Teamsherman Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 I can get a nice cheap albino pleco and i want to know if it can live in a four footer with a red devil of the same size??? Will the devil attack it or just let it get on with things?? Cheers, Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiLL Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 ive had a red devil live with plecs in a 4ft tank with no problems but i also had another red devil who decided to take chunks out of the fins of the plecs ...so i guess its up to the personality your red devil wiLL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsherman Posted October 6, 2004 Author Share Posted October 6, 2004 Im gonna give it a go, my female is very placid for a Red devil. If it doesnt work out, i have other tanks he can go in. Its an albino which was born without eyes.....yep, no eyes at all, it doesnt even have marks where the eyes should be. So im gonna give it a nice home here so it can relax and retire peacefully. Cheers, Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Gun_Riff Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 my RD will kill most catfish i put in their but he is very agro and depents of both fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.d.m Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 my reds have a 20cm pleco in their 6 footer ,99%of the time no probs then once the male red decided to peck the plec ,the pleco being the way they are just swam off. plecos are pretty tough(armour plated) but the potential for disaster is there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 In a bigger tank, I think it might be ok, here you are flirting with danger IMHO. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsherman Posted October 12, 2004 Author Share Posted October 12, 2004 I have gone with the plan, and the 2 seem to be getting along fine. I think because the pleco is just cruising doing its own thing along with ignoring the red devil, the devil doesnt care, she occasionally gives the pleco a nudge, but its with a closed mouth as i think she has realised the pleco has a nice tough outer layer..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooth Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 wait till she lays eggs(if she does) she will go spastic at anything. i'd keep a close eye on things(imho and experince).cheers. Smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcichlid Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 Depends on the size and temprement of the fish involved! I have a large Red Devil (30cm) and a large gippiceps pleco (40cm) sharing a 5x2x2 tank. After the Devil shredded the gibbiceps dorsal and tail fins I had to partition the tank then move them. The Devil didnt try to bite the catfish but did take chunks out of his fins and generally made his life hell non-stop. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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