Panaque Nigrolineatus (Royal Panaque)

RoyalRyan · Post by **RoyalRyan** » 16 Feb 2004, 15:23

I have a 180l South American tank containing-

1 L066
1 L177
1 Gibbiceps
2 Angels
3 Neons
2 Marbled Hatchets
2 Corydoras Julli

It is heavily planted and has plenty of bogwood and a cave occupied by the L177. Can I add a small 3-4inch Panaque Nigrolineatus? Will he get on with the other L-numbers and will he out grow the tank if so how quickly do they grow? I have also heard they are very distructive when older and can rearrange a tank to their liking moving everything.

My Gibbiceps will move in two or three months to a 40g tank dedicated to him and a Kissing Gourami soley.

StiffMeister · Post by **StiffMeister** » 16 Feb 2004, 16:16

i have a small L191 and it destroyed the plants in my tank in a few days. if u wanna keep the plants, dont buy the fish. it will be able to live in such a tank perfectly.

DeLBoD · Post by **DeLBoD** » 16 Feb 2004, 17:33

Iâ??ll second that , Mines only 2-3â?

KURT · Post by **KURT** » 11 Mar 2004, 17:33

I have four P. Nigrolineatus and all of them have gone from 1.5 in to over 6 in in the last five months. So word to the wise if they eat it they will grow.

Dude123 · Post by **Dude123** » 11 Mar 2004, 20:04

Ive been looking into these guys for a while and have heard many stories about the plant eating. Does anyone know how aggressive they are towards other plecs when they are full grown?

Suckermouth · Post by **Suckermouth** » 12 Mar 2004, 01:25

KURT wrote:I have four P. Nigrolineatus and all of them have gone from 1.5 in to over 6 in in the last five months. So word to the wise if they eat it they will grow.

Wow KURT, that's cool! How big of a tank are they in, and what do you feed them? I heard that some plecs will fight; you don't have these problems? I've heard of an absolute horror story where a Panaque suttonorum (I think that was the species) absolutely ripped apart another!