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Tanya81 Fish Addict Posts: 633 Kudos: 419 Votes: 37 Registered: 27-Jun-2003	i would like people to tell me their experiences with pictus cats.. what they have learned and what is the biggest that they have become in captivity.....thanks! 72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up 75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	5inches is the biggest ive had They like to eat rummies and are extremely hard to catch!!!! The minimun size tank that you can use would be 3foot IMO as they are less active in the home aquarium then in the dealers tanks (unless your trying to catch them . They should be kept in a shoal of about 3 unless space allows for a bigger school. Alex ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	my friend has just gave me his pictus cat. i can't speak for every1, but i know mines is very skittish. he is around 4 inches, but i have had one that was close to 7 inches.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Tanya81 Mine are about 4+ins I dont see them very much they seem to spend most of their time hiding in caves or areas where other fish dont go. I do not night feed I think they must pick up the food below the plants at the rear of the tank behind the large rocks during feeding time. They will also eat most fish that fits into their mouths. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Tanya81 Fish Addict Posts: 633 Kudos: 419 Votes: 37 Registered: 27-Jun-2003	Good info! Well we have 3 of them in a 72 bowfront, so they have more than enough room. So far, no one has been missing so they havent eaten anyone...but come to think of it all that is maybe within eating range would be the cories, and we just put some endlers in this tank.. but none of them are missing. So i was just more curious as to everyone else's experiences with them. 72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up 75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
koi keeper Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001	The endlers will slowly disappear one by one. My two pictus cats are very active but don't shoal together at all even though the second was bought to be a companion for the first. Instead they shoal with the loaches. I usually put excess livebearers in the tank and they slowly disappear. Just the nature of these fish. Past 4 inches they have started growing very slowly. Koi Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05


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