Fahaka tank mate

Pufferswanted · Post by **Pufferswanted** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:55 pm

I have 2 good sized plecos in a 55 right now and ive been looking into fahakas and i want to move one out

If i got a 125 and a fahaka when it was about 2.5", could they get along until the fahaka was a certain size?

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:14 pm

It's always a toss up with a fahaka or any puffer for that matter.

lisalisa · Post by **lisalisa** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:27 am

They might, but I wouldn't keep a poop machine like a plec and a Fahaka in a 125 forever. Fahakas are incredibly aggressive, and only a very small percentage will allow anything in their tanks. NIMFT.

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:40 am

Fahakas have been known to bite plecos 1/2 their size, right in half! If you have a mean fahaka (99% of the time you will), then no tank mates at all--ever. I do have a fairly nice fahaka (did decide he just didn't like the 7" electric blue JD in his tank) & he lives w/many fish in a 125, including 2 plecos (1 is 12") & lots of other fish. He is picking off the tiger barbs though. I do weekly 75% water changes, have 3 AQ 500s & a Eheim 2217 on there.

lisalisa · Post by **lisalisa** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:52 am

Wow, heavy maintenance and filtration on that tank PP. How is the JD doing?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:56 am

It's fins are growing back w/Melafiz. I am hoping to be rehoming my turgidus on Saturday (to a fellow TPF member), so I can move his modestus tankmate to the 20L. I'm afraid it could pick on the JD in his weakened state. His fins still look quite ragged but I'm seing a lighter color on the edges--assuming this is new growth...

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