can i add some neon tetras i have a big tank and it looks bare water conditions are spot on and the fish i have live really well together , i like the look of the neons but will they go ok with the other fish , i will get about 6 or 7 of them because i know they like to scool im just worried that the cat fish might eat them any suggestions??
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I have kept neons, serpae, head and tail light, and skirt tetras with a pictus catfish for many months and I have never had a problem with the combination. True, pictus have the potential to eat neons when the pictus is large and the neons very small. My pictus is young yet and my neons are older and quite large. Also my pictus gets plenty of flakes and pellets to eat as it is and I couldn't see him having an appetite for one of the neons, nor being able to catch one. Having a larger tank that is fairly heavily planted to create seperate areas helps as well.
you can put neons in with them. they are community fish and should live happy together
the pictus is a preditory catfish if his mouth is big enough and he can catch them he will eat them
i know this happened to me
I would not add neon's as they will become lunch for your pictus eventually.Anything under an inch is a sure meal for your catfish once it's fully grown so if you want more fish try something larger.
tiger barbs are ok with the cat fish but not ok for your tetras.
Cat fish are predatory fish anyway, so will eat anything they can.
Maybe try some Congo tetra as they are slightly bigger, and neon tetra tend to resemble bloodworm, which is why they get eaten so much!
Good luck!
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