will they get on?

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nolan
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Location 1: west sussex uk

will they get on?

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I currently have two tanks they hold the following:
tank 1
10" gibiceps pleco
synodontis eurupterus 7"

Tank 2
18" gibbiceps pleco
12" synodontis notatus.
28" fire eel

i am planning to rehouse all my fish together in a 8ft tank my question is will my catfishes get on if they are put together?
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coelacanth
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Post by coelacanth »

You may find that the two Gibbiceps do not like being in close proximity to each other. I get chasing taking place in a 16ft aquarium with this species!
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Sid Guppy
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Post by Sid Guppy »

I agree; most territorial catfishes that are bigger should be kept single, OR as a group preferably bigger than 5, so the aggression can spread.
With two; you can get the "infamous Ping till you Pong" effect. It almost always ends with losing one fish.

You might do your Fire-eel a great pleasure with that tank; it's the biggest Mastacembelid I know, and it can double the length it already has.
Plan B should not automatically be twice as much explosives as Plan A
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