-cat]

it will clean your tank of any unaten food from your puffers.
cdawson, how do you figure that a columbian shark will make more of a mess then the 3 puffers? the three puffers will make more waste then 1 columbian shark.
have you ever owned colubian sharks? the columbians iv owned made no big mess, any one else with columbians on here, are yours creating a lot of waste?

 

[Rigger]

Ok Fight nice guys , I am just looking for a bottom feeder to eat algie and clean up my tank !
Thank you

 

[tkos]

Try looking on planet catfish. It is a great website and has just about any bottom feeder you can think of listed.

 

[Rigger]

Thank you for all your help everyone .
Over & Out

 

[cdawson]

it will clean your tank of any unaten food from your puffers.
cdawson, how do you figure that a columbian shark will make more of a mess then the 3 puffers? the three puffers will make more waste then 1 columbian shark.
have you ever owned colubian sharks? the columbians iv owned made no big mess, any one else with columbians on here, are yours creating a lot of waste?

Any fish I've heard of that reaches a whopping 12-14" usually makes alot of waste.

 

[e-cat]

"experience is better then any text book..." i cant remember who said it though