Farlowella acus as tankmate?

[Freyr]

Hey all,
I have 2 farlowellas(twig catfish) in my south american cichlid tank that are getting a little big for their home, so I am considering moving them to my bigger discus tank. Does anyone know if they suck onto the sides of discus like some suckermouth catfishes?
Any reason I shouldn't put them in?

[kevkoi]

They'll go fine with your discus. No worries.

[Ben]

I have 6 of these guys.
Very nice cat to put in with discus!

Just make sure there is plenty of algae
for them to eat!

[Ben]

and some eggs....... :D

[Robdog]

You get any hatched out of that Ben?

[Ben]

Only spawned 24 hours ago.
Will keep you posted.

cheers
Ben

[wickedglass]

jesus Ben, is there any fish you don't have?

[Ben]

No white pointers!

heheheheh

[nicholas76]

Ben

i have a gren algae issue bring one over !!!!!!! :D

[*Chris*]

well done dude
ben the farmer LOL

[Ben]

Twigs like water no higher than 28.c..Also they prefer oxygen rich water. I have just bred quite a few...will take pics in the next day or 2.

[Ben]

Here is a pic of thier breeding tank..

The fry saver has almost 40 babies in it. I have found it works great as the fries do not have to travel far for food.

[novafishy]

Good work Ben!

I've spawned Whiptails before, but i couldn't seem to raise the fry up, even in a small tank and fry saver.

I did everything, but the fry just didn't eat and just died.
i fed microworms, bbs, flake, algae tabs, natural green algae grown on rocks, green water algae...no luck.

What do you feed the fry?

I even tried taking the dad out, and tried leaving him in with the fry, both no success.

[nicholas76]

Ben is the man when it comes to breeding fish!

TLC specialist!!!!

[Ben]

This little twig cats are going great guns!

these are my favourite of all the whiptail type species!

[Ben]

I am voting these fish as one of the best algae eaters!
Plus they love cucumber!! :wink:

[Ben]

Quite a slow growing catfish but these guys are now 4cm long.

[Ben]

Better camera, better photo! 8-)

[Ben]

Mr Twiggy.