Will They Eat Each Other?

[blobble]

We are just starting out and have a few Tetras and a Siamese Fighter in a 12" tank and have been offered another larger (24" x 14") tank plus a few Clown Loach, some Neons and an Algae Eater.

Will this work or are some of our fish going to fight? What might we add next that is fairly hardy?

 

[beux]

Uhmm. I'm definately *not* the most experienced of fishkeepers (only a couple of weeks now), but I have done a lot of research....and I think that it is mentioned that

- the tetra's are pretty fast, the siamese being quite slow so they will get to the food faster and stress the betta out. I am still trying to figure out good fish to keep with betta's, but I think tetra's, danios etc are apparently too fast.

- the algae eaters and clown loaches can get pretty big, the clown loaches need to be kept in fairly large groups too which means they need a really big tank (24"x14" is pretty small). I wanted clown loaches too. The algae eater and the clowns are both a bit big for such a small tank...

Have you cycled the tank?

 

[windtrancer]

i don't think any of your fish are going to fight, but if your tank is not fully cycled yet your neon tetras might not survive what lies ahead.

 

[OMA]

I really don't think that fast tetra are guna be the problem there really, but what is the problem is the fact that clown loaches can grow to be a foot long easy, and won't be able to in a 2 foot tank. They need way more space!

 

[seanc]

Siamise fighters dont go well with many fish, there is a thread in the betta section on acceptable tankmates.. basically shrimp and white clouds are the best options imo.

Tetras can be a little nippy sometimes towards fighters due to their long fins.

Clown loaches get to be absolutely huge.. a 5 ft tank is a good idea for a permanant home.

if the 'algae eater' is a chine algae eater it should be kept in a species tank as they become territorial when they get older.