Fu Manchu Dude

Hay Guys.
I want to know what are good clean up catfish that wont be attacked by Oscar, firemouths, jewels, red tailed shark. i have a Bristlenose but he cant do it all on his own and needs some help.
i was thinking of the sydontis ( sorry for spelling ) catfish like
Cuckoo Catfish
Upside Down
Feather Fin Catfish
Pictus Catfish
or any other suggestions, its a 65 gallon tank. i will be upgrading next year hopefully.

heartsongsinger

you could try snails or shrimp. They may get eaten by the other fish but they are very efficient. Although shrimp in my area are cheap.

Toddnbecka

Are you wanting something to clean up algae or leftover food?

Fu Manchu Dude

Mostly Food And Waste From Large Cichlids

Fu Manchu Dude

IM Going to get a featherfin catfish. what would you say would be the safest size to by it if the others in my tank are 1.5 to 3 inches ??
i was thinking of getting him at about 2-4 inches.

Toddnbecka

Either a featherfin Synodontis or an Asian upside-down cat (looks like a Syno, but it's all black with a few gold or silver specks on the sides) would work. Fairly often available at Wal-Mart... Cuckoo and common upside down cats are social fish, better kept in groups. Size isn't critical, they grow faster than most cichlids., a 2-3" juvie will reach about 6" in a year.