L333 king tiger pleco with the dwarf cichlids?

[Cookie_apisto]

Hi I am wondering if I could keep a 3" L333 king tiger pleco with my dwarfs? I realky like that pleco and wanna get one for my tank.

 

[Mike Wise]

In a community tank, yes; in a breeding tank, no.

 

[Tom C]

About the L333:
theaquariumwiki.com:
Tetras, Rasboras, Gouramis and Killifish species are best tank mates generally residing in the mid to surface space of the aquarium.

Planetcatfish.com:
Compatibility: Very good tankmate for any fish living at the top of the water column.

- Dwarf cichlids rest/sleep on the ground at night. Nocturnal and larger plecos will scare them and chase them up toward the surface, again and again and again, every single night.
I would not feel well if I had to share a small flat with a night active elephant...

I never find plecos or similar fishes at exactly the same spot as dwarf cichlids in the wild (unless they are trapped in the same rest water pool during the dry season.)

If we could ask the dwarf cichlids for their opinion: would we expect them to say they would appreciate such company?

If we really want to keep dwarf cichlids, I believe we should try to provide them with the best conditions possible... and company of plecos are not included in such conditions.

 

[Mike Wise]

Tom is correct, but community tanks never make every member happy. Me? I, like Tom, wouldn't mix the 2, but we're 'purists'.

 

[Cookie_apisto]

Ya i think i am not gonna get any pleco in my dwarf tank. I just gonna add some SAE and Oto catfish since I got some algae in my tank now.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Ya i think i am not gonna get any pleco in my dwarf tank. I just gonna add some SAE and Oto catfish since I got some algae in my tank now.

The Siamese Algae Eater isn't really suitable with Apistogramma, they are just too big, too bottom orientated and too territorial.

They also eat all the Java moss, and you can never have too much Java moss.

cheers Darrel

 

[Cookie_apisto]

So I should just dose CO2 booster to take care the bb algae? Is Oto cool with dwarfs?

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

So I should just dose CO2 booster to take care the bb algae? Is Oto cool with dwarfs?

I have Red Ramshorn Snails to control BBA, they won't eat the mature tufts, but they graze off the sporelings. Otocinclus are fine with Dwarfs.

cheers Darrel

 

[Cookie_apisto]

Okok. What about panda cory cat?

 

[Mike Wise]

In a word, no, at least not in a breeding tank. Do a search here on corys and apistos.

 

[Cookie_apisto]

Ya thats seem not a gd idea