Pictus and Cherry Reds

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ProjectMaro

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• Mar 15, 2007

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Will my pictus, three of them in a 55, eat cherry red shrimp i plan on adding? My background is full of crevices from lava rocks and java moss. I also have some platties and a couple corys; but i shouldn't have to worry about them right.

 

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• Mar 16, 2007

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Pictus will eat anything that will fit into their mouth.

 

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• Mar 17, 2007

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And they can probably fit cherry shrimp two at a time.

 

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If not right away it wont take long for them to make snacks out of the shirmp.

 

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Thats what i thought. Maybe i can talk my wife into letting me have a second tank...

 

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• Mar 17, 2007

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You can set up a 10 gallon tank for cherry shrimp relatively inexpensively. All you really need are a sponge filter, heater, and enough light to grow java moss. A new setup would probably be around $50, you might find a used 10 gallon setup for less with some luck.

 

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They would be expensive feeder fish. Yep...take that step to MTS!

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