Top 5 Bottom Dweller Fish For Small Aquariums

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[@pencilpauli9442]

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[@kurtisstutzman7056]

With 70+ tanks, I currently have 7 kinds of corydoras, and they breed and thrive on any substrate...! Thanks, keep up y'alls awesomeness and go enjoy some nature today...! Also, don't forget to compliment someone today...

[@98Destructo]

Man how do you get 70 tanks?!

[@kurtisstutzman7056]

@@98Destructo at first Craigslist and, at least in Sarasota Florida, I have found at least 10 tanks on the side of the road... people just throw out relatively new stuff around here...! But, now I buy all my tanks at Petco during their 50% off sales... thanks

[@silverleaf15]

I love Hillstream loaches for my small tanks. Most of the time they are on the glass, but they only grow up to around 2 inch. They look like mini sting rays and are really cool to watch! I’ve never get tired of them lol

[@ccsorn]

My stiphodon goby has been adopted by my pygmy corys. Its like those videos that have a chicken adopted by a duck. He fits right in.

[@dcsoda1]

Kuhli loaches are probably my favorite fish overall. Just love how hardy they are and how fun they are to spot in the tank.

[@-Random101]

Agreed! I have a 8yr old Kuhli, still kicking strong!

[@thomasb4467]

I really enjoyed hearing Dean’s story about the Kuhli loach. It literally brought him back into the hobby

[@errk25]

I can't imagine not having any corydoras. I love them. I do try enjoy nature daily! Thanks!

[@ccsorn]

Same here. My pygmies are not shy at all.

[@ccsorn]

I absolutely love my pygmy corys. They have done great in my 10g as well as my 50g. Every once in a while, I find some fry and grow the school. I can't wait until I can try active breeding.

[@ol6906]

Content from Irene is always top-quality and easy to understand, thank you, Irene!

[@pencilpauli9442]

Love my panda corys. They've just eaten and having their post dinner playtime. It's become my favourite time of day To watch the corys sport and play

[@liyaquatali2271]

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[@phil3299]

I live in Arizona. We know our cactus. It's always funny to hear people say "cholla". 😂 It should be pronounced, "choy-ya". I still love Aquarium Co-Op and Irene!!! Keep up the great work!

[@volvo09]

I love Kuhli loaches, they are so cute

[@MandyJane123700]

Someday i will have a little herd of kuhli loaches! They are so cute.

[@tibbinova]

I love the panda Cory’s.

[@johncameron4194]

Love Cory’s, Hillstream and kuhli ones

[@jawjagrrl]

I've got a pair of khulis in a 5gal that have been happy there for 2 years. I started with a couple more that decided to yeet out of a tiny gap in the tank lid, which wasn't something I ever expected. We don't see them a ton, but it's ways fun when they make an appearance. My wild caught Aeneas cories have been with me over a year and are still pretty shy unless there is something yummy dropped in - they love xtreme massivore pellets the most. My super red bushynose pleco is a house favorite and often out and about! Highly recommended! Two fish I will never be without again however - dwarf chain loaches (perfect bladder, pond and ramshorn snail eaters - as long as they are smallish). Hilarious antics like clown loaches, but only 2" and unlike most loaches are happy out during the day! Combine them with panda garras- mine are over a year old and 3" - and your tank will always be action packed! The garras are goofy and love mealtime, very active and peaceful. I've seen them swim into adult angels guarding eggs without incident as they hop away with a seeming "sorry dude, bye!" Attitude. Make us laugh every day.

[@volvo09]

Weird, I wouldn't have expected a Kuhli to jump, and it wasn't a single fish either!

[@GreatWhiteShark-911]

Amazing!! Thank you! Love you guys!

[@tiffanyclark-grove1989]

i have peagravel river stone..$3.50 for 1/2 cubic foot. Looks nice, is smooth and a little goes a long way.. requires lots of rinsing but well worth the savings😊

[@psycobasschick]

I have 3 of the 5. Pygmy corydoras are my personal favorite because they are so cute! I have 4 black kuhlis and a clown pleco in my 20gal. The pleco is actually the reason my king Betta passed because he didn't like the Betta picking on him (a pleco bite looks like a pleco bite, regardless of if it is a common pleco or a clown).

[@Actias1974]

Thanks for not doing weird pointing at things in the thumbnail.

[@FLOMALS63]

Это было очень интересно. Решил завести себе одну из представленных видов 👍

[@WhyNotMe77]

Note: Panda Garra also make great bottom dwellers. They are very hardy and are super active. Everyday I see my Panda Garra zoom across the gravel with each other. They will also shimmy as they swim which is kind of funny. They can also eat algae that grows on glass. Just make sure to add a lid or the will accidentally zoom out.

[@myst8217]

I have 2 huge green Cory's and 2 newer, smaller Panda Cory's. They are cool fish

[@Rabbitzan]

If I have a bioactive tank will they feed on microorganisms that feed on dead leaves? Just curious. I am trying to go for a microenvironment in my fish tank that is both active and keeps the fish healthy. I plan to have plants and put in some leaf debris the nearby river. I dunno if I can have a fully sustained ecosystem in the tank though but I want to get as close as possible.

[@SpeikobraRote]

When you, as a german, watch a video and suddenly a german word comes up and youre like "...excuse me? youre using a word we use? what?" Its funny/silly enjoyable whenever a specific term just doesnt get translated but straight up brought over and introduced. Makes for great culturale exchange! Aufwuchs :)

[@dannybonsai7102]

Corys like to dig into sand yes, so it makes sense that gravel would be a concern for their barbels. However, I've never seen them digging into gravel, I guess they're simply smart enough to not injure themselves.

