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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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

I was optimistic at this stage

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.