For those who say that rtc can't eat pleco....

[MrDuckBootz]

That's an expensive mistake....

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Thanks for sharing. It's helpful.

But who said they can't? RTCs in the wild have been found with all kinds of critters in their tummies, not only fish and crustaceans but also reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals. Their mouth and stomach lining is tough and made to handle the spiniest meals. They break off pectoral and dorsal spines too should they need to.

Surely a spiny pleco is unpleasant to swallow versus say a smooth dorado but it doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

 

[MrDuckBootz]

I had been reading bout rtc before I got him and they said they don't eat pleco...lol shoulda asked on here first

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

I hear yah. Opinions and experiences and knowledge varies among keepers. One (myself included) needs to know which sources to trust and how much to trust and on what to trust and on what to question ... and still no one is infallible.

 

[fishnatics]

I sure hope someone learned from this

 

[thebiggerthebetter]

Is that a galaxy pleco? Cuz that wouldn't be too expensive, like $50. How expensive is that meal? Feel free to ignore.

I sure hope someone learned from this

I have, for one. Surely Duckbootz, for two.

 

[Ihsnshaik]

Get a Gulper catfish it'll eat your dog.

 

[MrDuckBootz]

It's a good nugget he was only 55 but I wish I would have spent it on a fish he didn't eat lmao...oh well now I know to spend 200 on the 12incher

 

[joe jaskot]

Better hope the red tail catfish can swallow the pleco. Lots of time the pleco's spines get stuck and both fish end up dead.

 

[MrDuckBootz]

He still hasn't swallowed it should I try and pull it out?