Siamese algae eater and yoyo loaches

[Tyler777]

Can these 2 species get aling in the same tank ?
I have 2 siamese algae eaters one is 5 inches long n is a bully the other oneisc3 inches n is peacefull.
I have 4 yoyo oacges that mind theyre own bussines. Immplanning to put em in my 135 gallong once is.fully cycled but i will put thec3 inches siamese algae eater with the yoys thebully will go somewhere else but i need to know if tge species can live ygether

 

[Magnum Man]

Apples and oranges… but I bought 2 Flying Foxes, on a whim, when I 1st restarted my tanks 2 years ago, the big one was mean to the smaller one, and about the time I was going to separate them, I bought my 1st Hillstream loach… now they get along with 30 other loaches… so you never really know the situation where fish will fight, or hang out together…

 

[fishorama]

Well, both species like to be kept in groups of at least 5 or 6. That's probably why your big SAE bullies your smaller 1. There are no others to swim with, so the small 1 is "it" in the chase game. Not really a great situation.

What is your plan for your 135g? More yoyos would be good depending on what else you'll want to keep. I haven't kept them, but they're often semi-aggressive 6 inch adults. Have lots of hiding places like caves or wood they can in/under will help. I would not trust them with small schoolers like 2+ inch tetras or big slow cichlids like discus. (then there's that temp incompatibility thing too). Many botiid loaches I've kept are mostly crepuscular (dawn & dusk active) & can bother other sleeping fish.

 

[Tyler777]

Well, both species like to be kept in groups of at least 5 or 6. That's probably why your big SAE bullies your smaller 1. There are no others to swim with, so the small 1 is "it" in the chase game. Not really a great situation.

What is your plan for your 135g? More yoyos would be good depending on what else you'll want to keep. I haven't kept them, but they're often semi-aggressive 6 inch adults. Have lots of hiding places like caves or wood they can in/under will help. I would not trust them with small schoolers like 2+ inch tetras or big slow cichlids like discus. (then there's that temp incompatibility thing too). Many botiid loaches I've kept are mostly crepuscular (dawn & dusk active) & can bother other sleeping fish.

Well when it vomes to bottom f4eders i will have a spooted raphael catfish, 5 or 6 corys n so far 4 yo yos but planning to get more. Plus the peacefull siamese algae eater