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i was just wondering if the rest of u guys had a problem with your fahaka killing your pleco...if so..how do u maintain the algae? thnx in advanced
shoefreak03
06-02-2006, 1:47 PM
i was just wondering if the rest of u guys had a problem with your fahaka killing your pleco...if so..how do u maintain the algae? thnx in advanced
i have never seen a fahaka with tankmates unless you got a real wimpy fahaka. they usually will kill anything in the same tank that is moving. :grinyes:
mines still a baby n i threw in some ghost shrimps n it wont eat it..will they in the future?
unknownuza13
06-02-2006, 2:01 PM
You can get away with plenty of tankmates they just need to be selected carefully. For example your long nose gar would be a sitting duck in my opinion. I kept mine succesfully with about ten zebra danios and three or four 1-2" african cichlids. As long as they are kept well fed there should not be a problem. The pleco however I would advise against. I had a 3-4" royal pleco in with my fahaka for about five or six months with zero problems. One day at feeding time I threw in a whole shrimp the pleco landed on it and was munching away. THe fahaka came over and bit him very severely in the face taking off about 1/5 of his entire face. It turned out to be a fatal bite. Hope my story helps your decision. The crucial thing about trial and error with a puffer especially fahaka or Mbu is you won't usually get the signs of fin nips and have time to move the fish. You will come home to a fish with a chunk takin out of him. Good luck
Honda12
06-02-2006, 2:07 PM
If you wan't to keep down the algae just keep the lights dim. I can't have a pleco with my rays so I just have one light and it isn't very bright. I haven't had any algae problems at all. If you want bright lights you will just have to clean the algae manually.
focker
06-02-2006, 2:16 PM
u mother fahaka. go fahaka yourself. put it in with a pignose puffer and tape the carnage.. :grinyes:
CichlidAddict
06-02-2006, 2:47 PM
I'd say try it with a common pleco and if it gets eaten you're not out too much $$.
My old fahaka was in with a bristlenose pleco with no problems.
bristlenose are the best for algae clearence, and the majority of plecs are crap for algae cleaning. just use an algae scraper, dim the lights a little. cause of their beaks, they'll be able to take chunks even out of the most heavily armoured pleco, and it most probably will