Koi Fish

i actually read that today somewhere else. . . multiple sources give a lot of credibility.
 
I have 4 male Guppies. the 2 small koi fish, 1 chinese algae eater, 1 Pleco, and 1 very small black striped fish that was in the aquarium when given to me. Not sure what it is but trying to learn more everyday.
 
Way overstocked if you ask me. The Pleco alone gets over a foor long. The striped fish is propably a zebra danio
 
It may be overstocked. I'm still a Newbie. Could send a pic of the fish in question for identification if anyone could help.
 
With just the Pleco in there your tank is way overstocked. And you have no need to have both a pleco and a chinese algea eater in there. The Chinese algea eater gets aggressive as it matures and also stops eating algea, preffering to feed off of the body slime etc of other fish...they can also attain sizes of 10 inches or more. :eek:
As for the pleco, what some have said already is true. Most plecos will grow to more than a foot or 2 feet in legth, so it needs a much larger tank.
My suggestion to you is get rid of the koi definitely and the pleco and chinese algea eater. Get a couple of Oto's for algea control if you have algea...otherwise you will have to feed them veggies and algea wafers as a substitute. :)
Maybe add a couple of pygmy cories for the bottom.
PLEASE take the Koi back to your friend to put into his pond.
Good luck and keeps us posted :)
 
I started out with 2 KOI in my 105 gallon and after just 4 months they both tripled their size and ate all the smaller fish as well. They are not suited for tanks at all. I had them for the same reason you did because they were small and getting picked on. I promise you that they were much happier in the pond..picked on or not. Koi are POND fish PERIOD!
 
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