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can a suckerfish go with goldfish

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Question
CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF A SUCKERFISH GO IN A TANK WITH GOLDFISH PLEASE......

Answer
Hi Stephen,
 Yes and no.  There is no physical reason why not, but keep in mind that suckerfish (I assume you mean a plecostomus catfish) are tropical and really prefer a water temperature up near 80oF whereas goldfish do not like the water that warm (it should be more around 70oF for them).  For that reason, I would not keep them together.

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