tankmates for A. dolichopterus

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Morgul
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tankmates for A. dolichopterus

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Hi
i have a little tank of 120 liter with 3 ancistrus dolichopterus (i hope to have a pair in this group)
what kind of tetra with similar look at heartbleeding tetra or pristella , can i put in?
any other fish? im trying to not disturb the ancistrus ..... no competence for food , you know....and that like blackwater...
any idea? (diferent ideas please)
(please sorry my english)
bye and thanks
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Re: tankmates for A. dolichopterus

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I like Lemon tetras. They seem hardy and do not compete with the bottom-dwellers. There are of course many others that would apply too.

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I have a group of albino neon tetras with my dolichopterus and they all seem to be doing great.
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