Betta And Current Problems

Ah. Makes sense. Better to have a slower flow then too much and make it not fun.

 

We gave in and got a baby red tail shark for the new 55G.
So now we have the Pleco and Shark together
Roughly 2-4 inches of black sand
200 watt heater
Top Fin 75 (75G) filter
Like 3 decorations/hiding areas
I'm gonna try and get more plants and wood soon cause there's a lot of open space so I won't be buying an more fish till we can make enough territory and get more hiding areas in there. I'm gonna post pics in the morning .

 

Hmm I have heard they can be aggressive so maybe only have those two for bottom dwellers? Yes lots of caves and driftwood and plants!! I'm sure the shark and Pleco will like that.

 

You could do loaches with the shark.

 

Yeah I won't get anything else though until I have more decorations

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Good idea

 

New driftwood. It's not the biggest but the best I could find at my LFS. Sailfin has huge pieces but I don't have $75 to spend on driftwood right now. Gonna try to get more plants soon. Also bought a nice large silk plant for our betta.

 

I haven't read through all the replies on this, so I don't know if you've found a solution. But I have an air stone in my tank that puts off a current of bubbles to create movement on the surface of the water. It was a bit too strong for my betta so I put a kink in the air tube and tied it in place with a rubber knot. There's still a good stream of bubbles that he likes to swim through from time to time, but it's not so harsh to where he loses control of himself or can't swim through it. I hope this helps.

 

I haven't read through all the replies on this, so I don't know if you've found a solution. But I have an air stone in my tank that puts off a current of bubbles to create movement on the surface of the water. It was a bit too strong for my betta so I put a kink in the air tube and tied it in place with a rubber knot. There's still a good stream of bubbles that he likes to swim through from time to time, but it's not so harsh to where he loses control of himself or can't swim through it. I hope this helps.

Yes I've handled that part already he's in a 10 gallon by himself now, I just needed a temporary solution for when he was in the larger tank.

Someone please see my new thread my new fish has ich I need advice.

 

Looks like a Common Pleco to me. He is a very nice one.
The problem you may have with the Betta and the Pleco is that the Pleco is nocturnal and may get a bit rambunctious for the Betta.

Do you know specifically which "common" Pleco he is.. I looked up Hypostomus Plecostomus but it doesn't look the same.. are there any other "common" species he might be. I can post more pics if needed.

 

Do you know specifically which "common" Pleco he is.. I looked up Hypostomus Plecostomus but it doesn't look the same.. are there any other "common" species he might be. I can post more pics if needed.

Pterygoplichthys sp.?

 

Maybe but idk, Newest pic and baby pics of Pleco.

 

Aawww, so cute

 

Yeah, probably Pterygoplichthys. chromedome52 can help.

 

He gets really dark orange on the edges and sometimes the entire portion of his fins and tail

Just cleaned and reorganized the tank with new plants and filter. I spaced out the 3 new plants ( I might replace them with some silk or live plants eventually If my Pleco doesn't eat them ) water is a little cloudy from water change and stirring up debris. The current layout is the pic with the driftwood/terracotta pot cave and the colorful plants seperated. I need more driftwood but we got plants cause I want to prepare the tank to get a baby EBA from my LFS and was trying to find taller plants to make it comfortable, I need more cave like decor tho so it can hide, my shark doesn't mind sharing territory with Pleco but he's still 2 inches long so never know how long that will last. Any ideas or suggestions how I might change the layout? Had a hard time with the plants cause the shark won't mess with them since there's such a strong current and they both like to hide in the driftwood, I don't want to baffle the output either cause Pleco loves the fast moving water.

Yeah, probably Pterygoplichthys. chromedome52 can help.

I hope so lol, I looked it up and it doesn't look like it to me but he's still young and my first Pleco so I could be wrong I'll listen to the catfish experts. I love his baby pics to seeing how tiny he was compared to his size now he's like 10 times the size he was an I'm proud of how beautiful he/she is turning out to be.

 

Looks pretty much like Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps, Spotted Sailfin, but all you need to do is count the rays in the dorsal to verify; 10 or more rays and it is Pterygoplichthys. It is actually quite variable in color depending on population it originated from. Yours appears to be one of the more common variants.

 

Looks pretty much like Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps, Spotted Sailfin, but all you need to do is count the rays in the dorsal to verify; 10 or more rays and it is Pterygoplichthys. It is actually quite variable in color depending on population it originated from. Yours appears to be one of the more common variants.

Ok I see it now. His yellowish patterns aren't as prominent as all the pictures I've been seeing his dark pattern stands out more but he definitely has them and has way more than 10 rays. Thanks for the help.