Does any keep their Hoplarchus Psittacus with smaller fish like Cory cats and tetras? I have a blue acara I can not trust with any small fish. I'm wondering do the Hoplarchus Psittacus like to eat other fish?
Hoplarchus Psittacus with small fish?
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I've only kept them with larger fish...they are usually pretty mellow, but are capable of serious damage.
if you have one of the bigger cories (like brochis sp.) and deep bodied tetras, like colombians it might work
About the same attitude as the acara. Probably a little bit more aggressive though. There are not too many cichlids that can be trusted with small fish. NOM NOM NOM
I had one eat a flagtail porthole. I would be careful with anything too small. They will definitely eat small tetras.
I had 5 6-7" Psittacus that I added a group of 4-5" Aussie Rainbowfish too. Well I came home from work one day soon after and 2 of the Psittacus were dead having strangled themselves trying to eat the rainbow fish. I thought there was no way the psittacus would ever eat them given the relative sizes.
Don't do it! I still have nightmares about that day!!
Don't do it! I still have nightmares about that day!!
Depends on the individual fish. I have a 6" psitts with a group of small (2") clown loaches and he leaves them be. But they are predators...