RBP's and Ditchers

[Smoogle]

I'm thinking about putting some ditchers in my 75 with my 4 rbp's (4") to liven up the tank a bit. I know there's a big risk of them getting eaten but I don't mind. I'm thinking either Tiger barbs or Danios, who would be better? What I'm concerned about is feeding the RBP's. Are they going to be so bust with the ditchers that they're goign to ignore the pellets I give them?


also, what do I feed plecos?

 

[dudey]

the p's will still eat with the dithers. I have heard danios work pretty well, not sure about barbs. plecos you feed algae wafers, veggies, and some need protein as well. some also eat driftwood

 

[frontosablkrhom]

good dithers would be silver dollars, there silver and blend in well, your pleco will eat scraps and throw half an algae disk in every 3 days or so and he should be fine. the algae disks are really messy so dont over do it. but yeah silver dollars would be tight, barbs would work for awhile too tho

 

[Diogenes]

watch out for the barbs. They're cypronids. I know I sound like a broken record but they're bad for P's. They inhibit B vitamin metabolization.

 

[Zander_The_RBP]

good dithers would be silver dollars, there silver and blend in well, your pleco will eat scraps and throw half an algae disk in every 3 days or so and he should be fine. the algae disks are really messy so dont over do it. but yeah silver dollars would be tight, barbs would work for awhile too tho

i second the silver dollars when my 150 gallon tank with RBP's is set up in the comming weeks ill be putting in the silver dollars i have in my 29 g into the 150 so my piranhas will have a few "buddies" to "play" with