catfish question...

[NYfan78]

Considering my stock list in my signature, can I add a few catfish/scavengers to my tank. My acei are only 1-1.245" now so I dont want them eaten. What suggestions,how many, and what size would you all suggest me get? Thanks!:happy0158:

 

[twisted fisher]

dwarf bristle nosed are always good they dont mess with fry and are resilient to attacks from most

 

[NYfan78]

arnt bristle noise plecs just algea eaters?

 

[bertolli]

arnt bristle noise plecs just algea eaters?

I'm not positive but I think so, its nice having BN's you don't have to worry about feeding and they are decent at cleaning algae off the glass.

 

[NYfan78]

Would Syno cats woek or will they eat the small acei?

 

[iamzrad]

Would Syno cats woek or will they eat the small acei?

Not if the Syno's are relatively the same size as your current stock.

BN plecos are your best choice.

 

[NYfan78]

I am looking more for a scavenger more then a algea eater. Any suggestions?

 

[minifoot77]

cories would work for a while might get eatin when your fish get bigger though... syno petricola or lucipinis would work....

 

[Tony]

My acei are only 1-1.245"

Pull out the vernier caliper, did we?

Plecos will do some amount of scavenging. Cories will eventually get destroyed by any mbuna. A small syno cat would do you well if you want something more than a pleco.

 

[DiscusnAfricans]

Pull out the vernier caliper, did we?

Plecos will do some amount of scavenging. Cories will eventually get destroyed by any mbuna. A small syno cat would do you well if you want something more than a pleco.

Spoken like a true engineer. Just remember to stick with a SMALL syno. A lot of them can get 8" or more, so stick with the guys that max at 6" or less.

 

[NYfan78]

HAHA tony sorry meant to type 1.25". That is funny. You know i measured each one presisly and then averaged the total and then divided my total number of fish lol. naaa!:lol:

 

[Tony]

 

[NYfan78]

Was all set to head up to TFW and just realized they are closed today. What a bummer!

 

[jonclark96]

After the sale this past weekend, the tanks were looking pretty bare. Not sure they have any smaller cats in there besides cories.

 

[NYfan78]

Thanks for the heads up Jon!

 

[Leffler817]

I had called TFW on Sunday but they didn't have many cats left. Not sure when the new shipment comes in. I was looking for a Petricola. I heard Superpetz had them but 1. not sure where it is and 2. I like TFW. I asked the peeps at TFW to order some and mentioned that I was coming to the CCA meet and they said they could order some for me. Awesome...