panda garra ( Garra flavatra ) species profile

[@FishRfun]

I just put 2 in my 55g and 1 in my 15g. All a little under an inch, but doing well. Theyre not picky eaters, and neither tank is a new tank. I love them

[@StephenP2003]

Just getting ready to order some from Dan's Fish and was looking for a species profile, and look who I found. You definitely need to do more of these!

[@twunderaquatics1770]

I just purchased 5 of these. Found your video when doing research. Thanks! 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

[@jackparkin1339]

How are they doing and what size tank have you got as I'm looking to buy them myself and was thinking 1 or 5 not a big tank I'm afraid

[@renjithravindren7101]

Hi bro what kind of algae they eat ,can I keep it in my heavily planted tank thanks in advance

[@FrederickDunn]

Will they ingest planaria worms? Or those tiny thin translucent leeches? Thanks, nice job with the video.

[@TerryL263]

probably not

[@lightwavz]

Thanks for the great info! You earned a subscription from me. Looking forward to finding these guys.

[@PatrickGeneLeBlancHardy]

@Terry It's 2:33 am Friday. Thank You.. I enjoy this video (Information) Take Care.. Peace ✌

[@sebastianmiller7570]

Very interesting guide for keeping this fascinating species. I got a group of 5 two weeks ago in a 180 ltr. tank. Will certainly take your advice into account. I also have a question: What did you do to grow this nice algae on the stone (or is it wood?). It looks great in your tank. Thanks.

[@TerryL263]

It's wood and it just happened

[@OnefishTwofishROC]

Hiya Terry! I recently got 5 of these fun little fish. They never slow down! Was looking them up on here and this video popped up. Great job! Mine seem to like dancing up and down the glass a lot in between cruises around the hardscape. Do yours do that? I would love to see what the other kind of garra is like. Nice job on this :)

[@TerryL263]

Yes they're always all over the place.

[@Katerkleo7]

one of ours has the same strange habbit to do this window hopping

[@FridayFishFacts]

These guys are really cool if u can find them

[@TerryL263]

They're getting more and more common with captive breeding. Thanks for watching.

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

I just got two at petclub. $8 ea. I really try to avoid buying fish from corporations...but they were active,darting around. I bit the hook.

[@elizabethG633]

My Panda Garra are all doing well, I have them in 4 tanks. I just want to know how they breed. I feed mine Pleco pellets, and some flake that drops to the bottom and also a good pellet designed for catfish regardless of species. They are hilarious. They are so compatible with almost anything, I have not found a fish they do not get along with.

[@TheFishBeast]

Your commentary is excellent!

[@madturtle8826]

By group would you recommend 5? I can’t tell what size tank u have from the video but it looks like you had a small group in there.

[@TerryL263]

37 gallon And I think I had 6

[@madturtle8826]

@@TerryL263 they really are a cool little fish. Your video was nice to watch because you do see everything on the internet telling you that you have to have crazy flow or they won’t do well. I am going to use a sponge filter with an air stone , and also put a 240gph wavemaker in with them, so I think they will do just fine. Thanks for the video, it was really helpful.

[@2teens_1dragon]

How many would you recommend you keep in a group? Or could it still be happy as the only garra in the tank? Tank size irrelevant.

[@weirdcatthing]

Hey, i bought three of these little guys and they're doing good from what I've seen, haven't noticed any type of agression, they dont bother eachother, dont nip at eachother or anythjng like that. Should i buy one or two more anyway? Also they do a thing where they jump around the flow of my filter and seemingly do loops as if they were playing? Is this really just play behaviour or should i be worried? Ive seen one of them do it at first and then the others joined in and it got me wondering 😅

[@weirdcatthing]

To add on, they are mature already, ive had them for a few months now and they were already pretty big when i got them so i dont think they don't fight because theyre too young

[@kathrynvanwaart]

