O orionxtr Feeder Fish MFK Member May 10, 2010 96 0 6 erie pa Aug 23, 2014 #1 Hi I really want a pleco maybe a l-14 but would a pleco suck the slim coat off my bichirs Sent from my HTCONE using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
Hi I really want a pleco maybe a l-14 but would a pleco suck the slim coat off my bichirs Sent from my HTCONE using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
K KiZZLe Gambusia MFK Member Nov 3, 2008 150 0 16 USA Aug 23, 2014 #2 Hell no. Bichir will die Sent from my DROID RAZR using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
G golcondorus Feeder Fish MFK Member Mar 22, 2006 863 4 0 40 Oregon Aug 23, 2014 #3 Yep, the bichir would die Sent from my iPad using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
P Ponera Candiru MFK Member Nov 2, 2012 341 23 48 Calgary, Alberta Aug 23, 2014 #4 I had a bichir bite a farlowella in half. So if it's small enough and the bichir is big enough then the reverse scenario. :/
I had a bichir bite a farlowella in half. So if it's small enough and the bichir is big enough then the reverse scenario. :/
A Allan01230 Polypterus MFK Member Jun 29, 2006 3,865 195 96 Michigan Aug 23, 2014 #5 You can if you get a carnivourous pleco such as the pseudacanthicas species--L25 L24 L114 and the like. They prefer pellets and prans.
You can if you get a carnivourous pleco such as the pseudacanthicas species--L25 L24 L114 and the like. They prefer pellets and prans.
P Ponera Candiru MFK Member Nov 2, 2012 341 23 48 Calgary, Alberta Aug 23, 2014 #6 Interesting. Carnivorous plecos? I know they go for slime coats but I didn't know they could kill. Can you provide additional info?
Interesting. Carnivorous plecos? I know they go for slime coats but I didn't know they could kill. Can you provide additional info?
A Allan01230 Polypterus MFK Member Jun 29, 2006 3,865 195 96 Michigan Aug 23, 2014 #7 The carnivore plecos prefer a more meat-based diet will not usually touch algae or vegetable matter. My L114 eat salad shrimps or prawns.
The carnivore plecos prefer a more meat-based diet will not usually touch algae or vegetable matter. My L114 eat salad shrimps or prawns.