[Attack!]

what is the best bottom- feeding, garbage-cleaning, huge appetite, safe from piranha's fish?

 

[RhomZilla]

Pleco!! Some catfish are adaptable too

 

[thePACK]

..maybe a raphael cat or a common pleco..and i say maybe caus eyou never know when your p's might think of them as dinner

 

[Innes]

there is no such fish - no fish are safe from piranhas, not even other piranhas!

but commenly used are plecos and talking catfish (raphael cats)

 

[Judazzz]

Yup, both raphael cats and pleco's are very suitable.
If you want a prehistoric-looking beast, go for pleco's. If yu want a fish that craps less than it eats, get a raphael cat.

 

[pcrose]

Innes hook me up with a pic of a rapheal cat ,but yeah plecos get the job done.

 

[RhomZilla]

I tried Rafael Catfishes before to get rid of my sanil prob too. They got eatten, but my Plecos still standing strong!!

 

[Innes]

Innes hook me up with a pic of a rapheal cat ,but yeah plecos get the job done.

you want it - you got it

a handy spotted talking catfish link
a handy striped talking catfish link
another handy striped talking catfish link

Agamyxis pectinifrons

Platydoras costatus

 

[pcrose]

I want one of those how much do they run for?

 

[unxchange]

Both of the Raphael catfishes (spotted and striped) are pretty common and cheap, they should carry them at your local chain fish/pet store. Last time I checked the spotted Raphaels were about $5 and the stripeds ones are about $7.

 

[Innes]

they do spend all their time with their heads stuck in rocks

 

[RhomZilla]

Hmm.. I dont think I've ever seen Rafael Catfhises in my area (either that or I havent noticed), but it would look better having a new kind of fish.

 

[Innes]

Hmm.. I dont think I've ever seen Rafael Catfhises in my area (either that or I havent noticed), but it would look better having a new kind of fish.

look in the rocks at the fish shop - you might be suprised

 

[Poseidon X]

Bristle-nose plecs are the way to go... far superior to lazy ass common plecs. They eat like its their job.. and it is. Plus they are very fast, agile and aware.

 

[unxchange]

The first bottom scavenger I would try with a Piranha would have to be a Raphael Catfish, these guys hunt while it's dark and hide when there's light, when it's dark your Piranhas probably can't n0tice it.

 

[Innes]

The first bottom scavenger I would try with a Piranha would have to be a Raphael Catfish, these guys hunt while it's dark and hide when there's light, when it's dark your Piranhas probably can't n0tice it.

Piranhas live in mirky waters, and do not usually have much light to see with, my guess is they are pretty good at hunting in the dark, but the raphiel cats are really well armoured and I doubt that piranhas would be interested in one unless they were really hungry

 

[unxchange]

Ah, thanks for pointing that out, as you can see I know nothing about Piranhas

, but I'll still go with the Raphaels as I've heard them being kept together.

 

[Innes]

Ah, thanks for pointing that out, as you can see I know nothing about Piranhas

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but you do know about other fish

also you came to the right place to learn more - P-Fury

 

[unxchange]

also you came to the right place to learn more - P-Fury

Exactly..

 

[luva40]

Crayfish are cheap and pretty good at hiding. Mine eventually get eaten but are well worth the 79 cents I pay for them.