tank mates?

[ColtenB]

Would a peacock eel be a good tank mate for a betta...i'm just brain storming here...for sure some emerald cories and probly a pleco....i'm trying to make a community tank

[Oldfishlady]

What size tank? any live plants and type of filtration

[ColtenB]

55gal theres only a sword at this point but soon theres going to be a bunch more plants...i have a bubble stone and two 30-60 gallon filters i wasn't to sure what ya ment so i did the best i could forgive me if i'm wrong.

[ColtenB]

Anybody know if the peacock eel will work?along with any others they can think of?

[Oldfishlady]

Peacock eel get pretty big 1 foot but are peaceful and shy-like sand and lots of hiding places, don't get a common pleco-find a bushy nose type that stays small and make sure you have wood for it to rasp on for its digestion, 8-10 cory cats-you have a lot on the bottom.......

[ColtenB]

Ok so the eel will work with a betta though? because since their a carnivore and how big they get i was kinda afraid that it would eat my betta....theres a kinda of pleco that i saw at a pet store i think it was called a clown pleco would that be fine? Also is there one cory thats better than others? Because i personally like the emeralds..Thank your for all your help i really appreciate it..

[CatherineMPLS]

I was at my LFS yesterday and they had a large school of glass catfish with a betta also in the tank. Looked super awesome.

http://teowayyong.net/Media/fishcata...ss_Catfish.jpg

[ColtenB]

Glass catfish would be nice and really cool but from what i've read about them is that their really sensitive when it comes to meds....anyone know if its true?and i guess thats probly like any other tropical fish though right? or more so?

[Alex09]

Glass catfish are also sensitive to water conditions and pH. They also catch ich very easily.

[ColtenB]

ooo ich lets not talk about ich at the moment i have a very bad outbreak right now..anyway...does anybody know about the hoplo catfish i've read they get kinda bigger but are in a since like corys? would they be fine with my betta once hes better and my ichs gone?