dealing with bottom feeders

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sundog9
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dealing with bottom feeders

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I'm curious about keeping a bottom feeder with peacocks - would it thrive? Anyone have experience with this combo in their tank?
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rockyfox
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sundog9 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:34 pm I'm curious about keeping a bottom feeder with peacocks - would it thrive? Anyone have experience with this combo in their tank?
You're referring to peacock cichlids, I assume, or maybe peacock gudgeons?
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coltin
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If you're referring to the Aulonocara species, I've had success keeping catfish with my peacocks. For a compatible bottom feeder, I'd recommend Synodontis multipunctatus or S. petricola, both of which are native to Lake Tanganyika and coexist well with peacock cichlids.
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happyone
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rockyfox wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:31 pm
sundog9 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:34 pm I'm curious about keeping a bottom feeder with peacocks - would it thrive? Anyone have experience with this combo in their tank?
You're referring to peacock cichlids, I assume, or maybe peacock gudgeons?
How about one of those?
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Doubled
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happyone wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 4:42 pm
rockyfox wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:31 pm
sundog9 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:34 pm I'm curious about keeping a bottom feeder with peacocks - would it thrive? Anyone have experience with this combo in their tank?
You're referring to peacock cichlids, I assume, or maybe peacock gudgeons?
How about one of those?
Those are bottom-dwellers too, aren't they?
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akirien
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I've got Synodontis, Pictus, Bumblebee catfish, and BN plec in with my Peacocks - all thriving.
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