what to put with a male jd in 55

[fishnoob]

do what i did with a 9 inch male. 5 texas and 4 red devils!!!

all in a 55?

 

[Slim2634]

Get 2 or 3 pictus cats. They will get give your tank more movement because they never stop moving and will clean the bottom up for you and eat un-eaten food your JD misses.

 

[fishnoob]

Get 2 or 3 pictus cats. They will get give your tank more movement because they never stop moving and will clean the bottom up for you and eat un-eaten food your JD misses.

Thanks for the suggestion. Do you know if petsmart or petco sell them? I have no other places to goto

 

[fishnoob]

Well after doing some research on pictus catfish, it seems there are many different kinds. I see some that get 12" and some 5" lol which ones do you mean?

 

[Aphilophus]

petco and petsmart should sell pictus cats i would do some Raphial cats iprefer the spotted over the striped these i beleave top out at 6in or so

 

[fishnoob]

ok thanks, now i gotta decide when to put them in. right now i got 4 small jd in my tank, waiting to sex them so i can pick a male and get rid of rest, should i wait until i only got 1 male jd in, then buy them?

 

[bumpylemon]

i have the same questions

 

[xEchOx]

ok thanks, now i gotta decide when to put them in. right now i got 4 small jd in my tank, waiting to sex them so i can pick a male and get rid of rest, should i wait until i only got 1 male jd in, then buy them?

Shouldn't matter too much. It would be easier maintenance if you waited until you got rid of all the other dempseys, and then bought the pictus cats.

Spotted pictus max out around 5 inches.

4 line pictus max out around 8 inches.

Raphael cats max out around 8 inches but IME they are very nocturnal.

I'd go with the spotted pictus cats myself.

 

[fishnoob]

Shouldn't matter too much. It would be easier maintenance if you waited until you got rid of all the other dempseys, and then bought the pictus cats.

Spotted pictus max out around 5 inches.

4 line pictus max out around 8 inches.

Raphael cats max out around 8 inches but IME they are very nocturnal.

I'd go with the spotted pictus cats myself.

ok do they have the spotted at petsmart/petco? thanks

 

[xEchOx]

ok do they have the spotted at petsmart/petco? thanks

I'm pretty sure the spotted pictus cats are the most popular. Petco/Petsmart should carry them, they do around here atleast. Beware though, cats are suceptible to Ich and in Petco/Petsmart tanks, they are likely to have it. Be sure and quarantine before adding them to your main tank.