Sump fish?

Cliving1 · 01/20/2019, 11:14 AM

Has anyone purposefully kept a fish in their sump for maintenance? I dont have a refugium or anything. I do have sponges and stuff down there, some live rock. Instead of cleaning it, I was curious if anyone would put a small fish and light down there. Something like a blenny. Totally random, thoughts?

mcgyvr · 01/20/2019, 01:55 PM

There really isnt a fish that I know of that eats detritus which is usually what needs to be managed in a sump..
Bristleworms...craps..snails,etc...sure..but not a fish

Cliving1 · 01/20/2019, 02:07 PM

Yeah makes sense. Was just thinking about it while doing some maintenance on the tank.

01/20/2019, 11:14 AM	#1
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	Sump fish? Has anyone purposefully kept a fish in their sump for maintenance? I dont have a refugium or anything. I do have sponges and stuff down there, some live rock. Instead of cleaning it, I was curious if anyone would put a small fish and light down there. Something like a blenny. Totally random, thoughts?

01/20/2019, 01:55 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	There really isnt a fish that I know of that eats detritus which is usually what needs to be managed in a sump.. Bristleworms...craps..snails,etc...sure..but not a fish __________________ Who me?

01/20/2019, 02:07 PM	#3
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	Yeah makes sense. Was just thinking about it while doing some maintenance on the tank.