Can 2 albino plecostomus and a beta live together happily in a 2.5 gallon tank?

Question

I've already put them together and they seem fine. I was told that beta can live with other fish as long as they don't look similar to a beta. These fish are half the size of the beta and usually hang around the bottom, lately they have become active swimming around and jetting to the top for air.

Also, any advice on food? Right now they just get the leftovers from the beta food and stuff that collects on the bottom. Should I put any veggies in there for them? Will that make my beta sick?

Thanks!!!

They are only about an inch long now. How fast do they grow?

They were given to and I was told they were "albino plecostomus". But the albino plecostomus and cory look so similar, who knows? Is it true that the albino plecostomus do not grow as large as other plecostomus?

Answer 1

What the hell, have you even seen a plecostomus?!

They are HUGE.

Seriously, take them back to the shop, or upgrade your tank immediately. It's not fair on them to have them in such a tiny tank.

Even if you mean two albino cory catfish, it's still not really big enough, you should consider doubling your tank size, if not, trebling or quadrupling. If you quadruple, get anoher, as they like to be in threes.

EDIT:

This is the cory:
http://www.tropicalfish4u.co.uk/Fish/Freshwater/Cory_Corydoras_Catfish/AlbinoAeneusCoryCat

And this is the plec:
http://www.aquarticles.com/images/Fish%20Stores%20Canada/Fishworld/p-22%20Albino%20pleco.jpg

The easiest things to figure out are...the cory will be plump, the plec will be flatter, the eyes are set differently...the plec has a flat head shape with eyes at the top, whereas the cory has them at the side. The plec will sucker to the side of the tank like this, http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f227/canadiansinternetdotcom/MM-SneakyBEGold3.jpg but the cory won't. It will however flit up and down the sides of the tank every now and then. The fins are different patterns, hopefully you can see that from the pic too.

My plan of action to you!

If they're corys, get a 5 gallon tank. Get sand for the bottom too. Or you could get a slightly bigger one and get an extra one. Get sinking catfood pellets (little balls) and algae wafers if you want. They'll eat cooked peas with the skins taken off too, but this can't really be their main diet.

If they're plecs....you're facing either getting a BIG tank...I'm talking 80 gallons...or take them back to the shop saying you didn't realise how big they got. Even offer them for free, I don't now many places that would turn down free, healthy fish if they had enough room.

PS: If you were to get that huge tank, they would live happily beside each other. Neither will bother the other, whether they are cories or plecs. The albino plecs grow the same size as common plecs unfortunately for you, but even if you got two of the smaller plecs you still couldn't have them in that tank.
Hope it goes well!

Answer 2

2.5 gallons is far too small for Plecostomus... Many species will reach more than a foot, and some species will continue growing until they reach 1.5 feet. Until you get the Plecos an upgrade (at least 55 gallons), feed them slices of cucumber, zucchini, lettuce, spinach, and grapes... the Betta will totally ignore all of those food items. Contact me if you have any questions.

Soop Nazi

EDIT: Plecostomus will have a sucker mouth, while Cories will have a "normal" mouth with whiskers around it... Albino Plecos will reach the same size as normal Plecos, so don't rely on that to keep them safe. Give them away, or get them a huge tank... While some species of Plecos only reach 4 inches, they rarely, if ever, are seen in Albino forms... Large fish in small containers = dead fish, either from water quality or stunting. In about 6 months, they should grow more than 5 inches...

Answer 3

No.

All the other answers say it all.

Plecos love big tanks and strong currents. Bettas are the opposite.
Those fish jetting to the top sound like cory cats, not plecos.

Also, don't worry so much about the food as the water quality. Bad water happens fast in small tanks and bad water kills about a thousand times faster than bad diet.

Answer 4

are you joking!!!

i own 3 albino plecos in a 695gal tank with large cichlids and they are about 42-49cm yes taken 6yrs too reach size but even so.

Have a re-think about the fish species you want

Answer 5

a 10 gallon tank is super for a male Betta simply by fact they want area to swim. by making use of ways Betta's like to conceal so verify you have water vegetation or products for them to conceal in the back of. yet do no longer permit the male and woman breed because would be alot of artwork reason whilst the boys start to strengthen you may desire to separate them in one hundred+ cups... you additionally can purchase different fish it relatively is desirable for the fish, yet some can get killed by making use of the male Betta. So do slightly analyze on what form of fish ought to no longer get killed by making use of the male Betta so your fish does not look too lonely.sturdy success!

Answer 6

pleco's grow pretty quick, this is one fish that doesn't obey "growing to the tank size" at all. as far a feeding just give the tank enough food to support them as well. lastly if you get brown (or red i guess)algea its bad for the plecos.

Answer 7

These two breed of fish can coexist quite happily in your tank. Betta Splendens tend to go after fish with long tails or fins... the Plecos will be just fine. As far as the food goes, Soop Nazi's answer was right on the money!

Answer 8

2.5 galon for a pleco thats way too small most plecos will reach up to 1 foot or even bigger for that small tank u could have otto cats not plecos ottos will stay cunder 2 inches