otoc's in a discus tank?

milton · Post by **milton** » 03 Sep 2003, 22:17

does anybody know if the above two are compatible as i'm thinking of getting some more small catfish to add to my planted discus tank - 6 discus,1 bristlenose with about 10 tetras.
thx in advance

Sid Guppy · Post by **Sid Guppy** » 04 Sep 2003, 16:39

I think perhaps the temperature suitable for the Discus (27-30'C) might be a bit too high for the Oto's.

And there are those stories that keep surfacing about Oto's sucking up to slow, flattened fish like Discus, but I don't know if those are true.....

Some other Pleco's can cope better with the high temperature, Glyptopterichthys joselimaianus for example. Looks like a spotted Gibby, but doesn't grow nearly as big.

Another good Pleco for a Discustank might be captive bred Sturisoma "aureum".

STINGRAY · Post by **STINGRAY** » 04 Sep 2003, 22:09

We have kept ottos in tanks with discus and they age very rapidly resulting in untimely deaths. Although the Sturisoma are nice and will be fine in these temps they tend to attack the discus and cause there deaths instead. Slowly acclimatize some clown pleco and try them instead or some Royal Pleco's.

Kostas · Post by **Kostas** » 05 Sep 2003, 08:45

Hi,
Never put a royal pleco into a diskus tank if you love your Diskus.They tend to suck on flat bodied slow fish which enter their territory,stressing them alot and living them open to infections.
Clown plecos is a good solution,they dont eat plants and they dont suck on other fishes.