panaque aggression?!

Plec0maniac · Post by **Plec0maniac** » 15 Apr 2003, 12:47

Hi I wonder if panaques are aggresive enough to the point of bitting another??? I know that pseudas are capable of bitting and injuring another pleco badly, but a panaque im not sure..

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 15 Apr 2003, 13:09

Hi!

Yes Panaque and other Loricariids are territorial and these can go up to biting each other really badly!!!
Cheers
Yann

GER1023 · Post by **GER1023** » 15 Apr 2003, 17:55

THere was a website I found a while back cant find it now though that had 2 gibbiceps going at it and one left the other showing the pinkinsh red flesh. Also from what I know correct me if Im wrong but panaque have big teath especially when compared to gibbiceps.

stibolt · Post by **stibolt** » 15 Apr 2003, 20:45

It mostly depend on the size of the aquarium - I have two plecos in one 180 liter aquarium, and there´s no problem - but I think, that it´s a boy and a girl. . however I would never keep two Panaques in the same tank. .

Plec0maniac · Post by **Plec0maniac** » 16 Apr 2003, 01:56

ah I see. thnx... I have been keeping panaques for quite a long time, and I guess this is actually the first time that I encountered a problem of panaques bitting each other!! O man

Parapetenia · Post by **Parapetenia** » 20 Apr 2003, 07:30

The Malawi Cichlid Homepage has the gibby fight. I don't remember the address, but do a search and you'll find it.

squid · Post by **squid** » 01 May 2004, 15:16

so anybody tried putting 2 gibbys together?
i just put in my other albino gibby with my other albino gibby..
they seem to be shoving each other,

can they cause real damage to each other?
i removed the other from my other arowana tank since the other aarowana ismuch more aggressive than the one they are in with now...

Post by **Barbie** » 01 May 2004, 20:40

Yes, they can cause real damage to each other, including death. If they are fighting, separating would be a good idea.

Barbie

squid · Post by **squid** » 02 May 2004, 16:48

Barbie wrote:Yes, they can cause real damage to each other, including death. If they are fighting, separating would be a good idea.

Barbie

thanks!
i'll watch them carefully:)
i sometimes seee the other one bullying my other gibby.
but i left lots of food for them:)

kdreymann · Post by **kdreymann** » 03 May 2004, 18:38

stibolt wrote:It mostly depend on the size of the aquarium - I have two pl*cos in one 180 liter aquarium, and thereÂ´s no problem - but I think, that itÂ´s a boy and a girl. . however I would never keep two Panaques in the same tank. .

Well - I can't agree!
I keep 5 Panaque nigrolineatus, 1 Panaque cochliodon and 5 L 114 in a 900ltr.-Aquarium where each has several caves to chose and lots of wood etc. and they go on peacefully since they started in the beginning to find out, which is the strongest.

Klaus

panaque aggression?!

panaque aggression?!

gibby fight...

thanks!