Finn Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Hi All Wanting some assistance - today we came home to find our pleco up against the weir dead. So my question of you what type of catfish can we keep with our Malawi's given we are wanting to up our PH to 8.2. We have a cuckoo which is doing good as well. Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Ange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YAL05T Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Any of the rift lake syno's will do well and a number of the riverine synos will adapt to a higher pH, plecos dont belong in african tanks IMHO, they may live but I would not say they thrive. Also why do you want to up the Ph to 8.2? I keep my malawi tanks at 7.5-7.8 and my fish thrive. Regards, Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Thanks Brett The reason we want to up the ph is that we want a few to breed so will see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domross Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 I have 2 Albino bristlenoses in with 2 cuckoos and they seem to do really well. I'm thinking of adding 2 peppermint bristlenoses to the family as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongyfong Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 You can put some featherfins in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foti Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 You can put some featherfins in there i heard that there fins get niped at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongyfong Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 You can put some featherfins in there i heard that there fins get niped at I had some they lived fine with my malawis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcloughlin2 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 You can't go past bristlenose in my opinion. They are the best all round catfish available. The pH doesn't need to be up there for cichlids to breed. Anywhere above 7.5 is suitable for them to breed. My tanks are at 7.5-7.8 and my fish breed all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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