Would Pseudacanthicus serratus work for me?

[Iamfish]

Was thinkig about ordering one from wes for my 125. I read that pseudacanthicus can be aggressive/territorial towards other bottom dwellers, would this be a problem for my 2 other cats if there is plenty of cover? My cats in the 125 at the moment are synodontis granulosus and hemibagrus oylroides, both have had no problem with any tank mates I have put with them.

 

[DHarris]

I bought about a 12" Serratus from Wes last month. So far it's pretty mellow. I have an L25 of similar length (much slimmer) that it mostly ignores. If did however beat up my Megalodoras pretty bad.
I just removed a bunch of the wood that was in my tank but when I had more in there he basically just picked his spot and sat there until feeding.

I'd say that if you bought one of Wes' smaller Serratus and provided enough hiding places for all of your cats you should be OK.
May also come down to specific fish though.

I've got a nice variety of Pseudas and the Serratus is one of my favorites. Give it a shot.

 

[Iamfish]

I bought about a 12" Serratus from Wes last month. So far it's pretty mellow. I have an L25 of similar length (much slimmer) that it mostly ignores. If did however beat up my Megalodoras pretty bad.
I just removed a bunch of the wood that was in my tank but when I had more in there he basically just picked his spot and sat there until feeding.

I'd say that if you bought one of Wes' smaller Serratus and provided enough hiding places for all of your cats you should be OK.
May also come down to specific fish though.

I've got a nice variety of Pseudas and the Serratus is one of my favorites. Give it a shot.

Sadly he sold out of them. But looking at his previous threads he seems to get them in pretty regularly so next time.

 

[DHarris]

Did you see they were sold out on a posting or did you contact Wes? If you didn't speak with him, might be worth doing so and just giving him a heads up that you're looking for one so he can add more to the next order if available.

He's great to deal with.

 

[Iamfish]

Did you see they were sold out on a posting or did you contact Wes? If you didn't speak with him, might be worth doing so and just giving him a heads up that you're looking for one so he can add more to the next order if available.

He's great to deal with.

I contacted him.

 

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

My Serratus Fordii is pretty relaxed with other plecos, he doesn't like to be bothered by the cichlids though.

 

[ShadowStryder]

I keep a large Serratus pair, a large L25 pair and 2 smaller L96 in a 210 without issue. But I provide 5 large caves and plenty of driftwood for everyone to hide.

 

[Iamfish]

I will be keeping a look out for one, it would look so cool with my granulosus