Polypterus + flagtail prochilodus?

[David R]

I've wanted one of these for ages, and the LFS has a small one I was thinking about buying to grow out with my three small ornates (ornates are about 8cm, prochilodus is about 6cm). I did a bit of research and read they sometimes develop a taste for the polys rather than scraping algae off the rocks/wood.

So, is it worth the risk??

 

[Cohazard]

I wouldn't risk it. Especially not with those really nice ornates that you have

 

[JESToner]

ive kept prochilodus with my polys for over two years before it died (the flagtail i mean) nothing ever happened, got the pics to prove it

 

[X24]

well it can work out, and has before. however the only sure fire algea eater for a polyp tank has to be aglea eating snails. they won' suck on your polyp and they won't get eaten either. they work wonderfully.

 

[eminas]

Yeh my mates flagtail (12cm) worked fine until it got munched on by the Endlicheri ( 28cm ) ... i havent tried the combination since...But the tank that i do have my flagtail in is crystal clear! Looks gr8 too, one of my fav fish!

 

[Monstaf1sh]

Thanks Eminas,

Yeah i did that combination, sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt i too was worried that my flagtail would suck on the slime of my endli it worked out fine for a while until one day my endli was a bit hungry and ended up munching on the head of the flagtail and killed it the flagtail was too big for it to eat.