Recently, the pink tail chalceus has started to really catch my eye as an option for my 473 liter. A single specimen is compatible space/bioload-wise with the rest of the planned fish listed in my signature (when replacing the silver dollars/tiger barbs/golden zebra loaches with it) according to AqAdvisor, and it seems like it could be a fairly reasonable dither for the loaches given its activity and top-dwelling.
With that said, I have some concerns that I'm hoping chalceus owners can address.
-Just how wide-mouthed are they? I'm aware they will eat anything that fits in their mouths, so if they appear wide enough to eat any of the 'definitive' fish for the tank, I'll be skipping them.
-How fast do they grow? The 'definitive' loaches all grow very slowly, so might I have to worry about the chalceus outgrowing the loaches fast enough to eat them even if it wouldn't be big-mouthed enough to eat them if both were adults?
-Seriously Fish says they can be territorial with top-midwater tankmates. Based on your experience, would you say a 183 cm tank could be enough to mitigate territory issues between it and the 'definitive' roseline sharks, or would you consider there to be a high rish of the chalceus getting territorial with the roselines?
Thanks!
With that said, I have some concerns that I'm hoping chalceus owners can address.
-Just how wide-mouthed are they? I'm aware they will eat anything that fits in their mouths, so if they appear wide enough to eat any of the 'definitive' fish for the tank, I'll be skipping them.
-How fast do they grow? The 'definitive' loaches all grow very slowly, so might I have to worry about the chalceus outgrowing the loaches fast enough to eat them even if it wouldn't be big-mouthed enough to eat them if both were adults?
-Seriously Fish says they can be territorial with top-midwater tankmates. Based on your experience, would you say a 183 cm tank could be enough to mitigate territory issues between it and the 'definitive' roseline sharks, or would you consider there to be a high rish of the chalceus getting territorial with the roselines?
Thanks!