26 rtc and 12 rtc

[tfaceon]

what are the chances that my 12inch rtc will be able to live with my friends 26 inch rtc i don't want to get ride of him:cry: but hes just too big for my tank ive tryed to get ride of him other ways but no one is willing to give me anything for him so is he gonna be lunch or a new friend

[Cohazard]

Lunch!

Sorry to hear it. How big is your tank?

[rottbo]

it can work Iused to have a 24-28" in with a 12" and never had problems but these two also grew up on pellets and would take nothing else

[tfaceon]

only 55g i was gonna get a biger one but the house i was gonna buy dident pass an inspection the floor in my apt wount hold a 300g i dont wanna risk it his 26 has been feed only pellets mine has been on a feeder and tilapa diet

[Cohazard]

What? RTC's that would only take pellets? Hmm, that's very out of character, never heard of it.

[tfaceon]

mine eats anthing that swims

[eh1421]

box him up and send him to me

mike

[tfaceon]

box him up and send him to me

mike

how do i do it and were are you :confused:

[ethnics]

whats so "un heard of" about it? raise a fish on something in particular, and they'll refuse any other food if thats what there used to...

[Cohazard]

whats so "un heard of" about it? raise a fish on something in particular, and they'll refuse any other food if thats what there used to...

Not really, especially predators.

I raised my polys their first six months on pellets, and when I moved in with my friend Matt, they wanted to see them eat feeders, and the fish never turned down guppies, minnows, or even African Dwarf Frogs (we all laughed when we bought them and the lady asked "do you need food for the frogs?" lol).

Opposite example, I bought a 10" lapradei that wouldn't take anything but feeders. I gave in at first, then just gave it an ultimatum: eat prepared foods, or starve.

Took about 3-4 days, but you can bet that lap started chowing down on shrimp pellets, freeze-dried tubifex, and cichlid pellets.

So especially for a voracious eater such as an RTC, it's uncommon for them to not accept live food.

[Sunpoe]

whats so "un heard of" about it? raise a fish on something in particular, and they'll refuse any other food if thats what there used to...

I doubt it, their nature taste buds will take over.

[eh1421]

how do i do it and were are you :confused:
i am in indiana
read this it will tell you all about how to ship a fish
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52608
or you could ask a lfs to help you out

i would pay shipping of course

mike

[rottbo]

these guys had been hand fed everyday of their lives by their original owner they were not mean at all very tame they would come up to the surface to be pet and fed

[tfaceon]

if i go to my lfs should they be able to help with the shiping of my rtc