I have a bottom feeder who eats the food the other fish let fall to the bottom of the tank, and an algae eater. My tank is sparkling clean. I also have a very good filter though. I use just regular Tetra brand fish flakes, and they say “clear water formula” on the bottle. And someone said algae eaters get too big for a 10 gallon tank, mine is only about 2 inches long and I’ve had it for a year. It takes many many years for one to get to big fo a 10 gallon. Oh and soemone said not to get the wardley or tetra brand foods, and that is what i have always used. it works wonderfully. Stay away from bettas. I have 2 angelfish, a swordtail, 2 sharks ( a rainbow shark and an albino shark) and my bottom feeder and my algae eater. All great choices and very compatible.

Pleco.

Don’t get any kind of Algae Eaters, they get too large for a 10 gallon tank and very territorial! Also, Plecostomus get huge, Common Plecos get about 2 feet long and make a ton of crap! Your best bet would be Corries or Yo-yo Loaches, they stay about 4 inches and will constantly sift through your gravel… make sure to get 2. 3 will be too many for a 10 gallon and they get lonely if you only have one. Kuhli Loaches are coolie too! ; ) Get some sinking shrimp pellets or frozen blood worms if you don’t mind keeping them in your freezer…

Nosoop4u

Otos (Otocinclus) are perfect for the smaller tanks, and even for the largest of tanks when kept in large groups. They are excellent community fish to keep, easy to feed when algae growth isn’t plentiful, and they clean unsightly algae from plants without rasping the plants away to nothing. They are also algae-eating machines!

Ok well bettas live well with ramshorn snails and java moss will help to clean the tank. Malaysian Trumphet snails also thrive with bettas. I suggest Hikari Fish Food for bettas, also plankton. Avoid the Wardley and tetra brand.

If you have fish larger than 3 in. I would suggest Apple snails.

Both of them breed rapidly and fish find their eggs absolutely delicious.

In a 10 Gallon tank, with only bettas I would suggest 6 snails every 2 gallons, but since you have larger fish I would just get Apple snails.

Corydoras are excellent… if you have algae problems get a chinese algae eater. The small ones do a better job of cleaning and they grow slowly.

a small catfish

I agree with MM cories are good but pleco’s get LARGE!!!!! minimum of 55 g tank if not for the dwarf or bristle nose and the same will out grow the 10f , either the cories or 2 kuhli loaches they are fun to watch

heres a site about the kuhli loach
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Corydora catfish are probably the best fish for your case. They only grow to about 3 inches at the max, and they are very hardy and peaceful. You won’t need more than two of them to keep the tank cleaned, and they’re dirt cheap, only about three or four dollars.

suckers fish. they have a long name like plecostamus. that’s how it sounds not how its spelled sorry. thats a hard one. but thats what i used