I've seen A LOT of discus tanks with them so I would personally say you'd be fine but I have also heard that they die VERY easily, seemingly with no reason, (otos come to mind) so keep that in mind.
I had one in my old discus tank. The temp was 83-85 and it did great. When you get it, just drip acclimate him and he will be fine. Posted via Mobile Device
I have some Ancistrus in the tank so I am now wondering if it would be too much competition for algae. I am using algae tablets anyway so maybe not that big a deal.
Was mostly worried about whether they would suffer illness after a while of being kept in high temps.
Cool looking and interesting fish. I am now seriously considering it!
What type of ancistus(bushynoses right)? What size tank? Is it fully/heavily planted? Plus both of those things eat cucumber, algae wafers, and things like that. Posted via Mobile Device
Ya it will be fine. Cuz most of the time the bushynose cant go on plants, so the farowella will go on them and eat algae off of them. Just make sure you throw some cucumber in there a couple times a week. You could get a pair if you want. Posted via Mobile Device
I am surprised to see you say that as when the lights came on this morning one of the Ancistrus was on an Anubia leaf and one of the Albinos was working its way up some Val.
They are quite small though, the albinos in particular are a little less than an inch.
I was actually thinking of just one Farlowella. If they are better kept in groups I will probably shy away from it, at least untill I get the 110g going but that won't be till next year.
Well if they are babies than ya they can easily get on big leaved plants. I had mine with 3 bushynose, no issue. Well if you arent going to throw some cucumber or something in, than definitely dont get it. Posted via Mobile Device
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