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Old March 19th, 2007  
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Pleco and Electric catfish??

Can an adult electric catfish (aprox 7 in) and a pleco (aprox 4 inch) get along in a 55 gal tank?

I'm thinking about putting the pleco in with the catfish who is already in the 55 gallon tank.
I know they say not to put anything in with electric catfish, but it doesnt bother my oscar or other fish.
Any opinions?

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Old March 24th, 2007  
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Re: Pleco and Electric catfish??

Oops, double post...
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Old March 24th, 2007  
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Re: Pleco and Electric catfish??

Most likely it's just a matter of time before another fish gets zapped. I found a baby at an LFS many years ago, and dropped it into a 55 community tank of African cichlids, thinking it was too small to do any harm. The next day one fish was dead, one was dying, and a third was never quite right afterwards. I gave the finger-length catfish to a friend with 1 125 containing 3 adult oscars and a dinner plate-size pacu. One oscar spotted the new, feeder-size fish and moved in for a snack. It got within 1-2 inches, then turned back suddenly. It tried once more, same result, the second oscar only tried once, the third not at all. The pacu seemed afraid of the little bugger from the start. A couple days later I saw the tank again. Wherever the little catfish was, the 4 huge fish were as far away as they could get, and maintained max distance at all times. It was funny to see such large fish so terrified of a little squirt.
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