skunk loaches and red tail shark

[patryuji]

Will skunk loaches and a red tailed shark get along fine?

The red tails are said to be aggressive towards eachother and other fish if not given proper hiding spaces but I have never seen aggression displayed at any of the 3 LFS I have been to.

The skunk loaches I have seen, on the other hand, seem to be very aggressive with half of the examples I have seen and non-aggressive with the other half.

Of course I understand that a LFS tank is not the best place to observe what type of behavior you should expect in a proper aquarium.

Would I simply need to create many "cave-like" areas?

This would be in a 29G tank.

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As a side question: Are red-tails Herbivores? I was under the impression that they were omnivorous but fishprofiles.com lists them as herbivorous (I believe it was axelrod's mini-atlas that led me to believe they were omnivorous). I guess if my plants are destroyed I'll know for sure huh?

 

[Punkymom]

I have an Albino Red Finned shark and 2 Skunk Loaches in my 55 gal. The Loaches actually seem to get along with the shark the best. They are all buddy buddy. I reccommend having at least one cave per fish, though. That way if they do get pissy, there's plenty of hiding places.

 

[puffergirl]

Make sure you have lots of hiding places for them if you do decide to get both and they should both be fine together in a 29gal. Just keep an eye on them and if you do see any aggression you may need to return one. A little aggestion is good to have but not to the point of fish being hurt.