So my Garra's kind off bullies my fancy goldfish, and my hand. Everytime my goldie tries to eat near the garra they will push them and a couple of times i have witnessed the bigger garra sucking the sides of my goldy ending up with one of the scales getting torn off. This behaviour also happend a couple of times when my hand was in the tank for cleaning off algee. This bigger garra attached himself to my arm and proceeded to scrap of some skin. Not big enough for actual impact but enough to be noticeable on the thin parts of the skin. Also i have noticed that particularly the younger garras will jump out of the water. I used to have a wide waterfall attached to the filter and the garras loved to be little salmons and swim op this waterfall and be in the filter compartments. Once they grew bigger and knew there was nothing above the waterfall they stopped jumping. But that also proves that they actually learned/memorised their environment.

[@shannonmora9763]

I have no trouble keeping a pair in a community tank. Maybe because I have a male and a female?

[@kathrynvanwaart]

How do you determine its a male or a female. I havent had problems with bullying but i guess that might have to do with that both live at opposite ends of the 90L tank. But after 2 years i begin to notice them actually going near eachother and i think they might become a breading pair. But i havent been able to find a propper guide on how to sex them

[@theo___6426]

Nice vid

[@PENFOLD1962]

I've watched this video quite a few times now (no skipping) because I have got a pair of Panda Garra's at Christmas. They are little guy's that's for sure approx 19mm/ 3/4" long. They are the best fish that I have ever had, they won't eat flake or pellets but all the bit's of Algae in my tank they are making mince meat of, they won't eat anything else! Not even Daphnia or Tubifex! They just want algae. They get along with my other fish no problem and no fighting yet but I think they are to small to fight lol. I usually salt my tank for the extra nutrients, help slime coats etc... NOT too much salt because I have plant's in the same tank and they are thriving to say the least. I just can't find any info if they can withstand small amounts of salt 2 tablespoons to 160 litre of water.

[@TerryL263]

I can't answer the salt question because it depends on many other factors. I can say if you have a pair as they mature they will squabble. Wether they do any real damage or if it will be a problem is something you'll notice over time.

[@eonbree8593]

id love to keep either types of gara, i don't know how id get em as the fish stores near me don't really have exotic fish

[@rosewatrbeats1173]

Will these eat shrimp?

[@TerryL263]

I have never kept them with shrimp. My guess would be they are not shrimp safe.

[@shannonmora9763]

I keep them with shrimp. They eat dead ones but I have never seen them eat adults. Shrimplets would just need a place to hide where they can't reach if they eat them at all. I have a pile of lava rock doing that job nicely.

[@snjezanamakvic6821]

I have them in a shared aquarium 240l. with lots of plants with other fish and amano and rc shrimps and no problems. RCs multiply and I've never seen them attack any- even a small one.

[@26noelito]

Can they live in blackwater?

[@andrewtanjk1]

Do I need to keep a tight lid on top of the aquarium? I heard they tend to escape

[@TerryL263]

sorry I didn't see this. No , any fish can jump but I have found these to generally stay in the tank

[@kathrynvanwaart]

From experience, they will jump on flowing water, like waterfalls. They are curious little things and knowing they come from mountain areas it makes a lot of sense. Mine used to swim up the waterfall from my filter and get stuck in the filter

[@jeffsaquariumhobbyenjoymen9468]

I've been thinking about getting some panda garras. Glad to hear they do ok in hard water as my water is very hard too. So 2 or 3 would be a bad idea. What do you think the minimum number of a group could be?

[@TerryL263]

I have 5 because that's all the store had at the time. They're in a 38 gallon which has the same foot print as a 20 long. They get along well enough.

[@jeffsaquariumhobbyenjoymen9468]

@@TerryL263 Just got 6 of these yesterday. I'm psyched.

[@marisadanielle3294]

They like to be the only garra with other fish

[@TheFishBeast]

I’d say get as many as you can, 3-5 at the minimum.

[@shockadellick]

@@TheFishBeast I recently got 3 Panda G's. Although my favorite are Otocinclus, however, at the time my store was out of Otos. So I grabbed what was next...Yep Panda G's. Otos are difficult to keep alive that's another reason I got the PG. What foods do the PG's like most?

