red calico Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 HI Just want to know if a sailfin gibbi (17cm) will mix well with bristlenose catfish? Are they aggressive? i have alot of hiding spots in the tank ...or should i take the sailfin out ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 I dont know for sure, but im guessing they'll be OK together.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZebraCat Posted September 6, 2004 Share Posted September 6, 2004 i have some living together and they seem to be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 i also have BN's with 3 Sailfin species and although the 3 plecos fight they tend to leave the BN's alone. My Gibbi in particular has a chip on his sholder but is respected by the other fish in the tank and they leave him alone. Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mianos Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 My gibby is 20cm. He does shove the BNs away from food but he does so with more of a shove without much agression. The BNs sometimes try to fight him (or his smaller L1 cousin) off with their barbs. In my other tank the bristlenose used to be bigger than the Hypostomus punctatus (I got him very small at something like 2cm) and always chased him away from food but now he is twice as long as them they may try, but one shove from him and as hard as they try, they are out of the way. They do tussle but there seems to be no harm done. I find other agressive fish do more damage to the catfish fins than each other. (Nothing compared to the damage a couple of bristle noses can do to each other). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red calico Posted September 8, 2004 Author Share Posted September 8, 2004 thks guys for the tips and advise .i think ill keep him or her in there for a bit longer till i see some damage . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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