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Do hypancistrus generally get along?
Posted: 01 Apr 2003, 09:08
by Connie
I am planning on picking up 2, L004s tomorrow and after reading about sexing them it looked as if they had a male and female.
I would also like to get an L066 and put it in the same tank.
I have a small L270 which I have seen maybe 3 times in the year I have had it as it stuffs itself up in a fake tree limb I have in the tank, I would also like to put him in too.
What do you all think?
The Q tank would be a 29 gallon which also has an L114 in it.
Connie
Posted: 01 Apr 2003, 15:31
by mokmu
I don't think that should pose a problem whereattitudes are concerned. It is the accidental spawning of cross-bred species that seem to bother most aquarists. The species has unfortunately been cross-bred by accident when placed in the same tank. It is normally not "natural" for different species of the same genus to be in the same tank?
Somebody come in and help me here. Yann?
Posted: 01 Apr 2003, 18:57
by Yann
Hi!
Well the only thing that worries me is the size of the tank so far, not because of the 4 Hypancistrus sp that you are planning to put in but rather with the L114 that is already in , this fish will be way to big for such tank.
Have in mind that L66 will grow up to 15 cm!
L04 up to 12-14cm
L270 up to 15 cm
All the size are TL!
L66 is rather peacefull, L270 is as well, but L04 is a bit more territorial, the other 2 might suffer a bit.
L114 is really nothing to do in that tank, even if he is still small or young , at equal size I don't think the Hypancistrus would make it over him!
Regarding possible Crossbredding, I doubt it might happen because the 3 species are really a lot different, either in body markings or body colour, still the risk 0 in such case does not exist, especially when mixing fishes from a same genus!
If such thing should happen I can only encourage you on not trying to raise any young!
I won't go further on such debate as it has already been widely discuss!
Cheers
Yann
Posted: 01 Apr 2003, 21:42
by Connie
Thanks for the info.
Actually right now I have 2, 29 gallons which are pretty much empty, In the one 29 gallon I have the L114 and an L29 this tank is just a Q tank and they will be in a 125 gallon in 3 weeks or so.
I have read they are both a bit aggresive and would do ok in a 125 gallon.
If not one can go into a 55 gallon.
In the other 29 gallon I have 2 gold marble bristlenoses which I can out the L04s in.
They would then be put in a 55 gallon when the quaretine period is over.
I can skip the others for now and figure it out from there.
Connie