[@OgemowProductions]

A lively algae eater that looks cool! I want one!

[@KyleWidmyer]

Will they eat black beard algea?

[@TheUndiscribables865]

So they can actually be bred in aquariums? Great video!

[@TerryL263]

I haven't done enough research on the subject to give you a good answer.

[@theo___6426]

Thanks

[@MyanmarWildWaters]

The first pronounciation of Rakhine was correct!

[@Crash_Tv.]

I bought 3 I’ve never heard of the 2 fighting so will 3 be ok

[@TerryL263]

I would keep an eye on them .

[@RoyalBluePhoenix]

I had some, but unfortunately we replanted a lot at the same time and the nitrate spike killed them :(

[@TarasTankFriends]

What is their average lifespan like?

[@TerryL263]

You know I'm not really sure.

[@joelsantiago8493]

You said they are pacifist, you think they could get along with aquarium shrimps?

[@TerryL263]

That's a very good question. I have never kept them with shrimp. Maybe someone else can answer that better than I.

[@snjezanamakvic6821]

I have them in a shared aquarium 240l. with lots of plants with other fish and amano and rc shrimps and no problems. RCs multiply and I've never seen them attack any- even a small one.

[@Katerkleo7]

we have about 20 shrimp in a community tank with the pandas- only thing is that the pandas do really not care if a shrimp tries to catch a bite of fish food too and the shrimp have to be a bit braver then to not get in their way, but they would never attack or approach a shrimp. not sure for freshly hatched baby shrimp though- ours are used to eat bloodworms and other living food too.

[@izmaj6120]

will they eat fish slime?

[@TerryL263]

I have never seen one display this behavior

[@rs5pdx]

My man you sound like john gruden....I was waiting for you to call spider two Y banana

[@wafflesalad8230]

would these fit in a 20 gallon tall?

[@TerryL263]

Absolutely

[@wafflesalad8230]

thanks, thinking of getting one in my planted community

[@MurphysPuppet]

@@wafflesalad8230 I`ve got 6 of `em and I really wouldnt recomend to keep a Garra Flavatra in a 20 gallon Tank! Garra Flavatra are gettin about 8cm tall and you really should have a group of min. 5!

[@jackparkin1339]

Cheers dude I'm I'm the prosess of getting 1 I love the fish and did when I first saw it mostly because they remind me of the clown loach but unfortunately there to big for my tank

[@Jesusandbible]

Mine x2 were £7.50 each. Love them. Wish I had 5 or 6.

[@csaviation9013]

That's an excellent price, where was that? My local Maidenhead Aquatics is selling them 3x for £23 which seems a little high for these fish.

[@francinedufresne7514]

@@csaviation9013 mine were 7 dollars a piece here in northern ontario,canada but of course they were small and i wanted small to see them grow up together which is better for me ,i like to watch their antics as i got a group of five and ive yet to see them being aggressive toward each other,Only when they got older two of them got agressive towards each other to probably establish Pecking order,other than that thats it,only one occasion and now they all are playing and enjoying each other to the max....as far as price yeah the older adult fish were expensive but not so much,just 15,30 a fih...enjoy your fish and have a good day young chap,from an old chap fishkeeper with experience for 23 years long eh tada

[@vire559]

Their social behaviour is same as Hill stream loach. Peeking each other

[@raniprakash6694]

Hai

[@beansproutnow]

I want this fish!

[@tinadoyle3803]

They like live white worms.

[@TerryL263]

I'm sure they do. That sounds like a great food for them

[@vire559]

I found that this fish get push a lot by Garra Rufa

[@Riley095]

Anyone else notice that these fish look similar to Chinese algae eaters

[@ivonsparks3320]

Why doesn't a self respecting ichthyologust just purchase a fish trap?

[@TerryL263]

lol

[@brianmedeiros417]

ewww you say acrost. ha ha Nice video though. Excellent info.

[@TerryL263]

Thanks