Pictus Catfish

Courtney · 08-15-2005, 12:20 AM

I was wondering does anyone know if Pictus's eat and kill snails?

Lexus · 08-15-2005, 01:45 AM

Mine never did, they only ate small fish.

Courtney · 08-15-2005, 04:52 AM

ok, what about my Whale Catfish would it eat snails?

starrfish71 · 08-15-2005, 11:08 AM

do you have any botias, loaches, or sharks?

I'm not sure what a whale catfish is.

solar-ton · 08-15-2005, 04:48 PM

clown loaches eat snails (small ones) and pictus are awesome ate food clean up

Courtney · 08-20-2005, 03:41 AM

nope no loaches or sharks

solar-ton · 08-20-2005, 12:27 PM

darn well you could leave a piece of lettuce on the bottom with a food clip then that will draw the to it then just take it out in the morning and theyll all be on it so you can just trash it

Courtney · 08-20-2005, 01:31 PM

I dont want to get rid of the snails i want to know who is eating them to get rid of the fish, i paid to much to throw my beautiful snails away!...

Here is what we have in the 55 gallon,
1 parrot ( She guards the snails...she loves them )
2 Silver Dollars
1 Rapheal Cat ( who never in his entire life has touched a snail, he is about 10)
1 Pictus Cat ( who pushes snails out of the way to get his pellets)
1 Whale Catfish ( who we never see )
1 Rope fish
1 Golden Veil Ram ( who is tiny )
4 Golden Killifish
1 Male Betta ( who dont bother snails, just flares at them)
1 Female Betta ( she doesnt touch snails either, unless they have pellets to eat)
and one hell of a lot of Snails...

solar-ton · 08-20-2005, 02:48 PM

its probally the whale catfish you never see him,or its the parrot cichlids are known for eating snails

Scuba Kid · 08-20-2005, 03:13 PM

the parrot cichlid could be guarding the snails because it doesnt want anyone else to eat them...because it claimed that meal

Courtney · 08-20-2005, 06:34 PM

But she never tries to hurt them, and this happened after i added my pictus and whale catfish we just need to find out which one is munching on them, cause they suck the entire snail out, and Silly Fish (parrot) cant her mouth isnt that big, she has a hard time eating cichlid pellets, and she has NEVER bothered them, maybe pushes them off the glass when she is mad at another fish, but doesnt hurt them, she also watches snail eggs, and guards them,..

solar-ton · 08-20-2005, 08:57 PM

lol she is probably sterile so she gaurds them like her children lol its probably the whale take it out and watch what happens

Courtney · 08-21-2005, 11:56 AM

where do i put My whale catfish if i take him out? we dont have another tank big enough for him,

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08-15-2005, 12:20 AM	#1
Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 260	Pictus Catfish I was wondering does anyone know if Pictus's eat and kill snails? Last edited by Cichlid Man; 09-27-2005 at 07:34 AM.

08-15-2005, 01:45 AM	#2
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,405	Mine never did, they only ate small fish. __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

08-15-2005, 04:48 PM	#5
solar-ton guardian of the sea Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: a tree Age: 16 Posts: 683	clown loaches eat snails (small ones) and pictus are awesome ate food clean up __________________ minimum oscar tank size: 75 gallon for 2 a 125 goldfish can cause hith diesease! so dont feed them goldfish as a staple diet!

08-20-2005, 12:27 PM	#7
solar-ton guardian of the sea Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: a tree Age: 16 Posts: 683	darn well you could leave a piece of lettuce on the bottom with a food clip then that will draw the to it then just take it out in the morning and theyll all be on it so you can just trash it __________________ minimum oscar tank size: 75 gallon for 2 a 125 goldfish can cause hith diesease! so dont feed them goldfish as a staple diet! Last edited by Fishnut2; 08-27-2005 at 02:55 PM.

08-20-2005, 01:31 PM	#8
Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 260	I dont want to get rid of the snails i want to know who is eating them to get rid of the fish, i paid to much to throw my beautiful snails away!... Here is what we have in the 55 gallon, 1 parrot ( She guards the snails...she loves them ) 2 Silver Dollars 1 Rapheal Cat ( who never in his entire life has touched a snail, he is about 10) 1 Pictus Cat ( who pushes snails out of the way to get his pellets) 1 Whale Catfish ( who we never see ) 1 Rope fish 1 Golden Veil Ram ( who is tiny ) 4 Golden Killifish 1 Male Betta ( who dont bother snails, just flares at them) 1 Female Betta ( she doesnt touch snails either, unless they have pellets to eat) and one hell of a lot of Snails... Last edited by Courtney; 08-20-2005 at 01:35 PM.

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08-15-2005, 04:52 AM	#3
Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 260	ok, what about my Whale Catfish would it eat snails?

08-15-2005, 11:08 AM	#4
starrfish71 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 89	do you have any botias, loaches, or sharks? I'm not sure what a whale catfish is.

08-20-2005, 03:41 AM	#6
Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 260	nope no loaches or sharks

08-20-2005, 02:48 PM	#9
solar-ton guardian of the sea Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: a tree Age: 16 Posts: 683	its probally the whale catfish you never see him,or its the parrot cichlids are known for eating snails __________________ minimum oscar tank size: 75 gallon for 2 a 125 goldfish can cause hith diesease! so dont feed them goldfish as a staple diet!

08-20-2005, 03:13 PM	#10
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	the parrot cichlid could be guarding the snails because it doesnt want anyone else to eat them...because it claimed that meal __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

08-20-2005, 06:34 PM	#11
Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 260	But she never tries to hurt them, and this happened after i added my pictus and whale catfish we just need to find out which one is munching on them, cause they suck the entire snail out, and Silly Fish (parrot) cant her mouth isnt that big, she has a hard time eating cichlid pellets, and she has NEVER bothered them, maybe pushes them off the glass when she is mad at another fish, but doesnt hurt them, she also watches snail eggs, and guards them,..

08-20-2005, 08:57 PM	#12
solar-ton guardian of the sea Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: a tree Age: 16 Posts: 683	lol she is probably sterile so she gaurds them like her children lol its probably the whale take it out and watch what happens __________________ minimum oscar tank size: 75 gallon for 2 a 125 goldfish can cause hith diesease! so dont feed them goldfish as a staple diet!

08-21-2005, 11:56 AM	#13
Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 260	where do i put My whale catfish if i take him out? we dont have another tank big enough for him,

09-27-2005, 07:33 AM	#14
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,095	Bumped by Cichlid Man the moderation team __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

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