Blue eye panaque and L25 in same tank

[stinger16]

Hi everyone. I have a blue eye panaque and an L25. At the moment both are in separate tanks. They are both around the 6inch size. I would like to try the l25 in with the panaque in a 4x2x2. The tank will have lots of places to hide. Do you guys think this would work and how long should I keep them together to see if they settle?

Thanks for any advice.

[iSynoCat]

I would say if you want too give it a try. Provide lots of hiding places and if you see any issues remove one of them.

Good luck

[Jools]

I guess with a several hundred quid of fish, you're looking for a bit of insight. What are you feeding both of them at the moment.

Jools

[stinger16]

The panaque eats courgette and wafers and the L25 feeds on prawns and pellets . I would ideally like them in together but I know how it is with plecs so no biggie if they need to stay separate but have heard of others keeping similar plecs together. Thanks for replying.

[Dis]

It's the diet that becomes a problem. If the panaques eats too much meat it can lead to problems. With hiding places they should be able to stake out territories easily

[stinger16]

Thanks Dis. In the end it lasted 2 days. The panaque hounded the l25 relentlessly. Maybe they needed more time but I'm not risking either fish. I think maybe the 4x2x2 is too small . I'll probably try again in the future when I get a 6x2x2 but for now it's separate tanks. Thanks again for all replies.

[stinger16]

I was optimistic at this stage

[Bas Pels]

Whether a tank is 8 or 12 times the fish´length, that will not matter.

Perhaps you could combine them in a tank 30 times their length, but that would, in my opinion, be the smallest tank I would try, knowing a 4 feeter is by far not large enough. Thet is, the Panaque is rather territorial. Yes I know, 30 times half a foot is quite a large tank.