catfish looks aggressive while goldfish and koifish doesn't. I would like to know whether those can be put in a tank together. Is there any special advantage for catfish like helps to clean the tank or so? Does they stay in the lower water levels most of the time?
If i am planting some small non-floating plants, will anyof these fishes destroy the plants?
2007-04-26 00:31:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Most catfishes aren't aggressive honestly, they are fishes that belong to one of the most carefree and tolerant species of fish.
Most catfish stay at the bottom level of tanks and are nocturnal, thus, the chances of ever seeing them out is fairly slim through the day if you have hiding places in your tank , that is.
However, certain catfishes are mid shoaling but only a few such as the glass catfish and liver catfish.
Catfishes tend to not destroy plants, but I am not to sure about kois which are famed to have large appetites for alot of things.
I would not recommend rearing kois in tanks however as they are fish that easily outgrow aquaria and belong better in ponds.Besides, they are a kind of fish that look better from aerial view and are much better appreciated that way.
But if you wanna put the three types of fish together, it is alright as long as they are each huge enough to prevent the other from swallowing them whole.Do prevent having plecs though, they have the nasty habit of sucking the protective slime coats of fishes and making them vulnerable to scale diseases.
2007-04-26 05:00:05 · answer #1 · answered by Laurenzo O 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The biggest single issue you will face is crowding. If you mean to keep even one koi in a tank for more than a year you will need a truly massive tank, much less the fact that some catfish species well out grow the Koi and would need an even larger tank in the long run. Because of this I would highly recommend you rethink your fish choices.
Catfish do help keep a tank clean, not becausse they eat poop or anything like that, but because they will eat leftover food from the bottom of the tank.
Yes, most catfish will stay in the bottom water levels most of the time, that's normal for them.
Koi and goldfish generally consider most any plants to be a salad bar. I wouldn't expect long term sucess keeping any plants in that tank, but you could try some of the harder leafed plants such as Anubia sp. that would last a little while
MM.
2007-04-26 02:02:23 · answer #2 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Koi and single tailed goldfish can go together. Double tailed goldfish can be housed together. I would avoid single tailed goldfish and koi living with any double tailed variety simply because its hard for the double tailed to compete for food with the single tails. No catfish is needed, the algae is good for the goldfish to graze on. Sucker mouth catfish are omnivours and are nocturnal, and will sometimes try to eat the slime coat off of you sleeping goldfish at night. Its happened to me, I lost a 80 dollar ranchu to a hungry 5 dollar pleco. I woke up one morning and all the scales had been sucked off his back. Needless to say I don't keep a pleco in the tank any more. Goldfish go only with goldfish. Koi grow very large and should only be kept in a pond, not an aquarium. But there are many varieties of fancy goldfish that come in all shapes and colors, it shouldn't be hard to pick out a neat collection of those for yourself. Stocking density rule for goldfish is ten gallons per fish. A tank at full capacity should have 50% of the water changed weekly. Get new food monthly. Clean and refurbish the filter every 3 to 4 weeks. Goldfish will rip and tear most plants to pieces. Java fern is the only one I know of that they won't eat. Good luck.
2007-04-26 03:13:55 · answer #3 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you're tank is big enough.........why not???
But catfish can be mean to the other fishes and nip their tails......catfish doesn't necessarily clean the tank but they do help so.
Catfish usually is the prime suspect in destroying and uprooting plants.
u can put them together as long as there are a lot of hiding places..
well good luck on that!
2007-04-26 00:51:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Small catfishes will not be problem, for both others. But kois, especially big ones, eat anything smaller. I once put a goldfish in a koi pond, the kois beat the goldfish until all its tail gone. kois eat all my plants too, floating and those non floating.
you may go to:
http://www.koi.com.my/
http://www.vcnet.com/koi_net/
for more information.
2007-04-26 00:53:05 · answer #5 · answered by eddyg30 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. The tank will be severely overloaded once these fish mature, even if we are talking about a medium-large tank like a 55. If you have a very large tank, perhaps a 6' 150 gallon, then no problems...
2007-04-26 01:22:01 · answer #6 · answered by JJB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Koi is best kept in a Pond. Both Gold Fish and Koi can be kept in a pond. You will have to have a very good filtration system, ensure all fish are relatively the same size and for the first few weeks observe your fish during feeding time.
2015-10-14 10:04:03 · answer #7 · answered by raliegh b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Koi require cold water ...most catfish need heated water...if u want to research a catfish your interested in and need to know what conditions it requires check out www.planetcatfish.com
2007-04-26 00:45:58 · answer #8 · answered by wessley d 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can as long as the fish are close in size and are kept fed.
2007-04-26 00:45:07 · answer #9 · answered by jeepweezer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