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Crayfish V's pleco

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  • 16-05-2012 10:46pm
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    buzz
    Registered Users Posts: 343 ✭✭


    Has anyone kept the 2 in same tank?

    I am thinking of getting 2 crayfish but have a few bottom feeders.

    Crayfish are quite small however they do seem to grow quickly. But I have 3 plecos...... In saying that, the plecos are huge and dont take any crap from other tank members.. Common pleco is 12 inches, sailfins are both 8/10 inches..

    Just worry that they will get stressed if the crayfish start nipping at their fins.:rolleyes:


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    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    buzz wrote: »
    Has anyone kept the 2 in same tank?

    I am thinking of getting 2 crayfish but have a few bottom feeders.

    Crayfish are quite small however they do seem to grow quickly. But I have 3 plecos...... In saying that, the plecos are huge and dont take any crap from other tank members.. Common pleco is 12 inches, sailfins are both 8/10 inches..

    Just worry that they will get stressed if the crayfish start nipping at their fins.:rolleyes:


    I'd be more worried about the plecos damagingthe crayfish..as someebody who recently had to net a large pleco i can tell you they aree very powerfull fish when they're that large.

    Mine used to push oscars out of the way and could knock rocks around the tank.

    I'm just saying the crayfish who live on the bottom might come off worse with large bottom-feeders like plecos.


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    Assassin saphir
    Registered Users Posts: 318 ✭✭Assassin saphir


    buzz wrote: »
    Has anyone kept the 2 in same tank?

    I am thinking of getting 2 crayfish but have a few bottom feeders.

    Crayfish are quite small however they do seem to grow quickly. But I have 3 plecos...... In saying that, the plecos are huge and dont take any crap from other tank members.. Common pleco is 12 inches, sailfins are both 8/10 inches..

    Just worry that they will get stressed if the crayfish start nipping at their fins.:rolleyes:
    Yes i keep them together. They seem to get along fine. Just make sure they both have their own place each to hide. Be warned though crayfish get pretty big. Mine is the size of a tv remote.


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    #4
    buzz
    Registered Users Posts: 343 ✭✭buzz


    WOW!!

    Well to put it straight.

    I have a 18" red devil tilapia, a 7" red Parrot, a 8" massive red spotted severum, 16" cat shark, 6 convicts, 6" frontosa, 4 plecos, 2 sail fin and 2 common plecos, 2 fully grown silver dollars, mix of cat fish ie synodontis, upsidedown, talking etc. They all work well together randomly.

    Tomorrow Im going to Aquatic village to trade the big lads... Getting to big for my tank.. and want south american cichlids now.

    Will the cray fish survive at 6.5-7.0 Ph?

    I have a 450L tank and want my own plecos, 2 oscars Ive ordered from Seahorse, and going to trade my fish in Aquatic village,as Ian has some really nice south american cichlids.. Which I will see / purchase tomorrow ;)


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