Hi,
Just wondering if i put in my Betta in the same tank with my plecos, if the Betta will hassle or bother my plecos?
Just wondering if i put in my Betta in the same tank with my plecos, if the Betta will hassle or bother my plecos?
Betta + Plecos?
- Thread starter ays
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What plecos do you have? Your betta will not bother any of them but if your plecos happen to be the more aggressive ones, then we may have a problem. Bristlenose plecos, common plecos, whiptails and some smaller varieties are oblivious though.
even with the docile plecos be carefull.I had a common but after awhile when it reched 8" it was like it was PMS-ing and started attacking other fish in the tank.Either way just observe them.Should be fine with the more docile ones I think.
Jardini 360;3643936; said:
I just wanted to let you know that this offensive. There are female fishkeepers on this site (such as myself), and I thought you may not realize that this is offensive and not even a good reason for what you observed at all. Likely what you observed was aggression, brought on by a male of the species, and not a female! It could be that it was starving, as plecos are often underfed. Depending on tank size, it could have been cramped and frustrated. I'm not sure if fish have a menstrual cycle. But I can almost guarantee it was not this.
a betta wont bother it.. it might look at it and try to flair his gills.. but it wont bother it.. Should be a good mix... i myself have never actually house a betta with pleco...
Ays, I think you are fine. I never had a bristlenose pleco attacking bettas although admittedly, I had a male bristlenose that went after several of my discus three years ago but it ignored my bettas anyway.