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Our angel fish died about 2 weeks after we added 2 sucker fish. Any idea why they died?
- Thread starter Jay
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Okay so I love it how everyone is automatically saying you got a pleco...
I had two sucker fish as well and they were teenie little ones, which are the ones I'm guessing you have.
My fish also died when I put them in. My guess is that they started eating all of the helpful bacteria and what not so suddenly that my other fish couldn't adjust.
What tank size do you have? Do you have filtration or air stone?
I had two sucker fish as well and they were teenie little ones, which are the ones I'm guessing you have.
My fish also died when I put them in. My guess is that they started eating all of the helpful bacteria and what not so suddenly that my other fish couldn't adjust.
What tank size do you have? Do you have filtration or air stone?
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because your plecos a.k.a sucker things are taking up to much oxygen in the tank because they need 55 gallons just for one so for both you will need 110 gallons just for them and if you don't want to do that you should return them to the store or give them away
Could you be more specific on what kind of "sucker fish" you say you have.
Pleco, Algae Eater or Otocinclus Catfish?
Also, we really need to know the size of the tank as well as what other fish you have in there. That's going to determine what could possibly be the problem.
If you put in a common pleco, and your tank is small. That's why the angel fish died. If this is the case, I'm surprised the plecos survived.
The plain algae eater and otocinclus would cause death if you were already over stocked. The algae eater can get 11 inches while at most the oto will get 2 inches.
We need to know a few more parameters before we can tailor our answers properly.
Add:
Tank size
How long it's been functioning
What kind of fish you have in there
How many of each kind of fish are in there
How much time you waited before adding fish (assuming the tank is new)
Pleco, Algae Eater or Otocinclus Catfish?
Also, we really need to know the size of the tank as well as what other fish you have in there. That's going to determine what could possibly be the problem.
If you put in a common pleco, and your tank is small. That's why the angel fish died. If this is the case, I'm surprised the plecos survived.
The plain algae eater and otocinclus would cause death if you were already over stocked. The algae eater can get 11 inches while at most the oto will get 2 inches.
We need to know a few more parameters before we can tailor our answers properly.
Add:
Tank size
How long it's been functioning
What kind of fish you have in there
How many of each kind of fish are in there
How much time you waited before adding fish (assuming the tank is new)