Clean up crew for a warmer tank

[ndfi78]

I'm stocking a new tank, which will run around 82°. I'm having a hard time finding a cleanup crew that will thrive in that though. From what I am seeing cories and neocaridina davidi prefer lower temperature. I will have two bristlenose plecos in there, but from what I am reading they really don't do that much cleanup. 

EDIT: I apologize about all those new lines! I posted from my phone and somehow the formatting was thrown off.

Edited March 26, 2022 by ndfi78

[Patrick_G]

Your post has a lot of blank lines!

I’d go for Sterbai Corydoras, they’re really attractive and like warmer temps. Another option would be Otocinclus, I keep mine under 80F but I understand they tolerate temps into the low 80s. 

[North Dakota fish keeper]

I have one bristlenose pleco in my 29 gallon and he does a fabulous job cleaning up the algae.  I can clearly see the difference he makes as I have a 10 gallon that is too small for a BN, and the 29 never has an algae problem.  Give your BN a chance and I am sure you will be happy with their cleaning abilities!

[nabokovfan87]

On 3/25/2022 at 5:09 PM, ndfi78 said:

I'm stocking a new tank, which will run around 82°. I'm having a hard time finding a cleanup crew that will thrive in that though. From what I am seeing cories and neocaridina davidi prefer lower temperature. I will have two bristlenose plecos in there, but from what I am reading they really don't do that much cleanup. 

Shrimp are definitely a good option depending on what type of water you have and how they will handle hardness and PH and stuff.

As for a cleaner crew, I think Cory's make a lot of sense of a sand sifter, ram type of fish that will roam around the bottom and eat up some of that leftover food. Plecos generally make more of a mess but can help with algae. There often isn't enough algae but they will help with it.

I usually lean towards shrimp and corys and they have a lot lower hit to the waste for me compared to something like snails and plecos. I would caution you with corys based on information and research and just to be very careful about which you select. Higher temperature means lower oxygenation and they often prefer cooler tanks typically for that reason. There absolutely are some species that live in warm water and will do fine warmer but it's all depending on where you're able to get some of them.

 

[Guppysnail]

My BN pleco are my housekeepers in most of my tanks. They do a fabulous job. I hate doing windows so they are perfect for me. My breeding and grow out tanks for my bristlenose are always my cleanest least algae  tanks.