Bottom feeders for gt pair?

[fanatic291]

I had a rafael with my GT and 3 dojo loaches.

 

[BloodThirsty]

The spawn now. O would raise some if the dad didn't eat the eggs or the fry when they make it that far along.

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[slippery slimecoat]

I had a silver saum with a 12" L114 a few years back. I saw him peck at the plecos eye a couple times, which forced me to split them up. And L114 are known to be a fairly aggressive pleco..

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[Ryan144]

Pictus are great as long as you don't mind losing some eggs or fry

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[GreenTerror3003]

I had plecos and loaches in with my breeding GT's with zero problems. Although, all fish have differing personalities so you may not be as lucky

+1, although some of my Green Terrors would not even allow Plecos!


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[GreenTerror3003]

Are you aiming to breed the pair and raise the fry? If so I wouldn't bother with bottom feeders as many of them are likely to go after the eggs or fry.

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[GreenTerror3003]

I currently have two albino bristle nose plecos in there with them. I'm afraid they are going to get picked off once the gts get bigger. They are in a75 gal. Any advice would be appreciated. View attachment 935272

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I think you should be okay because they still appear fairly young, but I would be careful when they are full grown. If they are excessively bigger than the Plecos, the Green Terrors could even eat them if the Plecos are to small. There are apt of variables though, such as tank space and the amount and arrangement of the decor in the aquarium. I think you should be okay for now though.


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[GreenTerror3003]

I meant to say a lot and not *apt.


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[GreenTerror3003]

I had a silver saum with a 12" L114 a few years back. I saw him peck at the plecos eye a couple times, which forced me to split them up. And L114 are known to be a fairly aggressive pleco..

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[GreenTerror3003]

They are a breeding pair of GT's. No issues yet and they seem to not be bothered by the plecos. I'll let it ride and see how it goes.

Any suggestions on anything else? A catfish or two would be cool but I imagine they would be a bigger issue than the plecos.

Depends on the genus and species, but just remember if they are in the same tank, the other fish's range in the tank is going to be excessively limited, if almost none at all. Sometimes the other fish do not die necessarily, they just become quarantined to a 5 square inch area of the tank lol!


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