Fish Lovers 2.0

[Dappled Sapphire]

Do you think I could keep a few newts and some plecos together in a 20 gallon tank?

What kinda Plecos?
Most types grow too large for a 20g unless you get a Bristlenose Pleco but then I wouldn't put anymore then 1 in a 20g
I'm not sure about the compatibility of newts and BN Pleco sorry

[Blood Storm]

Do you think I could keep a few newts and some plecos together in a 20 gallon tank?

not a good idea at all.

plecos eat slime off of fish right? newts have more slime on them than any goldfish or koi, plus they have toes. a pleco of any sort would eat the newt's limbs and skin, causing it to stress out and die.


but if you want to get newts go for it!, but the only tankmates for newts are other newts and snails.

[scythe.]

Hey guys, I have an issue.
Recently Blueberry died, he was sort of my pride and joy. But this morning, I found Serpent dead as well. She was fine last night but this morning I found her dead under a plant and she looked like she had been rotting for days. Is there some sort of betta disease that is contiguous and kills in a few hours?

[oceanic;]

Do you think I could keep a few newts and some plecos together in a 20 gallon tank?

not a good idea at all.

plecos eat slime off of fish right? newts have more slime on them than any goldfish or koi, plus they have toes. a pleco of any sort would eat the newt's limbs and skin, causing it to stress out and die.


but if you want to get newts go for it!, but the only tankmates for newts are other newts and snails.

Thanks! I think I will ask my dad to help set up a tank of newts in a well planted tank as our new project :)

About how many newts can be in a 20 gallon tank together? My 20 gal goes length wise.

[Blood Storm]

Do you think I could keep a few newts and some plecos together in a 20 gallon tank?

not a good idea at all.

plecos eat slime off of fish right? newts have more slime on them than any goldfish or koi, plus they have toes. a pleco of any sort would eat the newt's limbs and skin, causing it to stress out and die.


but if you want to get newts go for it!, but the only tankmates for newts are other newts and snails.

Thanks! I think I will ask my dad to help set up a tank of newts in a well planted tank as our new project

About how many newts can be in a 20 gallon tank together? My 20 gal goes length wise.

research what type of newt you want, some like to be in groups, others not so much. but(depending of newt size as well) about 4-6 newts could live happily in that size tank.

[Bolt1784]

Is it normal for some "shoaling" fish to be loners? A few months back I bought a glowlight tetra with one eye.
In the shop tank he stayed in the corner guarding a moss ball from any other glowlight tetras. He would
chase the others off and then return to the moss ball. Now, even in my tank, he prefers to be alone.
Would this be because he has one eye? owo

[Blood Storm]

Is it normal for some "shoaling" fish to be loners? A few months back I bought a glowlight tetra with one eye.
In the shop tank he stayed in the corner guarding a moss ball from any other glowlight tetras. He would
chase the others off and then return to the moss ball. Now, even in my tank, he prefers to be alone.
Would this be because he has one eye? owo

if he has one eye the others may seem him as a weakness and a threat to the others, so they might keep him away from the shoal. He may also know his weakness and just avoids the rest to protect them.

[HorseLover!]

How many UK gallons/ liters would a common and comet goldfish need? I want to move him into a bigger tank and have got one in mind, but I might have to take the goldfish that is in it if it's big enough. Otherwise I could wait for the goldfish to die as they don't look after it.

If I move him into the room I am thinking I will need a heater- any suggestions?

[potatobob]

Do you think I could keep a few newts and some plecos together in a 20 gallon tank?

not a good idea at all.

plecos eat slime off of fish right? newts have more slime on them than any goldfish or koi, plus they have toes. a pleco of any sort would eat the newt's limbs and skin, causing it to stress out and die.


but if you want to get newts go for it!, but the only tankmates for newts are other newts and snails.

I don't think all plecos eat the slime off of fish. My clown pleco is a panaque, so his diet is mostly wood...... He has never tried to eat slime off of any of my community fish (guppies, platies, dwarf gourami, tetra, and swordtails). Mine has never been aggressive and just hangs on his log all day. However I do not know if they are compatible with newts.

[Blood Storm]

Do you think I could keep a few newts and some plecos together in a 20 gallon tank?

not a good idea at all.

plecos eat slime off of fish right? newts have more slime on them than any goldfish or koi, plus they have toes. a pleco of any sort would eat the newt's limbs and skin, causing it to stress out and die.


but if you want to get newts go for it!, but the only tankmates for newts are other newts and snails.

I don't think all plecos eat the slime off of fish. My clown pleco is a panaque, so his diet is mostly wood...... He has never tried to eat slime off of any of my community fish (guppies, platies, dwarf gourami, tetra, and swordtails). Mine has never been aggressive and just hangs on his log all day. However I do not know if they are compatible with newts.

the difference between most fish and amphibians is vast, plecos will go after any animal that produces huge amounts of slime. this includes: amphibians, goldfish, koi, Oscars and other large cichlids, and lungfish. these animals are extremely slimy(for one reason or another) and make easy targets for plecos, because most(not all) lack large, sharp teeth to shred flesh, so they hunt slower, slimy fish because they can suck the slime and the thin skin off. newts and salamanders, due to the fact that they have toes, give plecos an added bonus to go for.

while not all plecos are extreme meat eaters, some can be(there are species that only eat meat). my normal pleco(about 15 inches long) enjoys eating pieces of shrimp and catching feeder goldfish(its freaky, but he will chase our Oscar's feeder fish down and suck them to death...)