Cleanup crew

[igotgats]

What types of a cleanup crew do you use?

I'm setting up a 90g tank. I'm not a fan of Corys, so would rather go with snails and shrimp.

Are there any snails and shrimp I should avoid?

It's going to be planted with Rummynose and a few German Blue Rams.

[dornblaser]

Corys are fine unless you are trying to breed the GBRs, I understand that you may not prefer Corys. Amano Shrimp, Amano Shrimp, Amano Shrimp. I purchase both regular Amano's and XLs. https://aquahuna.com/collections/freshwater-shrimps/products/amano-shrimp

Pest snails. After purchasing different snails, all very nice, and having others come in on plants, etc, I am going to let my snails come to their own natural balance unless it is an aquascape display tank that will only have nerites in it.

I would also add Otto's into your clean-up crew.

[Moreetta]

The two generally accepted as forming a major part of any clean-up crew are Astraea and Trochus.

[Iminit]

Also since it is planted I would get SAE. They can handle the heat and will eat algae. Ottos too. I also have cherry shrimp. But rams will hunt them. Discus not as much.

[JamesW]

My discus hunted and ate cherry shrimp. They also hassled amano shrimp constantly, they now live in my sump...

I like assassin snails, they keep pest snails to a minimum and they will eat the meaty leftovers that discus can't get to or you miss with your siphon.

Bristlenose plecos are a classic but I'm not sure how much they do. In a 90g you would end up with a single mature pair or have constant fighting if you end up with multiple males.