I'll probably get another half dozen otos eventually and maybe down the track get the Royal Whiptail. There isn't a huge selection unfortunately. We mainly have the larger plecos, including the quite rare ones like the buttefly plec etc, but these wouldn't really suit this tank.

Jamez.

Hey. Thanks for the reply.

Thanks for the suggestions. I am not sure our city has any of these fish in their stores at the moment. I've never seen them before, besides otocinlcus which we have, so I don't think they will be a possibility. I just don't think at the moment there is a market for them ...

Thankyou for the interest everyone.

My tank is planted with numerous stem plants like hygrophila and ludwigia aswell as crypts, swords and chain swords. The main algae that I am having problems with is a hair/fuzz type algae which has been identified elsewhere and most likely caused by co2 ...

Ok, so they don't eat alot of algae? I have two at the moment and they're diet is pretty much just algae however I don't know how much they eat. What is a better algae eating fish, from South America, that won't eat plants?

Cheers.

Luke.

I think I will have to hold my tongue with this person.

Mate we only have snails sold as 'mystery snails' or ramshorn snails, and I don't really want to go with them. Cheers anyway but. You wouldn't recommend a school of otos?

Hi I have a 120 litre planted tank and I wanted to know what the best algae eaters would be for this type of tank. I don't want any of the plecotomis or bristlenose as they can damage plants. I was thinking of 6-8 oto cats, and maybe a Royal Whiptail cat. Are there any others you could recommend ...

Cool. I love my hoplos and flagtail catfishes. Mine has lots of personality.

Okie dokes. Will they be ok in 29-30 degrees for a few months?

Hi. Are hoplo catfish ok at higher temperatures? Say around 29-30 degrees celcius? Because it is starting to get warm here in Australia.

Cheers.

Luke.

Well the tank is going to be discus and geos most likely. So hopefully they fit in with them, if not I'll put something else.

Cheers.

Ok thanks. How about tankmates? What will they be Ok with?
Luke.

Could you give me some rough limits? I don't want it chockers with whiptail catfish but I would like a few. Our tank will be around three hundred litres, four foot long, something like that. Filtration will be by eheim or fluval cannister.

Cheers.

Cheers for the link. However it doesn't really have any information about stocking limits etc which is what I'm after.

Luke.

Hi. I'm just after some info on Whiptail catfish. Not sure exactly what the scientific name of it is as there are so many varieties. Commonly sold here as Whiptail Cat or Royal Whiptail cat. What sort of tank size and tankmates would be suitable?

Thankyou.

Luke.