Dither Experience
- Thread starter P.A.NativesBPM
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In my experience, the greater the number of dithers your tank contains, the MORE camouflaged it will become; solely based on the fact that he is an ambush predator and will wait for his prey. The greater number of prey, the more opportunities to ambush, therefor more hiding. He will lie stationary until the opportunity arrives.
I tried to feed my P a convict, but has turned out to be a dither fish. I don't know why, but he has temporary immunity going on 2.5 years.
My P has been more visible with a single dither, rather than multiple. Just my experience though.
I tried to feed my P a convict, but has turned out to be a dither fish. I don't know why, but he has temporary immunity going on 2.5 years.
My P has been more visible with a single dither, rather than multiple. Just my experience though.
I guess it depends on what you call a dither. Mine are 1" to 1 1/2" and my 14" picks the odd one off but not many. I'm seeing that he can catch the Giant Danio's but haven't noticed my Buenos Aires stock dwindling. I would think that for smaller fish, anything bigger than a neon is gonna get hammered.
i just added 4 male jade eye cichlids to my tank as my new serra was so shy hes been so active since i put them in but not hunting them he seems to shoaling with them he follows them ( not stalking but in the midst of them) up and down he does nt normal use the whole tank and had only been 2 ft they all swim round him not a nip nothing as of yet he s all front of the tank now must feel safer in n#s my lil guy is around 5 inch
95% chance he will pick them off, unless you end up with a rare case of cohabitation. But I'm glad to hear the "dither" experiment is working for ya.
after skimming this thread....all i have to say is you guys waste alot of money! geez. just donate it for me instead of blowing it in your aquarium. sure you'll have nothing to show for it but you don't the way you're blowing it either
yeah more than likely so far so good still all there its not going to be a long term thing just trying to bring him out a lil soon as any thing happens to any ill take the rest outta there so far hes gotten a lot braver he dosent run away now when we go past his tank he in my living room so quite high traffic
we cant buy feeders
