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	RTBS in with angels
fish479 Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 48 Votes: 3 Registered: 21-Dec-2003	Happy New Year all. I have a 45 gal. stocked with; 3 full grown angels 6 cories 1 sailfin pleco (about 8 inches) I'd like to add an RTBS to the mix. The one I have in my 55 does a great job at keeping the plastic plants clean and the plants in my 45 are getting loaded up with algae. Do you think they will all get along? thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I think that you could do it, if you moved that sailfin pleco. They get really big (over a foot and a half), and yours will certainly outgrow that tank. Moving the sailfin would give you plenty of room in that tank. In fact, you could switch the sailfin plec with a bristlenose (a great algae-eating fish in itself), and add the shark. Just my opinion. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
poissonrouge Hobbyist Posts: 94 Kudos: 105 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	red-tailed sharks are mainly only aggressive to other fish very similar to them in my experience, other cyprinids in particular, but mine is in with a SAE and completely ignores it. it will depens on the fish, but i'd be very surpised if it couldn't live together with angels
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
MR_CICHLID Fish Addict Posts: 770 Kudos: 582 Votes: 124 Registered: 12-Aug-2003	I have a 7-8" RTBS in a 75g. He lives with a breeding pair of angels, 12 red eye tetras, 6 cories and 2 rafeals. They do great, you've only got to watch the aggression with other shark species, ie. rainbow sharks don't mix well with RTBS. but with what you have you should do fine, as mentioned above i also say replace the sailfin with a bristle nose
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	i've got a RTBS with my angels in a 15G not the best idea, but i'll have to stick with it not a single sign of aggression so far Last edited by JQW at 06-Jan-2005 00:54
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
fish479 Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 48 Votes: 3 Registered: 21-Dec-2003	Thanks for the replies. I have planned on moving the pleco but he's a favorite in our house and no one wants him to go. I may bring him to work and put him in the 55 I have there and get a BN for the 45 at home.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57


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