Tank Mates

grettonman · Post by **grettonman** » 24 Jan 2006, 23:40

I am currently mnaturing a 5' tank which I intend to populate with about 10 Queen Arabesques. What fish would people suhgest for a shoaling fish and as algae eaters

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 25 Jan 2006, 09:48

If you want a "pleco" algae eater, I would suggest common bristlenose, . Easy to care for, not very agressive towards similar species, etc, etc.

As for shoaling fish, there's been several suggestions for that previously. You want some current-tolerant fish, so for instance Neon's and the like aren't particularly good.

Here's a coupel of threads on the subject:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=12893
and
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2384

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Mats

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 25 Jan 2006, 10:26

Hi.

As I mentioned in the first thread that Mats posted, I would recommend a Teleocichla sp, or a Crenicichla sp such as C.urosema or C.compressiceps.

These are biotope fish found alongside Hypancistrus in the clearwater southern Amazon tributaries such as the Xingu, Tapajos and Tocatins.

As also recommended before are Congo Tetras. These are very suitable to the fast currents, easily available and very nice looking. They obviously aren't strictly biotope though.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 25 Jan 2006, 11:27

Another non-biotope fish that would work well is just about any rainbow fish, such as Bosemans rainbow [these grow fairly large, so they would be a good choice for a big tank like yours]. But they are from New Guinea(sp?) and other species are from Australia.

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Mats