Pictus Cat Fish and Neon Tetras

[ScoutCarcer]

If a Pictus Cat was in a tank with some Neons whould the Pictus Cat eat the Neons?

 

[pica_nuttalli]

Yep! That's a surprisingly large number of people's first post: "Where have all my neons gone? I just bought a pictus cat and they all disappeared!"

 

[Fishy411]

neons = live food for a surprising number of fish

 

[ScoutCarcer]

Would a pictus eat one of those little rosy red feeder goldfish?

(I know pictus are tropical and goldies are coldwater)

 

[Dorkhedeos]

basicly, any fish will eat any other fish that can fit in its mouth

 

[Fishy411]

yup. my festivum ( supposedly peaceful species) has eaten at least 4 rosey reds in teh last 4 days. as soon as i put a few feeders in theyre gone within 10 seconds. my bichir and pictus's dont have a chance. if a rosey red ever got close to a pictus it would be history