What would be a good bottom feeder for my tank?

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I have 4 different freshwater aquariums that all have different kinds of community fish. I don't want the same kind of bottom feeders I already have. I have a albino bristlenose in my 30gal mixed tetras, several pink ramshorn snails and a blue apple snail in the 27 angelfish hex and ghost shrimp in my 10gal betta tank. 
My LFS doesn't have a big variety, so I order most of my fish/snails online. I need some ideas for a bottom feeder for my 55gal parrot cichlid/ram tank. I don't want another bristlenose and other than those the LFS only has common plecos which I know will get too big. I would like something unusual, I love the zebra plecos but the only ones I've found were over $300

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

fresh water catfish

? · Answer

You do know plecos are not bottom feeders they are algae eaters . Catfish and poached are the best they eat a lot of leftovers that wouldturn into ammonia if not eaten. Shrimps are good too my daughter has cherry shrimp and bamboo shrimp in hers and I use 4 cory cats and 4 ghost shrimp in my 30 g and I have 2 Otto cats and 2 snails for my algae

Scott · Answer

A puacaustumus ( I don't know how to  spell it ... pronounced po caust ta mus ) they are an alage eather and grow  sometimes big  enough to clean  a whole tank by themselves ... I also had red Oscars that got really big(they are  agressive tho

Anonymous · Answer

you can make a great bottom feeder like spongebob

Justin · Answer

Why not zoidburg?

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