Smallest

[cer]

What is the smallest and easiest to care for predatory fish?:jaws: :jaws: :hmm3grin2orange:

[Fishguy2727]

Even small community fish will eat fry and other small animals (so they are technically predatory).

[Demjor19]

^^^ Exactly...what's the predatory fish in question? Most fish can be considered predatory to some degree.

[Northernguy]

male betathumbs2:
There is a small fish that can live with pirahna ,I just cannot remember its name.

[Demjor19]

male betathumbs2:
There is a small fish that can live with pirahna ,I just cannot remember its name.

I used to keep over a dozen Neons with my big Rhom...they were in there for about a year before I got rid of them.

[Red]

You could get some exoden... (thats what NG is talking about) which you could get 5 of them in a 29.. They are the meanist fish IMO out there..

[Rue]

I think the pea puffer is (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) ...at least of what's readily available...

[Wild Turkey]

There are a lot more small carnivorous(i think thats more what you meant) fish out there, i also think the buck tooth tetra is pretty interesting, (exoden paradoxus)

[cer]

Aren't they like little pirhanas?

[Red]

sort of, but if you want them for you can feed live fish them dont even bother, its not even that cool to watch..

[Demjor19]

Another very cool small predatory fish is the African Butterfly fish. They are the smallest member of the Arowana family.

[cer]

The butterfly fish sound interesting. Any comments or info on them?

[Red]

They like the top of the water... They are jumpers and need at least a 40gal..

[cer]

What do I feed them?

[Red]

Nothing that sinks, you could feed them crickets or flakes..

[cer]

Ok. How many could I fit in a 40 gallon?

[Red]

1 they are very territorial

[cer]

Ok what about the buck tooth tetra?

[Red]

Here
Try google.com and then if you have questions go ahead and ask them..

[cer]

Souds great!

[Demjor19]

I really enjoyed having my Butterfly fish. They are fairly docile and do well with other peaceful fish that are too large to be considered food items. As said...keep the tops covered and provide some floating cover for them to seek refuge in. Mine fed on crickets and FD Krill mostly.

[cer]

Are ther any other types of fish? Exodons eat eachother, and my dad had a butterfly that attacked fish even larger than it's self

[Demjor19]

Are ther any other types of fish? Exodons eat eachother, and my dad had a butterfly that attacked fish even larger than it's self

My Butterfly never bothered anything...it would probably be easier for you to find a fish that you are interested in, then research/ask questions pertaining to that specific fish. We could sit here naming fish all day long, but is that really helping any? Come up with some species you are interested in and I'll be glad to help however I can.

[cer]

Redfin Pickerel. 15 inches.

[Demjor19]

Redfin Pickerel. 15 inches.

Ive never seen a Redfin pickerel over 11". They are a cold water fish, but are very cool as well. They are native where I live and I've caught quite a few of them. They are also very hard to get off of live foods.

[cer]

I know this guy who sells them. I'll get a license. What tank woud 1 require? What should I feed them?

[fishbum]

male betathumbs2:
There is a small fish that can live with pirahna ,I just cannot remember its name.
If you are thinking of exodon,they will become pirahna food if the pirahna are adults,and if the pirahna are juvies,the exodon will likely eat the scales off them, killing them.Exodon will also eat each other if kept in schools.Nasty little fish.

[Red]

I dont agree with that at all.. I have had a 150 with RBP and exodon and they were fine until i had a problem with the RBP vs RBP

[Dave66]

Top entry in my oddball post, stickied in the other species ([Only Registered Users Can See Links.]) forum, has information on keeping Butterfly Fish on the first entry.

Dave

[cer]

What do I feed redfin pickerel? I want to keep them more than the other 2.

[Red]

11 inch fish, somewhere around 55-75 but i may be wrong with that..

[cer]

Oh thanks!