Bottom Dweller For Texas Cichlid

[kubora666]

ive got a single 2" texas by himself in a 4foot tank and was wondering what bottom dwelling/cleaner/scavenger could go well

i was thinking loaches of some kind? maybe clowns?
pictus, raphael, synadontis catfish ?
or a senegal bichir?

at the moment the texas is small and tolerable so i wanne introduce these tankmates early on to help ease a comunity between them

 

[Davo86]

Most of what you have mentioned would be suitable,

Raphael Cats are very hardy but are very nocturnal and wouldn't really be seen to often
a synodontis or small group of pictus or hoplo cats may also work provided there is a range of hiding places for them to retreat to.
A medium sized pleco (around the 8-12inch mark) or 1 or 2 bichirs is also a possibility

 

[kubora666]

Most of what you have mentioned would be suitable,

Raphael Cats are very hardy but are very nocturnal and wouldn't really be seen to often
a synodontis or small group of pictus or hoplo cats may also work provided there is a range of hiding places for them to retreat to.
A medium sized pleco (around the 8-12inch mark) or 1 or 2 bichirs is also a possibility

ive had bichirs before and i love them so they are always a good choice,
i really like the look of pictus cats, any other cool looking catfish you can recomend?
also id prefere to avoid plecos as they are poo machines and get huge

 

[Dave Ehl]

bichirs all the way

 

[Davo86]

There are some very nice Pimelodella species that you might be able to come across,
Pimelodella gracilis Or Pimelodella blochii are nice alternatives to the very common pimelodus pictus

 

[kubora666]

There are some very nice Pimelodella species that you might be able to come across,
Pimelodella gracilis Or Pimelodella blochii are nice alternatives to the very common pimelodus pictus

if i have pim's how many are they a group fish? or solitary
and im still considering between catfish and bichirs

 

[Davo86]

I'd keep them in a small group of say 3

 

[kubora666]

hmm sounds good, ive not seen any pims except the pictus.

if anyone has any pics of them could you please post them ?

 

[Davo86]

hmm sounds good, ive not seen any pims except the pictus.

if anyone has any pics of them could you please post them ?

best pics i can find on the web, although you can see one or two more if you use google images

[URL="http/www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/aquarium/pimelodella_gracilis.htm"]http/www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/aquariu...la_gracilis.htm[/URL]

[URL="http/www.petsolutions.com/Four-Line-Pimelodella-Cat+I48150+C40001552.aspx"]http/www.petsolutions.com/Four-Line-Pime...+C40001552.aspx[/URL]

by the way these are a different catfish family to the pictus, (Pimelodella as opposed to pimelodus)

 

[s.h.w]

I currently have 2 Angelicus Botia Loaches with mine workin good

 

[Davo86]

I currently have 2 Angelicus Botia Loaches with mine workin good

I actually keep these and have found they are very slow growers, my clowns are about a year younger but are already slightly bigger,
I would have thought a Texas would very quickly outgrow them and then potentially see them as food

 

[s.h.w]

I currently have 2 Angelicus Botia Loaches with mine workin good

I actually keep these and have found they are very slow growers, my clowns are about a year younger but are already slightly bigger,
I would have thought a Texas would very quickly outgrow them and then potentially see them as food

I feel they have already grown alot in the time I have had them and the Texas's Pay them no attention.