DIESELMACK;1096129; said:Nice pickupI used to have a Chaca bankanensis and a C. chaca..both were very cool cats that wouldnt mess with upper level fishes. keep an eye on your ph levels though if you do have other fish in the tank as chacas can flux the ph if you didnt already know...they use chemicals when feeding that will alter the ph very quickly...I never looked into it untill i lost a whole school of silver dollars in one evening. Also they love almond leaves in the tank...I had one large leaf in the front of the tank and he would sit under it and nab any fish that swam by...and also loved ghost shrimp.
Great info indeed! I will definitely try the ghost shrimp soon. It seems to like rosies but my ATFs pretty much scarf them before they can settle on the bottom (even after I load them with market shrimp to discourage them from doing so). I've tried market shrimp w/the Chaca as well as beefheart to no avail...yet. It did grab an earthworm only to spit it out moments later.
frustrating. Also my Chaca cat has claimed the lives of (2) 3" ID Sharks over the past 2 weeks. One it ate and the other was spit out after sucking on it for an hour. I keep thinking I'm going to wake up one morning to see an ATF's tail sticking out of it's mouth. 
I would DIE!! So fair warning, you may end up with a missing fish (or more). These guys come to play when the lights go out.
