Pink tail chalceus question
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It is alot of fish, lolz
But i do WC 2x a week, one in wednesday 20-30% and one on sunday 50%.
Even with water quality its gonna get cramped when they get larger
My answers,based on my experience with them to your questions:
1.You don't necessarily have to go with a big group of 6 or more. I have had success with groups of 3 (and I've grown them to 9-10 inches) they tend to mellow out as hey get larger. I think you're pretty safe with 3 or more, the activity of your SD's will serve almost like "dither fish" to distract them some. And they aren't all that hard on same species tank mates anyway, really just chase each other until they're satisfied for a bit.
2.No need to worry about them bothering your polys or SD's. They really only concern themselves with other PTC's. They won't inhabit the same part of the water column as the Polys except when the Polys surface to gulp air. They stay in the upper 1/3 and rarely go deeper. I'd worry more about them getting skittish and jumping out when the Poly's startle them especially at night.
3. They aren't picky eaters. I find they do best on a varied diet. Just remember, they're not going to compete for food in the lower portion of your tank with the SD's and Polys. Make sure to keep a floating pellet that fits their mouth in your rotation as a staple. I like to supplement them with bloodworm, black worms, and pinhead crickets and juvenile dubia roaches (when I had reptiles).
Hope this helps some. They are one of my favorite fish to keep.
1.You don't necessarily have to go with a big group of 6 or more. I have had success with groups of 3 (and I've grown them to 9-10 inches) they tend to mellow out as hey get larger. I think you're pretty safe with 3 or more, the activity of your SD's will serve almost like "dither fish" to distract them some. And they aren't all that hard on same species tank mates anyway, really just chase each other until they're satisfied for a bit.
2.No need to worry about them bothering your polys or SD's. They really only concern themselves with other PTC's. They won't inhabit the same part of the water column as the Polys except when the Polys surface to gulp air. They stay in the upper 1/3 and rarely go deeper. I'd worry more about them getting skittish and jumping out when the Poly's startle them especially at night.
3. They aren't picky eaters. I find they do best on a varied diet. Just remember, they're not going to compete for food in the lower portion of your tank with the SD's and Polys. Make sure to keep a floating pellet that fits their mouth in your rotation as a staple. I like to supplement them with bloodworm, black worms, and pinhead crickets and juvenile dubia roaches (when I had reptiles).
Hope this helps some. They are one of my favorite fish to keep.
I'm looking to add four pink tail and four yellow fin chalceus next summer so this is welcome news
