Panaque Cochliodon aggression?

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How aggressive is Panaque Cochliodon?

  • Same as other royals - buy it

    Votes: 1 100.0%

  • Much more aggressive - skip it

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    1
DHarris

DHarris

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Recently came across a beautiful Blue Eye at one of my LFS.
It's roughly 10" and then has some very long streamers on it's tail. I'm fairly certain it's a Cochliodon.

I've been reading a lot of mixed things about aggression with these fish. I'd like to add it to my tank but am concerned about it tearing up my other plecos, especially the large L330 I just added.

Those of you who have Blue Eyes, how bad are they? I hear nightmare stories and then see videos of them hanging with other plecos with no problems.

Does it come down to specific fish? Are there any behavioral differences between the Cochliodon and the Suttoni?

Thanks for the input!
 
Will be a hit or miss. I have mine in with a bunch of others and there is some pushing here and there but nothing bad. I have a video of mine shaking next to a Gibbs I just introduced, he didn't like him at all so had to remove the new guy.
 
Took the plunge and bought a nice BEC today. Fingers crossed they can all get along.

Added some more wood and another powerhead yesterday so hopefully there's enough territories that everyone can have their own.
 
I refused to vote because my answer was much more aggressive but buy it and manage it. In general, after a hierarchy has been established, it will settle in but watch it with the panaque. There’s a thread on here with a blue eye beating another blue eye close to death, because a keeper was not ready to separate it if there was an issue. Lucky for the blue eye another local MFKer pick it up and was able to nurse it back to Health.
 
I'd looked for things like this, unsuccessfully. Pity to see.
For the moment my BEC and L330 seem to be hanging out it the wood on opposite sides of the tank.
Fortunately, the shop I got it from said I could bring it back if I had aggression issues. Hoping that won't be the case.
 
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