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Advice on Black Ghost & Pictus

Started by dpatte, September 16, 2012, 10:30:57 AM

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dpatte

I have my 220 running, but I'm wondering if my black neons (which are mature size) would be at risk, if I added a black ghost knife fish, or a few pictus cats to the tank?

Who has kept these and what size fish did you keep with them without them becoming lunch? 
1 210g Asian Community planted fast water tank: balas, tiger & black ruby barbs, red-tail black shark, rainbows, loaches, SAEs, gold CAEs, 1500GPH river flow, plus 1500gph filtration.
1 75g African planted tank: 3 synos (had them since the 90s), yellow labs, kribensis.
1 40g breeder, silicone-divided into two - quarantine and nursery.

Nerine

I think the pictus will enjoy the neons for lunch!

Catfish are like goats...like to put everything in their mouths? hehe
55 Gallon: Zamora Woodcats, Gold Gourami, Severum, Convicts
Misc tanks: Glo Light Tetras, Harlequin Tetras, Danios, Platies, Guppies, Otto cats
Breeding: Platies, Guppies, Convicts

dpatte

I'm thinking that adult black neons are quite a bit bigger than neons, so I'm not sure.


Quote from: Nerine on September 16, 2012, 11:29:57 AM
I think the pictus will enjoy the neons for lunch!

Catfish are like goats...like to put everything in their mouths? hehe
1 210g Asian Community planted fast water tank: balas, tiger & black ruby barbs, red-tail black shark, rainbows, loaches, SAEs, gold CAEs, 1500GPH river flow, plus 1500gph filtration.
1 75g African planted tank: 3 synos (had them since the 90s), yellow labs, kribensis.
1 40g breeder, silicone-divided into two - quarantine and nursery.

Fishnut

They'll try...and I've seen them eat some pretty big things.  Nature of the beast.  I don't think the black ghost knife is something to worry about.  They tend to have proportionally small mouths.

Nerine

my zamora's which are only 5-6 " ate my entire school of adult pencilfish which are 2"...and a couple small convicts o_O

black neons are about 1.5" -2" ?

55 Gallon: Zamora Woodcats, Gold Gourami, Severum, Convicts
Misc tanks: Glo Light Tetras, Harlequin Tetras, Danios, Platies, Guppies, Otto cats
Breeding: Platies, Guppies, Convicts

blueknight0303

i suggest for u to get something else other than pictus... black ghost should be fine.. but they grow like koi... meaning they grow super fast!.

dpatte

I went with black ghost, that are now in quarantine.
1 210g Asian Community planted fast water tank: balas, tiger & black ruby barbs, red-tail black shark, rainbows, loaches, SAEs, gold CAEs, 1500GPH river flow, plus 1500gph filtration.
1 75g African planted tank: 3 synos (had them since the 90s), yellow labs, kribensis.
1 40g breeder, silicone-divided into two - quarantine and nursery.