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posted 11-15-2003 10:56 AM         

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i just got a baby paranah a couple of hours ago

it is just sitting in the corner not moviing
i put 2 feeder guppies in there and it has no interest in them

is there something wrong with my aquarium??

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posted 11-15-2003 12:11 PM         

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i dont think there anything wrong hes just too scard to eat and move you mite want to try turning out the light that mite help and try checking on him in another 2 hours

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posted 11-15-2003 12:13 PM         

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what about if i have 2 feeder guppies in there
does it make any difference

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posted 11-15-2003 12:13 PM         

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I had the same problem, but give them a coulple of hours and they'll be fine.. It takes awhile for them to get used to there new home.. Soon enought they'll be swimming after them feeders don't worry too much they'll be alright...Its normal..
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posted 11-15-2003 12:17 PM         

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it will help he will see them swiming around and it mite tempt him to do the same he will avencaly kill them

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posted 11-15-2003 12:20 PM         

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say if my paranah is 1.5"
in 2 weeks from now how big will he be

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posted 11-15-2003 12:21 PM         

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its hard to say all fish a differnt and the bigger the tank and the more you feed them the faster they will grow.

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posted 11-15-2003 12:25 PM         

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yeah he is swimming arudn now and whenever he goes near a feader he chases them but doesnt eat them
i put some frozen shrimp and he ate a bit of it

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posted 11-15-2003 12:26 PM         

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he will get those feeders just give him time and if he doesnt eat much dont worry he still mite be to stress.

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posted 11-15-2003 12:27 PM         

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i have a 10 gallon tank

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posted 11-15-2003 12:32 PM         

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thanks
im just asking so many questions cause this is my first paranah and im excited...lol

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posted 11-15-2003 12:32 PM         

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lol iv been there

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posted 11-15-2003 12:34 PM         

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i have about 10 feeders in a seperate bowl
should i add all of them in now or should i wait till he eats those ones first

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posted 11-15-2003 12:37 PM         

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i would wait but its up to you

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posted 11-15-2003 12:39 PM         

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wud it make any difference?

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posted 11-15-2003 12:42 PM         

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mite be a lil over welming for the lil guy i would wait there no need to put them in

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posted 11-15-2003 12:44 PM         

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thanks man ur a huge help

is there any other fish i should put in there? that he wont kill

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posted 11-15-2003 12:56 PM         

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nope not really but you should get a nother rbp cuz they are a schooling fish but you really should get a bigger tank first

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posted 11-15-2003 02:01 PM         

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Keep in mind that one more will not make them school. You need about a half dozen or more to see the schooling activity. I have seen a group of four fish school but that's pushing it.

If you would like to add a pleco you could probably get by with that just buy one that's already grown out a bit. You'll have to wait untill you upgrade your tank of course.

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posted 11-15-2003 02:31 PM         

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heyy
i have 2 feeder fish in with my baby paranah
when i first got it i put some frozen shrip in and it ate it
now it is looking for more shrimp but there is none
he is not eating the feeder fish

what should i do???

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posted 11-15-2003 03:14 PM         

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and one more rbp would make the other one more happy it would give it something to do and chace and the more you have the cooler it looks and just leave the feeder in there he will get around to eating them mine always do

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posted 11-15-2003 03:23 PM         

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will the paranah still eat it if the feeder is like 1/3 the size of the P

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posted 11-15-2003 03:41 PM         

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should

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posted 11-15-2003 07:37 PM         

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I have 3 rbp in my 72 gal, and they always swim together like a mini school LOL. I bought mine back in Feb 03 as little baby's. They were only about 1/4 inch and you could still see through them. There now 6"-7" each. By the way I started with 4, the first live fish they ate was the 4th rbp oh well! when they were still little I dumped some guppies in the tank still to this day I have anywhere from 25-50 little guppies in there at any time. They have babies about every 7-10 days. So they keep up with how my P's eat them. They only eat the babies though when I feed krill, blood worms, etc... the guppies eat along side the P's they must be friends LOL.

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posted 11-15-2003 10:49 PM         

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Guess they're smart enough not to eat the food factory. LOL

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posted 11-17-2003 12:08 PM         

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With only two rbp's in there it is likely that one will be dominant and harass the other one to death. Especially if one has been in the tank alone up to that point (he's staked out his "territory") With at least 3, that's less likely to happen - but again your tank will be far to small. As noted, plecostumus can live with them and are voracious algae eaters - but they grow big too (over a foot) If you do get one, get one that at least as big as the rbp's.

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posted 11-17-2003 03:46 PM         

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Just remember you will want about 20 gal per rbp. So for 3 you want about 60+ gal tank. The bigger the better.

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