new to the game

[king george]

g'day all, i have had my 4 ft tank for 3 months now, it is my first, i have never kept fish. i have 3 cory's,1 yellow sucker,1 sucking catfish,1sailfin pleco,2 neons and my favourite king gorge the hyrtles tandan. it has been a steep learning curve over the last few months with a few casualties on the way. when i first got the tank the lady selling me the fish gave me a bum steer and my first tandan died,he was attacked by an oscar at my lfs and never recovered, and i only fed him meat, now i know that these catfish are omniverous. i have the tank at a managable stage and am getting so much enjoyment from it. any advice to further my new tank would be great,gorge &the pleco are my most important

[andywoolloo]

hi! welcome! great site this one! what exactly are your yellow sucker and one sucking catfish?

1 yellow sucker,1 sucking catfish

[MatsP]

Welcome to Planet Catfish, George.

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Mats

[apistomaster]

I recommend that you provide artificial or natural caves out numbering your catfish. this will reduce infighting and provide refuge from large aggressive Cichlids.

[king george]

thankyou all for your welcome intro, i have lots of caves and weeds for refuge, and im not sure just yet what those two suckers really are my brother gave them to me when i first got the tankbut i am going through the list when i get a chance to find them

[MatsP]

Probably best to post a photo in the "ID my catfish" section - you'll get a much quicker answer that way than to try to find it yourself.

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Mats

[apistomaster]

hi! welcome! great site this one! what exactly are your yellow sucker and one sucking catfish?

1 yellow sucker,1 sucking catfish

Without a photo I can only guess but I'm suspecting the "yellow sucker' is the gold variety of the common Chinese Algae Eater Gyrinocheilus aymonieri,

[Richard B]

Welcome to Planet Catfish