[@seanhammond8537]

Just got myself some Pygmy corys to in with my betta

[@calvinpdejong]

What’s the 1st Apisto in the video ? The blue one?

[@NyteFlyer]

Kuli Loaches, it seems everyone thinks they are such great bottom dwellers. I put two in my 37 gallon tank and within 24 hours they were gone, I caught one about 6 months later sucking on an algae wafer, but haven't seen him in 3 months now I take comfort in my belief that they come out when I am not around and laugh.

[@logankue9627]

Had 5 sterbai copies. One of them turned white and died. I think its skin was peeling too. It was always hiding and rarely saw it until it was too late.

[@shannonstibor6967]

I've been researching all morning and I've found and had to cross off the list sooooo many different fish, so.... I figured I'd ask for advice here because I trust this better than Google (plus, if anyone responds, I can ask/answer questions to help narrow down). I have a bigger tank so if all else fails, I can switch fish to the bigger tank... but I rather not mess with that tank. So, with that being said, let's pretend I only have one tank so if things get overcrowded... I'd have to get rid of fish. And I rather skip that trouble. I have a problem in my 10 gallon tank. That problem is my chili rasbora don't finish all the food before it hits the bottom, and they don't eat it once it hits the bottom. Now, I know I can feed less. But I'm still at this point trying to find out just how much that would be. And I've had them for over a year now 😅 Instead of having to daily vacuum (health issues are slowing me down now), I'd like to get a fish (the only snail I would get is mystery, but that's not an option at this point because I don't want to be stressing about it getting out and lots of holes in top of tank, and I failed at shrimp) that would eat the flake food and any nano pellets that fall to the bottom/on plants/driftwood. And of course, I'd supplement as needed with whatever, depending on the fish. So my question is what fish would be good in a 10 gallon that would get along with chili rasbora, and eat the food off the bottom of the tank? If it's something that needs to be kept in a group and therefore 10 gallons is not ideal, please don't bother mentioning it. Or if it has a huge bioload and you think that it'd be better off in a bigger tank, again, please don't bother lol. That's how so many of these other fish got removed from my list already, even though "minimum" tank size said 10. I don't want them to just survive, I'd like them to thrive. So they'd have to be warmer water as well, or at least in range with my chili rasbora. I do have sand substrate. Live plants, driftwood. Sponge filter. 11 chili rasbora (yay for ordering 10 online and they throw in an extra lol). Also, for anyone who has chili rasbora especially, what is your opinion on 11 in a 10 gallon? I do have a 40 gallon with a gourami right now that was originally in the 10 gallon with the rasbora (and technically is suited for the 10 gal, but I had to buy the 40 gal on a moments notice to rescue two fish temporarily, and once those were gone, decided to just put gourami in there for more space). I keep thinking about putting the rasbora in the 40 gallon, but kind of worried that with only 11 of them and them so small, I might never see them. And I love watching them ❤ They are very bright red (well, the males anyway lol) so I'm assuming they are happy. They used to get a little color washed back when I had a HOB filter because I couldn't get the flow to slow down, so I'd turn off a few hours and they'd color back up. Now with sponge, they are always red. So again, I think they are happy/healthy in the 10 gallon, but I do worry about overcrowding with getting a fish/multiple fish to clean up extra food. So sorry this is turning into a novel 😂😂😂😅😅 I just want to be sure no overcrowding, no fish stress, and that any fish I get is going to take care of the fallen flake/pellet food. And again, I would supplement as necessary. These rasbora are my babies, though, so nothing that would even THINK of eating or attacking/showing aggression (so no betas... not a risk I'm willing to take with them).

[@naegwut]

Great a/v

[@ChucksFeeesh]

Love khulis

[@Thatguymattfishkeeper]

I need some hillstream loaches

[@sandityche]

Just an FYI... Cholla is pronounced CHOY Ya.😊

[@aryah1513]

Not if you're a Cholo Loko dog. We say "Cholo Wood"

[@Khaeris]

I would love to get some corys, but i can't decide on what kind. They're all so darn cute that i just can't pick. 😂

[@stoneysscapes7544]

Pygmy Cory's all day , all night the best of the bunch 💙💚

[@NekoBodhidoesart]

Danger nooooooooodle!!

[@johncameron4194]

Ice list

[@kenjiro2676]

Most of the bottom dwelling species listen live forever, specifically kuhli loaches, corydoras and plecos.

[@franko1642]

i love my pigmy corys haha

[@blackosprey2219]

Corydoras are like java ferns for me... everyone says they're super duper easy but I've had no success with them at all.

[@stoneysscapes7544]

They are so it's a good idea to get everything dialed in from testing the source water , which is best kept in neutral to slightly harder vs. so soft unless you have been keeping fish and just the concept of a stable tank vs. PH , KH , GH and how little fluctuating to a Cory isn't the best STABLE is better than ideal parameters. Also the filters are very , very important in the reality that Cory's all of them do not have any business being in unfiltered water and they require very little else

[@HopeB555]

My Kuhlis absolutely love to eat my ramshorn snails. Lol. I think they do more work than my assassin snails

[@johncameron4194]

Yeah plecos

[@forrestlea4515]

Chola wood? You mean Cholla? Pronounced Choya.

[@SwatejK]

Top 5, these are bottom 5 😂 bottom 5 bottom dwellers, middle 5 middle dwellers 😅

[@SamanthaNickole02]

Are they compatible with a Betta?

[@Ryan-hw7qb]

Zodiac Loaches are the coolest fish EVER!!!!! Trust me get one!!!!

[@cooper5534]

Tiger plecos get to 6 inches, wouldn’t recommend any type of pleco, even bristlenose unless you are looking to upgrade in the future