Distichodus affinis

[Hendre]

Has anyone ever kept one of these? I'm interested in getting one for my 70 gallon once I swing it to an African Biotope, I have read it likes plants a little and doesn't get extremely large. I am on the look out for a more active fish for my tank.

Has anyone had any experience or suggestions?

Thanks, Hendre

 

[Deadliestviper7]

That would be silver distichodis right? Never kept one personally, but they can be fin nippers,they prefer a diet with a high vegetable content (fresh peas and such) and like a little water movement in their tank,it is recommended to only keep one distichodus per tank.

 

[Giant Val]

I understand silver distichodus can be kept in groups more easily than other distichodus species. If I can find some I'd like to get a small group to keep in my 360 gal with uaru, chocolate cichlids, geos, and a few smaller fish. Need to find some first thoiugh.

 

[moe214]

That would be silver distichodis right? Never kept one personally, but they can be fin nippers,they prefer a diet with a high vegetable content (fresh peas and such) and like a little water movement in their tank,it is recommended to only keep one distichodus per tank.

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[Allan01230]

I had one years ago kept in a barb tank and silver dolllars it acted like barbs do Active and schooled with anything cool fish It would not tolerate others like him I had to intervene or it would of killed new affinisis got on with barbs and the dollars well

 

[TheMoneyTank(TMT)]

I understand silver distichodus can be kept in groups more easily than other distichodus species. If I can find some I'd like to get a small group to keep in my 360 gal with uaru, chocolate cichlids, geos, and a few smaller fish. Need to find some first thoiugh.

Seen some today whilst buying other fish they are neat little fish but pricey £14.95 each for inch long fish but would work fine in a tank your size