I'm not too new to the hobby, I've grown up with fish my whole life, and I've taken care of my own fish since I was 8. I am just considering stepping out of my comfort zone of livebearers and bettas, and into something else, I'm almost 20 and only have experience with those kinds of fish, and with helping my mom with the reef tanks we had. Well, I've had neon tetras, oto cats, cory cats, shrimp... but mostly just bettas and livebearers...
ANYWAYS...
I have a 33 gal flatback hex aquarium. I was looking to add pictus cats, I wondered how many would be suitable for my tank? I've done research and have found that they need a minimum of 20 gal, so I should be fine, but I know they don't like to be alone, they like groups. So how many would be suitable for my tank?
Also, I was wondering what are some attractive tankmates suitable to be housed with pictus?
I currently have a few larger cories in my tank and a few large, fully grown guppies (2.5 in) and I've been told they are big enough to not get eaten by a pictus. If they are an issue, I could move them to a different tank.
I have driftwood in my tank, anubias nana attached to the driftwood, a medium-large amazon sword, and some small crypts.
Or maybe I could take a different direction from the pictus?
It seems no sites agree with each other about pictus. Some say they grow to be 4 in, others say 5, other say 6, 7, 8, and some even say a foot! Some sites say they need at least 20 gal, some say 30 gal, others say 55 gal minimum. Which is it???
ANYWAYS...
I have a 33 gal flatback hex aquarium. I was looking to add pictus cats, I wondered how many would be suitable for my tank? I've done research and have found that they need a minimum of 20 gal, so I should be fine, but I know they don't like to be alone, they like groups. So how many would be suitable for my tank?
Also, I was wondering what are some attractive tankmates suitable to be housed with pictus?
I currently have a few larger cories in my tank and a few large, fully grown guppies (2.5 in) and I've been told they are big enough to not get eaten by a pictus. If they are an issue, I could move them to a different tank.
I have driftwood in my tank, anubias nana attached to the driftwood, a medium-large amazon sword, and some small crypts.
Or maybe I could take a different direction from the pictus?
It seems no sites agree with each other about pictus. Some say they grow to be 4 in, others say 5, other say 6, 7, 8, and some even say a foot! Some sites say they need at least 20 gal, some say 30 gal, others say 55 gal minimum. Which is it???
